Abnormal sense of smell

Seek professional care if you experience any of the following symptoms

• Numbness / sensory disorder

• Visual field defect

• Change in personality

• Head injury

• Fine tremor of the fingers

• Fever

• Altered mental status (delirium)

• Involuntary movements

• Impossible to walk normally

• Muscle weakness in the limbs

• Blurring of vision

• Headache

• Sinusitis

  Infection of the sinuses, which are cavities around the nose. The infection can be acute (lasting about a week) or chronic (lasting for more than three months). It can be caused by viruses or bacteria.

• Dissociative disorder

• Pregnancy

  The first sign of pregnancy is usually a missed period. Morning sickness (nausea/vomiting) may accompany it. Importantly, pregnancies in the early stage can also have bleeding - this may mimic a normal period.

• Subcortical hemorrhage
• Parkinson disease (PD)

• Refsum syndrome

• Wolfram syndrome

• Cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea

  Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) rhinorrhea is a condition where the fluid that surrounds the brain (cerebrospinal fluid) leaks into the nose and sinuses. Most common causes include trauma, surgery, birth defects and increased pressure inside the skull and brain tissue.