Phantom smell - Burning & Smoke

[Stez77]

Hello, For a while i have been smelling a burning smell in my nose, kind of like smoke. It's not constant, somedays it's there and some it's not, i don't know what it is, i searched around and couldn't really find much, any info would be great.

[alexpinca]

There are two things that seem to help, alas it requires ongoing attention.  I use a nasal rinse including saline solution and hydrogen peroxide (Friggy's upside down rinse).  It involves pouring the mixture into your nose and putting your head down between your knees for 20 to 30 seconds.  I also use mupirocin.

[alexpinca]

When I read your description, I knew immediately what you were saying.  I had described the odor as pouring water on charcoal.  

[didi444]

my burning smell wakes me almost every night, and always scares me... wondering if it could be synthriod use, sleep apnea, seizures, candida, or brain tumor. Who knows !

[Roeena]

Go see a neurologist. I've had this for years and found a forum with people having the same problem . if they are smells that for the most part you can't identify and there is no trend to when you get them, you could possibly be having brain seizures. I don't mean to alarm you but it took me 10 years to finally go see one and feel stupid saying " I get these smells". I have 10 different smells. Couldn't tell you what they smelled like. Weird.  It just wouldn't hurt to see a neurologist.

[myrt731]

I just experienced this an hour ago. The smell was like burning incense and I was coughing as if I were breathing the smoke. I had to get out of bed and sit up.

[didi444]

similar with me. i ususally go check (in the middle of the night) if something is burning on my stove, but there never is... just a hallucination!

[Roeena]

Go see a neurologist. I've had this for years and found a forum with people having the same problem . if they are smells that for the most part you can't identify and there is no trend to when you get them, you could possibly be having brain seizures. I don't mean to alarm you but it took me 10 years to finally go see one and feel stupid saying " I get these smells". I have 10 different smells. Couldn't tell you what they smelled like. Weird.  It just wouldn't hurt to see a neurologist.

[Sammyfofammy]

Sensory seizures. I have them, and I too smell smoke-specifically a structure fire, which is a very distinct smell.

[Kimber8116]

Smoke smell is a sinus infection... I can't remember the particular bacteria name, but it can be killed by a genomycin rinse w/ oral antibiotics. When I had it, my husband could smell burnt hair whenever I would sneeze or blow my nose