ANA Discussion Forum
General Category => AN Issues => Topic started by: recharge on October 12, 2011, 08:18:18 pm
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Hi ,
I am in Wait and watch mode. I have AN size 9 X 6 X 5 mm diagonised in Feb this year.
I started smelling smoke when there is really no smoke around. I smell this in bed room , my car and my office. No one smokes at my house , my car and car. This started recently for the past 1 month. on and off.
Is it related to AN ? does anyone of you experianced this?
Please advise.
Thanks
Muru
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Never happened to me. I can smell cigarette smoke on some one, and that can linger in my nose for a short period of time. I can't imagine that your AN could cause your nose to detect smoke.
James
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Hi Muru,
What you are experiencing is known as phantosmia,also known as an olfactory hallucination. You might want to consult an ENT with experience in treating distortions in smell.
Take care-hope it resolves soon.
Odete
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Muru ~
This is a new one. The 1st (olfactory) nerve controls the sense of smell and this should not be affected by a small acoustic neuroma which normally grows on the protective sheath of the 8th cranial nerve. However, I'm not a doctor and I may be unaware of a relation between the 1st cranial nerve and an acoustic neuroma growth so I suggest you consult your doctor about this phenomena.
Jim
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Hi,
I can relate, I often have a metal smell (the only way that I can describe it) at times. Just started to experience this past summer. So for me it is a new symptom.
LisaP ;D
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Muru,
I can completely relate to your mental smell. My coworkers call me the super sniffer. Since, I had radiation and lost my sense of hearing, my smeller works overtime. I can't explain it either. Just one of the many "perks" that comes with having an acoustic neuroma, I guess.
Susan
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I don't think smelling smoke has anything to do with your AN. Have you tried googling it? I find all kind of answers to stuff that way:))