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What Is The Cause Of Numbness?

I have been smelling an offensive smell in my nose for a few months now intermittently and had a numbness at the base of my back, now a strong pain in my right buttock. Could the 2 be connected? I'm always tired and just put it down to the change in weather, always being cold and dark
Wed, 22 Mar 2017
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Hello!

Thank you for asking on HCM!

Regarding your concern, I would explain that your symptoms (intermittent bed smell)are really complex and could be related to different causes like an infection of the upper airways, epilepsy or a tumor of the base of the scull.
Anyway, it is less likely that the bad smell and low back numbness are connected to each other.

For this reason, I would recommend consulting with your doctor for a careful physical examination and performing some tests to investigate for the possible causes:

- a sinus X Ray study for sinusitis
- a lumbar spine X ray study
- complete blood count, ESR, PCR for inflammation or infection.

A brain CT scan may be needed to exclude a tumor of the base of the scull, which may lead to your symptoms. An EEG is also needed to exclude seizures.

Hope you will find this answer helpful!
Kind regards, Dr. Aida
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What Is The Cause Of Numbness?

Hello! Thank you for asking on HCM! Regarding your concern, I would explain that your symptoms (intermittent bed smell)are really complex and could be related to different causes like an infection of the upper airways, epilepsy or a tumor of the base of the scull. Anyway, it is less likely that the bad smell and low back numbness are connected to each other. For this reason, I would recommend consulting with your doctor for a careful physical examination and performing some tests to investigate for the possible causes: - a sinus X Ray study for sinusitis - a lumbar spine X ray study - complete blood count, ESR, PCR for inflammation or infection. A brain CT scan may be needed to exclude a tumor of the base of the scull, which may lead to your symptoms. An EEG is also needed to exclude seizures. Hope you will find this answer helpful! Kind regards, Dr. Aida