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Smelling Strong Urine Smell Everywhere Triggering Migraines. Frequent Running Nose, Sneezing. Allergy? Solution?
Hello,
A few months ago, I keep smelling a moldy smell in the air (in my room) and it's really bothering me, I've began to sneeze a lot, my nose is always runny in one and stuffy in the other. After some time, I've finally located on the back of a piece of furniture, there were tiny, hairy black spots growing all over the surface area. I've cleaned everything with bleach and sanitize everything and I stopped smelling the moldy smell.
However, for past two-weeks, I keep smelling a strong pungent urine smell everywhere, especially at night as I lay in bed before falling asleep. During the day the smell is more faint and doesn't last as long. But at night it seems like my bed was once soaked in a pool of urine but is now dry; when I smell every surface area of the bed, it smells like clean linen but the urine smell just floats in the air. Dreadful as it sounds, I actually get down on the carpet and sniff for the smell and I find nothing. I own a small dog for almost three years now, he is house-trained and only goes outside or in a designated area in the house (we trained him to use a litter box.) I checked the carpet area around his litter box and there are no urine smell either. When it smells so bad and someone is home with me, I ask if they smell it too but no one never smell anything.
I have had migraine headaches for years and when the pungent smell lingers for too long it triggers my migraine. Every day for two-weeks now, I would wake up with a runny nose and sneezing for the first 30-45 mins. When I get out to go to school or at work, I sometime smell a faint urine smell as well, it reoccurs outside of home. This have led me to searching online: some people smell cat urine during their pregnancy or it is a bodily smell.
I am not pregnant and I do not have any vaginal disorder or bodily smell, so could it be that I am just imagining it?I did not hit my head or am suffering from any concussion. The smell is too strong to disregard. Is this a psychological disorder? Is there a way to treat this problem? Could it be an allergy? I apologize for such a long post and thank you for your valuable time.
A few months ago, I keep smelling a moldy smell in the air (in my room) and it's really bothering me, I've began to sneeze a lot, my nose is always runny in one and stuffy in the other. After some time, I've finally located on the back of a piece of furniture, there were tiny, hairy black spots growing all over the surface area. I've cleaned everything with bleach and sanitize everything and I stopped smelling the moldy smell.
However, for past two-weeks, I keep smelling a strong pungent urine smell everywhere, especially at night as I lay in bed before falling asleep. During the day the smell is more faint and doesn't last as long. But at night it seems like my bed was once soaked in a pool of urine but is now dry; when I smell every surface area of the bed, it smells like clean linen but the urine smell just floats in the air. Dreadful as it sounds, I actually get down on the carpet and sniff for the smell and I find nothing. I own a small dog for almost three years now, he is house-trained and only goes outside or in a designated area in the house (we trained him to use a litter box.) I checked the carpet area around his litter box and there are no urine smell either. When it smells so bad and someone is home with me, I ask if they smell it too but no one never smell anything.
I have had migraine headaches for years and when the pungent smell lingers for too long it triggers my migraine. Every day for two-weeks now, I would wake up with a runny nose and sneezing for the first 30-45 mins. When I get out to go to school or at work, I sometime smell a faint urine smell as well, it reoccurs outside of home. This have led me to searching online: some people smell cat urine during their pregnancy or it is a bodily smell.
I am not pregnant and I do not have any vaginal disorder or bodily smell, so could it be that I am just imagining it?I did not hit my head or am suffering from any concussion. The smell is too strong to disregard. Is this a psychological disorder? Is there a way to treat this problem? Could it be an allergy? I apologize for such a long post and thank you for your valuable time.
Thu, 26 Sep 2013
Hello,
You need to consult a Neurologist to ensure that the migraine attacks are not as frequent as you think. There are several types of migraine, or worse case scenario he would ask you to get a sleep deprived EEG done to ensure there are no abnormalities with a MRI backup.
Allergy tests are certainly required, specific IgE blood test against aeroallergens including molds to ensure that the rhinitis bit is figured out.
Long acting antihistamines with nasal sprays will help.
Cinnarizine is an antihistamine that combined with paracetamol and domperidone has anti-migraine effects, so may be worth trying.
Best Wishes.
You need to consult a Neurologist to ensure that the migraine attacks are not as frequent as you think. There are several types of migraine, or worse case scenario he would ask you to get a sleep deprived EEG done to ensure there are no abnormalities with a MRI backup.
Allergy tests are certainly required, specific IgE blood test against aeroallergens including molds to ensure that the rhinitis bit is figured out.
Long acting antihistamines with nasal sprays will help.
Cinnarizine is an antihistamine that combined with paracetamol and domperidone has anti-migraine effects, so may be worth trying.
Best Wishes.
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Thank you for asking question on health care magic
pungent odours, pet animals in the house,gives rise to allergic rhinitis and tri,,gger an attack of bronchial asthma, if there is family history of alleric skin disease or asthma
avoid the above mentioned things
better keep you pet dog away at some place
take antihistamine like phexophenadine 60mg twice daily
take beta agonists like salbutamol if you wheezing and breathlessness
regarding migraine better consult a neurophysician
Hope this answer will serve your purpose
Take care
Dr.M.V.Subrahmanyam MD;DCH
Associate professor of pediatrics
Thank you for asking question on health care magic
pungent odours, pet animals in the house,gives rise to allergic rhinitis and tri,,gger an attack of bronchial asthma, if there is family history of alleric skin disease or asthma
avoid the above mentioned things
better keep you pet dog away at some place
take antihistamine like phexophenadine 60mg twice daily
take beta agonists like salbutamol if you wheezing and breathlessness
regarding migraine better consult a neurophysician
Hope this answer will serve your purpose
Take care
Dr.M.V.Subrahmanyam MD;DCH
Associate professor of pediatrics
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