Sensitivity to smell (osmophobia) or smelling things that aren't there (phantosmia) can be another symptom of migraine. An expert explains why this happens, how to manage it, and when to be concerned.

Problems with our sense of smell, including phantom odors or a loss of smell, can be a warning sign of serious illness. Since the beginning of the pandemic, Covid infection has been the main ...

About one in 15 people reported the "phantom smells" that didn't go away. Imagine smelling something that isn’t there. Now imagine if these smells were always around, persisting through everyday ...

There may be additional symptoms that go along with phantom smells depending on the underlying cause of the phenomenon or any comorbidities. For example, research has shown that phantom smells can ...

she says seven percent reported distorted smells and six percent reported phantom smells. Her results, published by the Oxford University Press this summer, suggested that both were caused by ...

A United Kingdom woman who experienced so-called “phantom smells” that resembled burnt toast was later diagnosed with a cancerous brain tumor. Prior to her diagnosis, Yasmin Clapp, 26 ...

But it isn’t constant. The smells usually come and go. If you notice phantom smells, talk to your doctor about it. They may do a thorough physical exam and ask about your medical history to make ...

It’s not fully understood why some people smell things that aren’t there, such as burning toast. Research suggests that phantom smells can be caused by issues in the nose or in the brain.

In a fascinating recent paper, the researchers used precisely controlled pinpoints of light to directly insert a phantom smell into a mouse’s olfactory brain centers, bypassing the nose altogether.