Drew Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 (edited) You are walking in the woods, looking for BF, you know BF emits a foul odor, a twinge in your head, and you smell a horrific odor, BIGFOOT IS HERE!! No, you probably experienced Phantosmia related to a migraine onset or a sinus infection. http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/temporal-lobe-seizure/expert-answers/phantosmia/faq-20058131 Edited February 4, 2015 by Drew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post chelefoot Posted February 4, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted February 4, 2015 It that was IT is? And all those times I was driving down the road and a horrible smell infiltrated my vehicle...I was silly enough to think it was a skunk! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew Posted February 4, 2015 Author Share Posted February 4, 2015 (edited) Well, because we know skunks exist, a Dead Skunk would be the proper explanation for the odor. Your skunk encounter would actually be a poor comparison scenario when talking about a rare, known, human condition such as Phantosmia Edited February 4, 2015 by Drew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cotter Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 It would appear that the condition is not as rare as one would think if it happens regularly. What if the smell was apparent, and no migraine or sinus infection ensued? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew Posted February 4, 2015 Author Share Posted February 4, 2015 I can't speculate on details, however, this is offered as a real-world explanation for something which we have been unable to find the actual source of. I can say there are different levels of Migraines, some which don't result in a headache, I can say that Sinus infections can take different levels of severity, some people might have a sinus infection and never even know they have it. The factor here is probably pressure being exerted on the frontal lobe by inflamed sinuses. 37 million people get sinus infections each year in America, of those, how many suffer from a Phantosmia while out in the woods, and then corelate it to BF? I don't know. How many BF Smell Encounters/year occur in the U.S.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelefoot Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 If people have a migraine and don't know it... how do we know that people have migraines that they don't know about? (I don't expect an answer...just thinking) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew Posted February 4, 2015 Author Share Posted February 4, 2015 http://www.webmd.com/migraines-headaches/what-are-silent-migraines Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbyO Posted February 4, 2015 SSR Team Share Posted February 4, 2015 You are walking in the woods, looking for BF, you know BF emits a foul odor, a twinge in your head, and you smell a horrific odor, BIGFOOT IS HERE!! No, you probably experienced Phantosmia related to a migraine onset or a sinus infection. http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/temporal-lobe-seizure/expert-answers/phantosmia/faq-20058131 Of the 2,153 report a that we've so far classified in the SSR, only 1 has been reported by people " walking in the woods, looking for bigfoot" added to all of a sudden that same person "smell a horrific odor, BIGFOOT IS HERE!!". Nice try though.. I would do the maths but couldn't work out what all the 0's when I was looking for a % actually meant.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonehead74 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 It seems quite a coincidence that so many folks have had the good (or bad) luck to suffer a migraine or sinus infection and at the same time hallucinate seeing a large, hairy, bipedal creature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew Posted February 4, 2015 Author Share Posted February 4, 2015 Really? More of a coincidence that actually seeing a giant hairy, unclassified creature in North America? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Now you just need to find a medical condition that attracts rocks on ballistic trajectories and you've got it licked and we can all go home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cotter Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 ^HA! Nice one! Flash! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonehead74 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Really? More of a coincidence that actually seeing a giant hairy, unclassified creature in North America? I wouldn't term that a coincidence. My larger point is that your scenario doesn't account for the coinciding incidents where witnesses claim to have seen a creature accompanied by a foul or peculiar odor. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew Posted February 4, 2015 Author Share Posted February 4, 2015 Visual and other sensory hallucinations can be present due to the same causes. I have presented a real, known phenomenon, as an explanation for claims of emanations from a creature that isn't known to exist. You can rationalize your beliefs any way you want to, but this is something to consider. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbyO Posted February 4, 2015 SSR Team Share Posted February 4, 2015 You forgot to acknowledge that the scenario that you presented your real known phenomenon with is less likely to happen than someone being struck by lightning, twice. There is a (currently) a 0.00046% likelihood/chance/probability of your scenario happening or in plain English, your scenario that you presented simply doesn't happen, like only 1 in 2,136 doesn't happen. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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