I started smelling things differently about 7 yrs before my PD diagnosis in 2007. Now, I have absolutely no sense of smell at all. It is amazing that when I told my Dr about this in 2009, he said it wasn't Parkinson's related. I knew it was because I had read about it ( I think it was an article by a Japanese Dr that reported this as an early indicator of Parkinson's). Along the way (before losing my sense of smell completely) I had many bouts of smelling things that nobody else could smell.

I am so glad someone else has had this. I always thought it was the oil in the furnace in the house but no one else could smell it. It's been gone now for a couple of years and now I can't smell anything. My doctor said it was my sinuses but I knew it wasn't. Sounds like it may a PD problem before you lose your smell??

Yeah I thought maybe I was hearing an audience at the high school a mile away since we can hear the sporting event noise in the summer when our doors are open. Then I started reading up on PD and Lewy Body and found all of the senses could be effected by hallucinatory symptoms and realized that was what I was experiencing . It's hard to discern what of these symptoms are due to PD and which to medications. I'm sure I was hearing things before getting on meds. Strange thing is that I only hear in one ear (nerve damage from mumps at age 7). So why would I hear better than everyone around me? Answer; it was all in my head!

I hear the same thing. Our house is not attached to any building and I still hear people talking far away.

Wow Mama Jo. I'm sorry for your scalp sensation. As stated above we are learning so much by sharing on this site.