For the past 4 months, I have been suffering from either one condition that is affecting multiple body parts or separate and unrelated health problems that just happened to occur at the same time. My situation is complicated, but in short, I am experiencing lower back pain that has now progressed to the sciatic nerve. The pain has made it impossible to sit. In addition, my left ear started to ring and now I am experiencing an overwhelming taste of salt in my mouth and in the evening, pressure in my throat. I have seem many and different types of doctors, but one has been able to assist. I discovered that the salt in my mouth becomes extremely salty and the ring in the ear gets louder when I sit or touch the painful sciatic nerve. I am losing my mind or it is possible that a nerve such as the sciatic nerve can affect another body part, such as glands? I am getting extremely discourage as no one has been able to diagnose the situation and more importantly, provide a treatment plan.