'This can get a little dicey: 'Oh, there's a draft,' that sort of thing,' Pennace says. (On that note, one NIH study hypothesized that phantom odors that only one person can smell may be the result of dry mouth or a reaction to certain medications.) 2. Still, her team would be quick to look into other potential causes before saying it's paranormal. 'Same for cigar smoke,' if you're not a smoker. 'If you smell perfume, why would you? What's going on there? That could be a sign of something,' she says. In this case, it's a very specific scent that wouldn't otherwise exist in your home. These are known as 'phantom scents,' and Pennace's not talking about that strange smell from the back of your fridge. There's a Distinct Smell, and You Can't Find Its Source. So, are you cohabitating with ghosts? Discover the five signs that your house is haunted, according to Pennace and Mayhan below.Ĭatherine McQueen // Getty Images 1. When the New York Paranormal Society explores a house, there are a few things they look for in particular-and a few things they dismiss entirely. 'I'm skeptical of things myself,' she tells us because while she hosts paranormal investigations and is a ghost magnet herself (meaning, she can see, hear, feel, and interact with ghosts), she thinks it's important to eliminate natural explanations before coming up with a plan of action. It's important not to jump to the idea that anything is a ghost.' Author and psychic medium Joni Mayhan echoes a similar sentiment.

'Whatever's left, that's the stuff we hold onto and try to investigate further. 'We try to debunk as we go,' Pennace explains.

They're real-life ghostbusters, but their intent isn't to get people riled up-in fact, their first order of business when they take on a case is trying to find a logical explanation for exactly what's going on. As an investigator for the New York Paranormal Society, Laura Pennace has spent the past 12 years researching and examining haunted houses. While many would argue there's no way to definitively prove your house is haunted, there are some signs that'd suggest things aren't quite right.

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