Phantom Smells

United States
March 15, 2009 1:54pm CST
I'm sure most of us have had it happen. All of a sudden, our senses are assaulted by a scent that just is not there. It's brief and fleeting, but we're sure we smelled it. It just happened to me as I was washing dishes. All of a sudden I smelled the ocean, very strongly for just a few seconds. The nearest ocean is at least three states away! Medical professionals are quick to yell 'brain tumor!' when it comes to phantom smells - also called 'phantosimia' - but often it's just a little blip where the sense of smell gets confused and interprets a smell improperly. What's your oddest case of phantom scents?
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Enigma
@reploid (1572)
• France
15 Mar 09
Well, it happened to me once, that i've sensed another presence in a room while i was alone. It was strange. but maybe it's just my imagination
colaandtwinkies
@colaandtwinkies (129)
• United States
15 Mar 09
That's true, that is another way some people try and explain it, that it's something a supernatural phenomenon.
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Enigma
@reploid (1572)
• France
15 Mar 09
yeah, it can be something else. I admit there are things which are paranormal. for example when you can not explain why you felt that there was a presence in this room.