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icjones
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Joined: 30 Jan 2005
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Location: S.F.
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Smell Smoke
Posted: 01-30-05 21:31pm
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Hi,
first off, I was not sure which forum I
should have went to because this is a
weird problem. About everyday, at least
once, my mom will smell smoke. She would
ask me if I smell it and I say no. She
does not smoke and nothing was buring.
Anyone else suffer from this/know which
forum I should have went to/or know why
this is happening? I wanted to get some
advise on this for a while, but always
slipped my mind. She is 54 years old and
this is not a new thing. Please help.
Thank you very much!
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woody
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Smelling Smoke Constantly
Posted: 02-12-05 00:00am
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I too have been smelling cigerette smoke
all the time for the past two weeks. I
have asked my wife and co-wokers if they
smell the smoke and the answer is always
no. I smoked for about twenty years but
quit 6 to 7 years ago. This really
starting to bother me and worry me a
little bit.
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icjones
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Location: S.F.
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Posted: 02-12-05 11:35am
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Thanks woody for replying. I'm sorry
that you have the similar problem, and
hopefully we can come to some conclusions
if more people come forward.
This has been going on for a years and it
happens off and on. Once and awhile my
mom would say she smells smoke, but the
problem is that there is no smoke around.
I can give you what she thinks the
problem is. She tells me that she is not
getting enough oxygen to her brain. So
she thinks that it is a heart problem.
This is not a definate answer, so if
anyone find out what is going on, please
share with everyone. Thank you!
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citab
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Joined: 29 Mar 2005
Posts: 3
Location: Utah
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I Have the Same Problem
Posted: 03-29-05 15:33pm
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Lately (past week) I have been smelling
cigarette smoke all the time too...
I went to the doc last friday and they
said I had broncaitis(sp?) ... I have
been wondering what is causing this as
well. It smells like it is deep in my
sinuses.
Don
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icjones
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Location: S.F.
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Another Post...
Posted: 03-29-05 19:12pm
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I've been waiting for another post for a
few weeks, and after reading your post I
wish that there was not another one. I
am sorry to hear that you have such a
condition. I wish you the best and hope
you recover from this ailment a.S.A.P.
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gtaz21
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Joined: 07 Apr 2005
Posts: 2
Location: Los Angeles
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I Smell Smoke, Too
Posted: 04-08-05 00:19am
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About a month ago, I began to smell smoke
all the time throughout the day. I smell
it right now. Sometimes it feels as if my
eyes are stinging or are about to water
like when you are in a smoky place.
However, there is no smoke. I tell my
wife about it every once in a while. I've
told my mother and father about it.
I smell it at home in all rooms. I smell
it outside at home. I smell it at the
gym. I smell it at work which is 25 miles
away on the other side of some hills. I
smell it by the beach. I smell it when I
eat. This has never happened to me before
in my life. I am 40. I am in great
shape. I have never smoked, never taken
non-prescription drugs. I do not have any
diseases that I know of. I workout four
times a week.
This began about a month ago. I have been
having a bad time with my allergies since
january. I was very sick for about a
month in late january to late february. I
got a bloody bad sinus infection that kept
receding and coming back because I kept
getting one cold or virus after another
(five in all!) over a period of six weeks.
Finally, I went to the doctor in early
march and got some antibiotics for what he
called "a very bad sinus infection." I
took a z-pac and it knocked it out almost
immediately. Shortly after I was well, I
began to smell smoke.
When I asked others if they smelled it,
they said that they did not. This has
concerned me, but I have been hoping it
would go away. Tonight, my wife was very
close to my nostrils when I was breathing
out and she reacted very surprised and
said that she smelled smoke coming out of
my nose. She was shocked. She smells it
anytime she is close to me. She is
worried. She found this forum and I
joined because I am becoming more
concerned that it will not go away and
that there is something wrong.
