still sick//this morning kept smelling burning food - can be sign of sinus infection
This morning i kept smelling food burning and smoke. we get that at this house at 4 a.m. generally (if it happens) i always thought it was a ghost. now i discover it can be sinuses acting up. ha! never would have guessed that one at all. more fun the other way.
"This problem is common and is often the result of many possible benign or non-serious causes including sinus infections which can be recurrent or recalcitrant.
The time to see a doctor is if the parosmia is persistent or frequent, and especially if it worsens. Make sure you see a board certified ear, nose and throat doctor
Smellingsomething burning or cigarette smoke, in the absence of burning rubber or someone puffing cigarettes, is called parosmia: smelling something foul when nothing is around to actually be causing the odor.
"A tumor of the brain or the olfactory nerve can also cause phantom smells, decreased or absent sense of smell (hyposmia), or bad sense of smell (known as parosmia)."
Brain tumors in these locations are not the only alarming conditions that can lead to smelling cigarette smoke or burning rubber in the absence of these compounds.
Dr. Josephson explains, "We do know that this sensation can be related to neurologic problems such as a stroke, seizure disorder or epilepsy. The patient may not even be aware that they are having a seizure, epilepsy or a stroke because this (smelling cigarette smoke) may be the only symptom."
"If a brain tumor is the cause, it could be an aesthesioneuroblastoma. A brain tumor that would cause you to smell cigarette smoke or burning material would usually be located in the temporal lobe of the brain."
Dr. Josephson adds, "If you suffer from recurrent or increasing episodes of parosmia, then it is important for you to have this looked into by a board certified ENT doctor and/or a neurologist." The exam should include a CT (CAT) scan and a smell test.
If you occasionally smell rubber burning or cigarette smoke for no apparent reason, don't panic and assume you have a serious disease. This problem is common and is often the result of many possible benign or non-serious causes including sinus infections which can be recurrent or recalcitrant. The time to see a doctor is if the parosmia is persistent or frequent, and especially if it worsens. Make sure you see a board certified ear, nose and throat doctor, also known as an otolaryngologist who understands the nose and sinus expert."
"This problem is common and is often the result of many possible benign or non-serious causes including sinus infections which can be recurrent or recalcitrant.
The time to see a doctor is if the parosmia is persistent or frequent, and especially if it worsens. Make sure you see a board certified ear, nose and throat doctor
Smellingsomething burning or cigarette smoke, in the absence of burning rubber or someone puffing cigarettes, is called parosmia: smelling something foul when nothing is around to actually be causing the odor.
"A tumor of the brain or the olfactory nerve can also cause phantom smells, decreased or absent sense of smell (hyposmia), or bad sense of smell (known as parosmia)."
Brain tumors in these locations are not the only alarming conditions that can lead to smelling cigarette smoke or burning rubber in the absence of these compounds.
Dr. Josephson explains, "We do know that this sensation can be related to neurologic problems such as a stroke, seizure disorder or epilepsy. The patient may not even be aware that they are having a seizure, epilepsy or a stroke because this (smelling cigarette smoke) may be the only symptom."
"If a brain tumor is the cause, it could be an aesthesioneuroblastoma. A brain tumor that would cause you to smell cigarette smoke or burning material would usually be located in the temporal lobe of the brain."
Dr. Josephson adds, "If you suffer from recurrent or increasing episodes of parosmia, then it is important for you to have this looked into by a board certified ENT doctor and/or a neurologist." The exam should include a CT (CAT) scan and a smell test.
If you occasionally smell rubber burning or cigarette smoke for no apparent reason, don't panic and assume you have a serious disease. This problem is common and is often the result of many possible benign or non-serious causes including sinus infections which can be recurrent or recalcitrant. The time to see a doctor is if the parosmia is persistent or frequent, and especially if it worsens. Make sure you see a board certified ear, nose and throat doctor, also known as an otolaryngologist who understands the nose and sinus expert."
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have been sitting around watching my friend\'s daughter\'s wedding trailer. i love the song on it and can\'t find it on youtube. hmmmm. its very touching. the father of the bride (who is hugely fat now, amazing how people change) is white as a sheet, but not crying (he actually looks all cried out, or on tranquilizers. lol. very sweet). the BRIDE is crying. wth? and her fiance/groom laughs and you can see him saying, she\'s crying and smiles. her mother and sister are crying. its a lovely trailer. she\'s the first one of that bunch. its amazing how quickly the years go by.
*hugs* It\'s odd... every December when Geo and I walk outside it smells like roses. It\'s only in December and only with him. We just ignore it now. it smells pretty, so no need to worry.
That was very interesting information. I had never heard of the burning rubber or cigarette smoke. Both of these are only a memory because I\'ve not had a sense of smell for over 30 years. Just like Christmas trees.....I see one and I can remember the smell.
It does bother me that I\'ve heard if you think you smell burning toast, you may be having a stroke or starting to have a stroke.
Looks like I won\'t be getting a heads up on that warning. :-(
Hope everything is great with you and you are feeling better.