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These traumatic head injury brain tumors sinusitis migraine upper respiratory infection Parkinsons disease hypothyroidism schizophrenia aging certain medications seizures To diagnose the cause of phantosmia, a doctor may: obtain a persons medical history and perform a physical examination ask questions about the onset and frequency of symptoms and anything that may trigger the phantom smells ask about potential contributing causes, such as head injuries, allergies, working conditions, and the persons history of alcohol and drug use request specific tests to rule out possible causes perform a nasal endoscopy, which involves inserting a small camera or magnifying lens attached to a thin tube into the nose order a CT or MRI scan to provide images of the brain and olfactory region The treatment of phantosmia will depend on the underlying cause of the condition
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