Phamtom smoke smell and taste in my throat

[smokinbren]

Hi there, recently I noticed I am getting more a taste and smell in the back of my throat and in my sinus opposed to in my nose. When I in-hale normally I can get the taste/smeel in my throat but when I inhale through my nose alone its gone and the same applies through my mouth. A few months back I was sent of a scan of my intestines and stomach and they found that I had a stomach bacteria so I was prescribed 2000mg twice daily of antibiotics to be taken over 2 weeks. For the 2 weeks I had headaches and pains in my teeth the after I completed the course I lost my sense of smell but now I am getting this smokey taste/smell in my thoat and sometimes it makes me cough, kinda dry ticklish and its really bugging me to know what might be the cause. Has anyone ever experienced this after taking strong antibiotics?

[tomdolly1126]

I have quit smoking a few months ago and now I have been dealing with the smoke taste in my throat  - is this related ?

[tomdolly1126]

I quit smoking a few months ago and now I have a smoke taste in the back of my throat - will this go away - kind of like exhaling an smoke inferno

[Paderla Anitha, DNB]

Hello and hope you are doing well.

Your symptoms may not be related to the antibiotic therapy. Your symptoms could be due to olfactory hallucinations. Phantosmia most often occurs as a result of a head injury or upper respiratory infection. It can also be caused by temporal lobe seizures, sinusitis, brain tumors, migraine, Parkinson's disease and stroke. You may need proper evaluation by your GP, please consult him for a neurological assessment. He may then refer you to a neurologist if needed.

Hope this helped and do keep us posted.