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Back pain like pulled muscle and phantom smell of burnt hair.
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Best to see MD: I can't tell you that the two symptoms have anything to do with each other, but, olfactory hallucination, if that's what it is, needs to be evaluated. Please go see your doctor and explain.
Answered 11/13/2016
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