All of a sudden I can smell smoke and taste tobacco, except that I’m surrounded by non-smokers in a non-smoking suite in a non-smoking building with the windows closed.
I haven’t touched a cigarette in 2 months. Is this just my brain’s way of expressing a craving? Has anyone else quit and gotten random flashbacks like this? Just curious haha
It could be a craving,
Or more likely, you’re actually smelling tobacco.
After I quit smoking I became super sensitive to cigarette smell,
You’re probably just picking up on some slight odor and getting a craving.
Or like, something that smells similar maybe? Like the neighbours are making toast? Could be
Maybe someone in the building is cheating and smoking somewhere
So true,
I’ve smoked in plain view of a lot of these:
Hah I bet that’s it too
It’s probably a craving, could be something else. Just the brains way of tempting you.
Phantosmia. If you are the only one who is smelling smoke fumes, then this might be a sign of a chronic nasal / sinus infection. Rarely, this could be caused by an adverse effect of a medication, migraine headaches that occur without pain, or even more rarely, a stroke. I would be concerned about your brain and would get an EEG and MRI and a neurological examination.
Could be a sinus thing! I’ve had that before. Can the thing happen after the infection clears?
I wouldn’t be surprised since a viral infection that injured the olfactory nerve fibers that are present at the top of the inside of the nose.
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