Is This 1 Phantom Scent A Sign Of Stroke? Here’s What Experts Say.

There’s a long-standing idea that the phantom scent of burnt toast — that is, smelling burnt toast when it’s not really there — means you’re going to have a stroke. People often chat about the supposed symptom on Reddit, and the stroke-toast rumor was even mentioned in a song by comedian and musician Bo Burnham.

It makes sense that folks want to know all that they can about the signs of a stroke, a medical emergency in which a blood vessel supplying the brain is obstructed or…