Open Question: Strange smell in my Bedroom! Any ideas on what it is and how to get rid of it?

house was built new 11 years ago. But as the years went on I started to notice a strange smell. I have difficulty describing it exactly, it is vague, yet strong enough to definately notice it. it is kinda like a mixture of rotten food, musty, stale dank air, and a small fart. I know it sounds weird. This is the only way I could describe it. its not just one particular odor and its so vague that it is hard to say what the smell is. I am a very clean person. There is NO food or garbage left out ever. There is no pet allowed in this room. I am the only person who sleeps here. I clean, dust, vacume, wash the sheets, everything top to bottom once a week. I have tried burning candles. Yet this smell keeps coming back. Usually it is most noticeable after I have been gone all day, then come home to a smelly room. I tried leaving windows open for entire day to air out. But now it is winter, and I can not do that. Seems to be stronger when the weather is damp. See additional details. There are no smelly shoes, or dirty clothes left around. No plants whatsoever. I am a very organized and clean person. Everything in its place is my motto. As I said before... I clean thoroughly top to bottom, on regular basis. I tried candles. Tried leaving windows open. This smell has been going on for about 5 years or so. Smells like Stale Dank Air, with a bad fart and some rotten food. Its not strong enough to make you sick. But it is noticeable enough to be an embarrassment and it ANNOYS me. My master bathroom is connected to the bedroom... but it doesnt seem to be coming from the bathroom. It seems to be in the bedroom only. Years ago they converted the neighborhood from Septic tanks, to connections to the city sewer line... Could it be from that??? The smell seemed to come when they did that. But I am not sure. Does anyone out there have any ideas on what it is... and How to get rid of it??? to the first poster: Mold could be a good possibility since this side of the house is always more damp. The windows on this side of the house always have stuff growing in them. Also the dampness is high from my ajoining bathroom with shower. But would Mold cause this Rotten food/Poopy/Stale odor?? Once about 8 years ago... I heard some mice in the walls scratching around... But if they died... I don't think the smell would have lingered for 5 years... Good thought though! Alot of people here are saying it is mold... How do I get rid of Mold? Would mold smell like poop and rotten food? I thought mold smelled like a wet basement? Maryn Bittner: I clean this room all this time. I am always looking around. Never have seen mold... except for a little growing on the window casings one time... but that was cleaned... Furniture is moved on a regular basis ( every 9 mos or so ) to vacumme under it... Never saw any mold. The smell does not come from one particular place... Its just in the air... in the center of the room... Its not coming from the walls or anything specific... Its just in the AIR... its so hard to explain, it really annoys me. If the problem really is Mold.... Why my room? Why not the rest of the house too? Other rooms are very close by... they have no odors at all. My room is the cleanest by far... since I clean so often... the rest of the house is not as clean... but yet it does not smell. WhY? this really annoys me!

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