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Abnormal sense of taste
Abnormal sense of taste is a symptom in which a person has unusual tastes in his mouth, has loss some ability to taste certain flavors, or notices that some familiar flavors are tasting oddly.
Dr. Keegan Duchicela reviewed this
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A 36-year old asked:
Do you lose sense of taste with aging?
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A 29-year old asked:
Can I stop myself from losing my sense of taste?
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A 40-year old asked:
Could a cold cause me to lose sense of taste and smell?
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A 45-year old asked:
What could be causing me to be losing my sense of taste?
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A 45-year old asked:
What causes you to lose your sense of taste and smell when you're ill?
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A 50-year old male asked:
Can stress reduce smell sense to the degree one cant smell or taste anymore? Thanks.
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A 47-year old asked:
Is it possible to purposefully lose your olfactory senses or taste buds permanently?
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A 35-year old asked:
Is it possible to purposefully kill my olfactory senses, or kill my taste buds permanently?
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A 46-year old asked:
I am 84 years old, i lost my sense of taste a year ago, went to several doctors, no help. Any ideas?
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A 49-year old female asked:
I have lost my sense of taste in the mornings, I cant blow my nose until I cry about the situation and some taste returns. what is happening?
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A 59-year old asked:
Since one year I have been having perverted sense of smell and taste. Some foods taste horrible so I cant even eat. Is this because of insomnia?
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A 46-year old asked:
Does decay leave unusual taste in mouth?
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A 45-year old asked:
Do pregnant women lose their sense of taste?
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A 34-year old asked:
Can bad crown be leaving unusual taste in mouth?
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A 44-year old female asked:
My sense of taste and smell are at about 10% I do not have a cold. what could it be. I ate half a raw beet today and no taste. I hate beets?
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A 41-year old asked:
I have a lack of sense of smell and taste- what can I do?
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A 41-year old female asked:
I have been feeling unusual then normal and i fainted in a store. Since then it seems like my senses heightened and i still feel weird. Any advice?
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A 21-year old female asked:
Ive had a bad cold and heyfever for a week. My nose is not blocked anymore but ive lost my sense of taste?? Will it come back?
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A 30-year old female asked:
I have lost my sense of taste and smell about a week and a half ago. There are no signs of a sinus infection. What could be causing that?
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A 43-year old asked:
Why do I lose my sense of taste and get a sore tongue when I eat fresh pineapple?
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A 55-year old male asked:
Is it possible to lose your sense of smell and taste after contracting the hpv virus?
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A 22-year old asked:
Why is your sense of taste impaired when you only breathe through your mouth and not your nose?
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A 59-year old male asked:
Lost all sense of smell and taste overnight last week. Only sense texture. Hist: had head cold and used Nostrilla. TOXIC exposure at WTC 120 days?
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A 28-year old male asked:
I have a black worm-like line going up just behind my uvula up behind my soft palate and continues. I have photos of this but can't work out what it is. I believe it could be creating unusual taste?
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A 33-year old asked:
Can whooping cough cause someone to lose their sense of taste?
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A 30-year old asked:
I have a lack of sense of smell and taste- what to do about stuffed nose?
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A 18-year old male asked:
What are the adverse effects of GERD, particularly on the tongue and sense of taste?
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A 32-year old female asked:
I have a sinus infection and cannot smell or taste. I just start antibiotic. Will my senses come back soon? Should I be concerned?
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A 42-year old male asked:
What cld b cause of chronically inflamed taste buds over a 6 wk period? No change in sense of taste or smell, no odor, discoloration, or discharge
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A 52-year old female asked:
For several months I have had unusual symptoms involving my mouth. It start with a metallic taste now it is milder and sometimes bitter and irritated.
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