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What is phantosmia?

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Dr. Paul Grin answered

Specializes in Pain Management

Phantosmia: Phantom smell also called olfactory hallucination and associated with epilepsy, Parkinson's, schizophrenia, just to name a few illnesses.

Dr Reeves agreed

Answered 9/28/2016

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I was hit in the neck with a soccer ball last night, and now I have an annoying phantosmia. How long could it take to go away?

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Can phantosmia occur alongside an enlarged turbinate? Ive been intermittently smelling smoke that is not there since late Sep 20, especially when Im stressed or anxious. Absolutely no headaches, just the smell. Is this something serious or a tumor?

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Sudden drop in executive function from 90% to 25% (age matched) over six months period while memory and processing speed remain 90+%, along with episodes of semantic paraphasia, olfactory hallucination, and transient altered mental status/confusion?

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