I do not have bronchitis. I am wondering
if maybe there is a secondary fungus or
mold infection in my sinuses that is
causing the smell. Now, at least, I know
it is not just a condition that is
confined to my nervous system, that I just
think I smell smoke. Since my wife smells
it coming out of my nostrils, something
physical is causing it.
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citab
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Joined: 29 Mar 2005
Posts: 3
Location: Utah
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Wow, Same Anitbiotic Here
Posted: 04-08-05 09:33am
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I was also given a z-pack... My smoke
smell has cleared up now though...
I would go back to the doc if I were you ,
especially if your wife can smell it in
your nose while shes close.
I never had anyone try that with me, but
this seems pretty common , so I bet mine
was giving off an odor too.
Let us know what you find out!!
Don
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hotasfrick
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Joined: 23 Dec 2003
Posts: 3717
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Posted: 04-30-05 05:58am
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Not to worry you and I am not saying this
is what is wrong with you, but phantom
smells is a sign of abnormal brain
function such as tumors. Definately go
to your doc and get it checked out. Good
luck to you.
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mimee7
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Joined: 01 Jun 2005
Posts: 2
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Smoke Smells
Posted: 06-01-05 22:07pm
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I have read recent posts and been to many
web sites and web md's. I have had the
most horrible smoke smells for the past
few weeks as well. They are
intermittant, they happen at work,
sometimes in my car and some places in my
home. I do not smoke nor does my
spouse. I am an ex smoker and have been
for over 4 years. Being around people in
restraunts that do smoke (which is not
often, doesn't stink as bad and hasn't
made me this ill?
Our home has never been smoked in nor our
car. Sometimes it is so overwhelming my
eyes burn and I get short of breath and
have to get up and move around? I spray
air freshner everywhere including the car!
I have even gone as far as to put cotton
in my nose, I sometimes have a hard time
speaking as I get choked up as if there
was smoke? I have had asthma and
bronchitus for many years and this problem
has just come up. I am waiting for a
response from my Dr. As well. Has
anyone found out anything for certain?
Thanks for your help
-d-
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rhplanter
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Joined: 03 Jun 2005
Posts: 1
Location: Kansas
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Smell Smoke, Too
Posted: 06-03-05 00:11am
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I started smelling smoke about 3 months
ago. Like the rest of you, it comes and
goes and can be anywhere at any time.
With no smoke around. I had sinus
surgery and didn't smell the smoke for a
couple of weeks. Then it came back. It
even makes my eyes water. Others do not
smell the smoke that I know of. I
haven't tried asking someone if they smell
the smoke when I breathe, but i'm going to
try that next. I have found that if I
inhale very deeply the smoke smell is not
there.
I also have an appointment with my ent
next week and will tell him about it, too.
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Katemp
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Joined: 15 Jun 2005
Posts: 1
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I Smell Smoke All the Time Too
Posted: 06-15-05 22:18pm
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It's weird. I went to a bridal shower
last saturday and people who smoke did so
outside. I could smell the smoke in the
house because the windows were open and it
was very humid.
Four days later and I still smell smoke,
but it seems more like wood burning, not
cigarette smoke.
I asked my doctor about it and he said
it's just the cigarette smoke around us,
yet he didn't smell it when I did, when I
was in his smoke-free office.
Thanks for posting the question here.
Maybe all of us together can come up with
the answers we're looking for.
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icjones
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Joined: 30 Jan 2005
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Location: S.F.
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Posted: 06-16-05 14:08pm
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After reading all of the posts, I see now
that my mom is not alone. Thank you all
for the feedback.
Katemp: I hope someone will find the
cause of the smoke smell too.
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mimee7
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Joined: 01 Jun 2005
Posts: 2
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Smoke Smell
Posted: 06-18-05 10:10am
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All
i went to my dr and he said there were
large pollups in my nasal passages that
were infected? I have had no congestion,
cold or feeling of any sort of infection.
