Lifelong Illness...I do notice now that odors are magnified. I can't watch TV until I begin to feel better. No medicines have ever worked....Reactions0reactionsComments6 comments
Is Your Home a Refuge From the Migraine Storm?...Whether or not it be a coworker reheating fish in a microwave, or sitting in exhaust fumes while in traffic, people with migraines often smell odors as...Reactions0reactionsComments13 comments
Ask the Advocates: Trigger Avoidance...Because there’s no good (and inconspicuous) way to block odors, I felt stymied and trapped by odor triggers for many years....Reactions0reactionsComments6 comments
ADA Accommodations & The Workplace...An accommodation request could be used as a strategy for eliminating certain odors or other common triggers from your work space....
Why “It’s Just a Headache” Bothers Us So Much...loss, aphasia (inability to speak or find words), problems understanding the spoken word, mood swings, anxiety, extreme sensitivity to light, sound, and odors...Reactions0reactionsComments13 comments
My ever-changing plethora of symptoms...rhinorrhea - dull body aches, especially in my legs - chills - sensitivity to sound Triggers for me are bright lights, especially strobe lights; odors...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
When Heart problems limit your migraine relief options........That is my big one, then of course, odors, sound, and light....Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Migraines, smells, and shingles...The most persistent trigger for me is odors....Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesDiagnosis
Triumph Over the Beast...Some people's voices would trigger a headache as would certain odors....Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
What a struggle...Auras, odors, the feeling that a blunt object just hit you across the and I lose my balance, can't think, remain confused for hours, stutter, terribly...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Cold nose...visual aura, sensitivity to high pitch noise or even some musical notes, nausea, waking up during the night due intense pain, sensitivity to certain odors...Reactions0reactionsComments5 repliesSymptoms
10 Ways Migraine is Not “Just a Headache”...Lights are too loud, sounds are too loud, odors are too strong, and touch is irritating during a migraine....Reactions0reactionsComments12 comments
my doc says my headaches are migraines but I think NO; what do you think?...The only similarity my headache has to migraines is the light hurts my eyes and odors make me feel nauseous (although I've never vomited)....Reactions0reactionsComments11 comments
What Sets Me Off: Migraine Triggers...What surrounds me often is out of my control, and therefore I cannot avoid it, but things that tend to cause me problems are strong odors such as perfumes...Reactions0reactionsComments16 comments
Running out of time...On days I go to the office, I deal with sensitivities to odors. Working from home has helped some but not much....Reactions0reactionsComments5 repliesChronic
Disability Hearing Over - Now The Wait...I can’t handle harsh chemical odors, that eliminates 1, 3, 4 and since I cannot handle perfume or cologne, that also eliminates 2....Reactions0reactionsComments8 comments
9 Things People With Chronic Migraine Want You to Know...Not only are we hyperaware of sensory input, but our brains are also so hyperreactive to it that odors, lights, and noise can trigger more migraine attacks...Reactions0reactionsComments48 comments
My Migraine Life...light - Phonophobia: sensitivity to sounds - Osmophobia: sensitivity to smells - Auditory & olfactory hallucinations: hearing & smelling sounds & odors...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Phantom Odor?...Has anyone struggled with bad odors no one else can smell? Anyone have any suggestions for getting rid of the odor?...Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
The Heart-Migraine Connection...My wife and her two sisters all suffered from severe migraines with multiple triggers—odors, chemicals, stress, etc....Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
