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For the past couple of day all i can smell burning , what could this be ?

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Dr. Adam Smith answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Phantosmia: Phantosmia – smelling something that’s not there – can be triggered by temporal lobe seizures, epilepsy, head trauma and in some instances certain psychiatric conditions. It is also associated with Alzheimer’s and occasionally with the onset of a migraine. MRI, CT scans and EEGs can find physiological triggers such as tumor, sinus infection. If your symptoms continue, see a doctor.

Answered 1/27/2018

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