Hello Everyone...I haven't written anything yin awhile but I'm experiencing like phantom smells and I was wondering if this is a hypothyroid symptom. I have just started taking omeprazole for my gerd and wondering if that could be the reason also. I'm smelling the scent of flowers and there are none. I do suffer from sinus issues and allergies, but just wondering if any of you have had this issue.
Phantom Smells: Hello Everyone...I haven't... - Thyroid UK
Phantom Smells
Unusual to have excess stomach acid when hypo usually the opposite, omeprazole effects the uptake of levothyroxine so it would be a good idea to check your levels and see if you need a tweak
It’s asking your doctor. It might be sinus related, after Covid people are reporting weird affects on how they smell things. But it can also be linked to stroke/neurological issues so it’s worth checking it out.
I've been on medication for GERD/reflux for years. I've recently discovered that hypothyroidism causes your LES - lower eosophageal sphinctor, the muscle that closes and opens top of your stomach, to become weak and relaxed. This means stomach acid can escape the stomach into your gullet and throat. I've had a cough and hoarse voice for years and now think this is the reason.So, I think it's probably possible to have low stomach acid and still have reflux symptoms 🙄
Whilst I wholly agree with your assessment; that sense of reflux can also come from simply ‘inflammation’ in the oesophagus caused by being generally under medicated for hypothyroidism. I noticed this result fairly recently. I have had loads of experience of this problem. Reflux symptoms which refused to be ameliorated by using antacids? I have found that certain foods were definitely a problem and it seems that different patients have different ‘irritations’. Sugar is my main one which I avoid as best I can but fats are definitely OK - in fact a heavy fat meal will settle mine. Too much bread used to be another but I avoid it now. So a further ‘tune in’ might be useful too.
Hello Agitator23. I definitely have reflux symptoms; was diagnosed with Gerd. I just recently had an endoscopy.
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helvella - Phantosmia or Phantom smells
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Its not because of gerd meds … have you had covid in the past year or so?
I had covid in 2022.
I had covid October 2022 and to this day I have random smells that no one else smells. I smell (burning odor and wet dog) its terrible and I never had this issue until I had Covid…. I usually get a migraine within a day or two of smelling these random smells ….I don't think it will ever go away.