He said we would try z-pak, the tri pak
and rhincort nose spray. It worked about
5 days (during the antib/nose spray. It
is back, but not as intense and I am still
using the nose spray. I have heard nose
sprays can be very habit forming and I
don't want that to happen. He said if
not better by monday we would go to step
2?? Don't know what that is yet. Will
advise.
Take care
mimee7
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spunky1
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Smelling Smoke
Posted: 06-23-05 14:35pm
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Hi I found a site which tells a little
about this smelling of smoke that isn't
there..... Might be helpful to read for
a little information... But might not be
the reasons for anyones problem...
Http://www.Healthatoz.Com/healthatoz
/atoz/ency/smelling_disorders.Jsp
hope it helps some of you with
understanding.. I know it did me and I
have an appt to see an ent next week...
Good luck to all
sunny :)
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Ruth Ann Manozzi
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 01 Jul 2005
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I Smell Smoke
Posted: 07-01-05 15:49pm
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I too have begun to experience this. It
started two days ago -- at home. I don't
smoke and I live in a triple decker --
smoke free triple decker I might add --
and I am the only one who can smell smoke.
Same thing at work. I have had
maintenance come in to check the air vent
in my office. Only I can smell it. It
burns my throat, eyes and nose it is so
strong.
I have an appointment with the doctor next
week -- but it was somewhat comforting to
realize that there others out there with
the same problem.
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bajagranny
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Joined: 01 Jul 2005
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More Smelling Smoke
Posted: 07-07-05 08:35am
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Hi, I posted a message a few days ago but
it didn't show up. I have been smelling
smoke for months and really thought it was
somehow in my environment and from/on
other people. No one around me smokes and
I dont so I guess that eliminates that.
No one else smells it, I had my daughter
and some friends come sniff. It became a
joke except that it is a bit scary.
I have an appt. W/ a ear nose and throat
person.
Anyone else have some explainations?
Selfishly I was glad to see I wasn't
alone. Thanks
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sgorey
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Another Smoke Smeller
Posted: 07-13-05 18:16pm
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I found this forum after doing a search on
my symptoms. I have been smelling smoke
for about a week. It started out smelling
like food burning, but now smells like
cigarette smoke (no one around me smokes).
It first began after I was getting over a
bad cold, so maybe it has something to do
with that. I can't taste as well as I did
before the cold, either. Anyway, it's
very weird and unsettling - i'm comforted
to know there are others too.
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nancy1
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Posted: 07-15-05 05:05am
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As this problem with your mother is for
quite some time now, it doesn't look
serious. But anyway, its always better to
consult a doctor who can identify the
exact cause of the problem.
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MarciaClaire
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Location: Southern California
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Smelling Smoke - Yuck!
Posted: 07-29-05 00:46am
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I'm like one of the posts above mine: I
did a search, hoping beyond hope that
somebody else had possibly gone through
this smoke-smelling things and had a
solution.
Mine started last week. I do not smoke
but I visited the casinos in las vegas and
southern utah where there's tons of smoke.
When I got home from the trip, I just
thought i'd inhaled too much smoke and
would take a few days to "get out of my
system". But it's actually getting
worse. Totally bizarre. Yes, my throat
hurts. And it's worse in confined
places. My daughter says she can smell
it when she's near me. How gross!
Sounds like z-pac is the answer for lots
of you? I haven't been sick for a long
time, though i've had sinus problems for
years.
Let's hope we figure this out fast!!
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MarciaClaire
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Location: Southern California
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Smoky Smell
Posted: 07-29-05 15:02pm
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Hello fellow smoke smellers! :?
Well, i'm just back from the doctor who
told me that this smelling-smoke
phenomenon is not uncommon at all. It is
a very common side-effect of a sinus
infection to smell odors.
So ... Go to the doctor.
I'm on keflex for two weeks and a decon.
Called entex.
Hopefully it'll knock it out. Good luck
to all!
- marcia
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