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). [1]The phobia generally occurs in chronic migraine sufferers who may have odor triggered migraines.[2][3] Such migraines are most frequently triggered by foul odors, but the hypersensitivity may extend to all odors. One study found as many as 25% of migraine sufferers had some degree of osmophobia.[4] The condition may also be present in individuals in substance withdrawal, specifically opioid withdrawal syndrome, where it is usually associated with nausea and/or vomiting.
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| Specialty | Psychology |
The term osmophobia comes from the Greek ὀσμή - osmē, meaning "smell, odour"[5] and φόβος - phobos, "fear".[6] Olfactophobia comes from the Latin olfacto, "to smell at".[7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Chitsaz, Ahmad; Ghorbani, Abbas; Dashti, Masoumeh; Khosravi, Mohsen; Kianmehr, Mohammadreza (2017-04-17). "The Prevalence of Osmophobia in Migranous and Episodic Tension Type Headaches". Advanced Biomedical Research. 6: 44. doi:10.4103/2277-9175.204587. ISSN 2277-9175. PMC 5414411. PMID 28503499.
- ^ "What's That Smell? An Expert Explains Phantom Smells and Osmophobia". MigraineAgain.com. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
- ^ Albanês Oliveira Bernardo, Albérico; Lys Medeiros, Fabiola; Sampaio Rocha-Filho, Pedro Augusto (2020-05-03). "Osmophobia and Odor-Triggered Headaches in Children and Adolescents: Prevalence, Associated Factors, and Importance in the Diagnosis of Migraine". Headache. 60 (5): 954–966. doi:10.1111/head.13806. ISSN 1526-4610. PMID 32293736.
- ^ Zanchin, G; Dainese, F; Trucco, M; Mainardi, F; Mampreso, E; Maggioni, F (2007-09-07). "Osmophobia in Migraine and Tension-Type Headache and Its Clinical Features in Patients With Migraine". Cephalalgia. 27 (9): 1061–1068. doi:10.1111/j.1468-2982.2007.01421.x. hdl:11577/115293. ISSN 0333-1024. PMID 17681021.
- ^ ὀσμή, Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon, on Perseus
- ^ φόβος, Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon, on Perseus
- ^ olfacto, Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, on Perseus
External links
edit- Kelman L (November 2004). "The place of osmophobia and taste abnormalities in migraine classification: a tertiary care study of 1237 patients". Cephalalgia. 24 (11): 940–6. doi:10.1111/j.1468-2982.2004.00766.x. PMID 15482356. S2CID 29074529.[dead link]
- Kelman L (2004). "Osmophobia and taste abnormality in migraineurs: a tertiary care study". Headache. 44 (10): 1019–23. doi:10.1111/j.1526-4610.2004.04197.x. PMID 15546266. S2CID 11480855.