Constant smoke smell in nasal passages.

[PN904]

I am a non-smoker. We are a non-smoking family. I am not around smokers at all. Why do I have the constant smell of smoke in my nose. It used to be just an occasional thing, but lately it seems to be all the time. I am concerned that this is a symptom of something I don't know about. The smell is strong. I used to notice it about a half hour after taking my Allegra-D 12 hr. tablets, but now I smell it much more often. Am I going crazy or is there something to this I'm not aware of. Has anyone else experienced this? Please help?

[mandy241971]

I went to see my family the other day, and my sister and brother-in-law both smoke and the house really smelt of fags and they smoke 1 after the other and since then the back of my nose feels like i have breathed in lots of the smoke and it's horrible, will it eventually disappear because it makes me feel sick

[bekste]

I had the problem of smelling smoke when no one else did. I am not a smoker—never have been. No one in my family smokes.  I used to think it was someone staying at my neighbor’s house and I smelled it coming through the window. It seemed so real!  But then it happened in my car, and at work.  No one smokes at my work.  That’s when I realized it was not coming from outside of my body. The smell was being generated by me.  So I started thinking of what could be in me creating that smell.  I thought of things I was breathing in.  I am 99% sure I know what was causing it--cornstarch baby powder.  I stopped using it and after about 3 weeks no more smoke smell.  I started using it again and the smell phenomenon came back.  So I stopped using it again and the smell eventually went away.  I do not use cornstarch baby powder anymore and I have had no reoccurrence of the smoke smell. I have been using plain baby powder now for about 6 months and have had no problems with it.  Hope this helps!

[mungo67]

I had this problem for years ...A lot of perfumes are tobacco based so all you're clothes may have perfume on.... the longer it's on the more the sweetness goes and you're left with a smoke odour. Your colleagues may also have coats jackets etc with old  perfume on. Air your suits coats jackets regularly should help and read ingredients on bottle if you want to avoid this smell. Hope this helps

[KoalaUK]

I gave up smoking seven months ago and for the last two weeks have had the smell of cigarettes in my nose. Finding this forum first made me happy as I wasn't alone (and wasn't going crazy!) but then I got disheartened to read that no-one had really found a cure.
Thanks for the info you provided - as I read it, I realised I only get the smell when I am on my work PC or laptop at home (very odd). I tried pressing my cheeks as you suggested and the smell went :)
I will have to put up with the smell while at work (I can't type and press at the same time!) but will invest in some breathing strips for home.
Thanks for the advice.

[skypster]

I've had the smoke smell thing happening off and on for over ten years. I probably visited this forum about it several years ago and since then, I've discovered a few things.

First thing is that it seems to be triggered when I'm at my computer, but not always. I read that someone else mentioned stress being a trigger and that would make sense in my case.

I have not discovered any sort of cure, of course, but I have noticed something that relieves the annoying symptom, which is of course, the smell of cigarettes. I had noticed about a year ago that if I put a little pressure on my cheeks, right next to my nose, I could not only breath better but the smell went away. The pressure should be away from the nose. So on a hunch, I bought a pack of Breath Right nasal strips and tried that.....Viola! It worked! So yeah....who wants to wear one of those all day. But at home, I'd rather have that on my nose than smell the smoke. I have one on as I'm typing this and while the smoke smell was quite intense all day, I smell nothing at the moment.
So it seems to me that this may be some sort of clue to the cause, but who knows....I'm not a doctor (I will be in my next life, I hope:-))

p.s.
The nasal strip I'm wearing right now I just bought at WalMart and is their brand. I wasn't paying attention and bought the small size. So what's happening is that the strip isn't keeping it's pressure and so as my nostrils return back to 'normal', the smoke smell returns as well. So....it'll be back to the store tomorrow to buy the larger and stronger size. Hope this helps someone.

Anyway, try the nasal strips. At least it relieves the ugly smell. Next I'm going to order a pair of these things that go inside your nostrils that are supposed to be better than these strips....and cheaper.

And someday I'll visit a doctor to have it checked out, but from what I've read here, most of them are clueless:-)

[Paperboy911]

A few weeks ago I posted on this thread about dieting and this smoky smell. This is an update after 2 weeks since my last post.

The smell came back as I started losing weight again but not as strongly as before. I took 60gm of fibre supplement a day to help cleanse toxins out of my system. That is a lot. The smell lasted a few days, on and off, but has now disappeared. While I had this strange smoke smell I also felt generally unwell. As of today the smell has gone although I still feel a little unwell.

I am convinced it is all to do with toxins and past absorption of toxin into the body that are being released. That is why so many people get this problem.

Deal with your toxins and cleanse your system.

Good luck