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Osmophobia or olfactophobia refers to a fear, aversion, or psychological hypersensitivity to odors.Osmophobia seems to be a consistent part of the patient’s migraine history, but additional criteria are needed to differentiate it from episodic tension-type headache (ETTH).
fear or reluctance of making or taking telephone calls Teratophobia fear of giving birth to a monster [38] or a disfigured foetus [39] Tetraphobia: fear of the number 4: Thalassophobia: fear of the sea, or fear of being in the ocean: Thanatophobia: fear of dying, a synonym of death anxiety; not to be confused with necrophobia: Thermophobia
The individual may report that the odor comes from: the nose and/or mouth, i.e. halitosis (bad breath); the anus; the genitals; the skin generally; or specifically the groin, armpits or feet. The source(s) of the supposed odor may also change over time. [1] There are also some who are unsure of the exact origin of the odor. [1]
Losing your smell isn't the CAUSE of death, it's more like an early warning sign. WREX : "They believe the decline in the ability to smell is an indicator of some other age-related degeneration ...
Bad smells can drive people away due to the harsh nature of the odors, whereas nice smelling fragrances can communicate positively. [10] During medieval times peasants would often give off horrid odors and the higher noble classes would often look down on them for it, and while the reaction may not be as harsh, the same instances can be seen in ...
Dysosmia is a disorder described as any qualitative alteration or distortion of the perception of smell. [1] Qualitative alterations differ from quantitative alterations, which include anosmia and hyposmia. [2] Dysosmia can be classified as either parosmia (also called troposmia) or phantosmia. Parosmia is a distortion in the perception of an ...
When you breathe, air flows smoothly in and out of your nose, Ramakrishnan says. But when you sneeze, you expel air and change up that flow, forcing odorous particles in your nose or throat upward ...
“The most common cause of vaginal odor is an imbalance in the normal flora in the vagina,” which causes a fishy odor, irritation, and thin to no vaginal discharge, says Dr. Streicher.