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What Causes An Altered Sense Of Smell?

Recently, I have been experiencing a phantom odor, that of a vomit smell. It lasts a short time, last time about an hour, then fades away. No one near me smells it. It occurs about once in 3 weeks. Diet is not changed and no new meds. What s happening?
Wed, 30 Jul 2014
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Hi.
This is called Foetor in medical language. You have a history of blockage of one nostril. SO this can be Due to Chronic Sinusitis, the sinus can have pus which gives you the feeling of Weird smell.
I would advise you to have a consultation with an ENT Surgeon, get Clinical examination done; CT scan of the Sinuses and an X-ray of the chest is mandatory.
Get the treatment according to the reports. IF the CT scan is normal we can consider the possibility of a problem in the Sensory System and you may need an opinion of a Neurologist.
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What Causes An Altered Sense Of Smell?

Hi. This is called Foetor in medical language. You have a history of blockage of one nostril. SO this can be Due to Chronic Sinusitis, the sinus can have pus which gives you the feeling of Weird smell. I would advise you to have a consultation with an ENT Surgeon, get Clinical examination done; CT scan of the Sinuses and an X-ray of the chest is mandatory. Get the treatment according to the reports. IF the CT scan is normal we can consider the possibility of a problem in the Sensory System and you may need an opinion of a Neurologist.