An alternative name could be algesic-olfactory synesthesia
This type of synesthesia, which appears to be very uncommon, consists of different types of pain each triggering a specific sensation of smell. In the few cases reported, it appears to coexist with other types of pain-induced synesthesia such as pain-colour or pain-sound.
Here is a description written by someone with this type of synesthesia:
“An ant
bite smells like natural gas (or whatever they put in it so that it does have a
smell), a bee sting smells like tin, a jammed finger smells like sulphur. Many
of the smells I cannot put a name to. They also differ in intensity as well,
and can be mixed, such as my arthritis pain smells like a really strong bee
sting."
(Source: This question in the online forum Yahoo Answers. 2010. )
Related synesthesia types:
Emotion-smell
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