📚 noun • entry_id 53966
phantosmia
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fantosmia
A form of parosmia involving olfactory hallucinations in which the perceived smell is triggered apparently without cause rather than by another smell.
In addition, phantosmias or, in essence, olfactory hallucinations have been described in association with seizure activity, psychiatric illness, and Alzheimer's Disease.
Most often, phantosmias occur after trauma or URTI and consist of unpleasant odors occurring without being elicited through environmental odor sources.
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