Osmophobia

Under osmophobia (ὀσμή of gr. - osme, "smell" and φόβος - phobos, "fear") or Olfactophobie understands the fear of or aversion to certain smells, mostly its own or foreign body odor . It is often associated with chronic migraines ; up to 25% of chronic migraineurs suffer from osmophobia.

Individual evidence

1. ^ I. Schubert et al.: GP guidelines. Deutscher Ärzteverlag, 2009, ISBN 978-3-7691-0604-6 , p. 714, (online)

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