Some odors can cause migraine, doctors warn. In particular, in the black list there are onions and garlic.

The Daily Mail referring to Dr. Nikolas Silver reports thatsmells of perfume, aerosols, car air fresheners, cooking smells – particularly fried or fatty foods – cigarette smoke and cleaning products are especially dangerous.

More than 50% of patients with migraine are sinsitive to certain smells. Pain begins a few minutes after contact with the smell.This is especially true for women. This condition sometimes leads to osmophobia - fear of smells.

Smells affect areas of the brain responsible for the sense of smell and, and emotions. They are also able to stimulate the trigeminal nerve that leads to inflammation. There is another version that the smell itself can cause blood vessels to constrict