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Loss of taste
Ageusia is the loss of the sense of taste, either by damage to the part of the brain that interprets taste, or by direct damage to the taste buds on the tongue itself.
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A 85-year old male asked:
Is there any cure for long term loss of taste and smell?
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A 42-year old asked:
Is temporary loss of taste after dental anesthesia normal?
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A 37-year old asked:
Are anosmia loss of taste and ageusia loss of smell?
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A 48-year old asked:
How does loss of taste last with a sinus infection?
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A 69-year old female asked:
Can dental work with local anesthetic cause loss of taste?
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A 35-year old asked:
Can teeth implants result in loss of taste and numbness to the tongue?
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A 37-year old asked:
Does food poisoning cause loss of taste buds?
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A 63-year old female asked:
Was treated for strep throat 3 wks ago. Tongue still painful now and I noticed a growth way in back on tongue. Loss of taste. Burning on tongue.
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A 54-year old female asked:
Taking Lamisil (terbinafine) 250mg/ day 2 weeks on, 2 weeks off to treat a fungal finger nail infection. Can cause loss of taste, hearing,liver damage,etc?
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A 55-year old male asked about a 82-year old female:
82 yo s/p craniotomy 4 mos ago of L frontal GBM grade 4 and IMRT 3 wks ago, sleepiness, lack of appetite due to loss of taste, confusion. Is this nml?
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A 31-year old male asked about a male:
SubAccount- Test Piyush Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing. Fatigue. Muscle or body aches. Headache. New loss of taste or smell. Sore throat."
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A 30-year old male asked:
Have sinus infection. Experiencing loss of smell and taste. Is this common? What causes this & how long should I expect this?
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A 40-year old asked:
I suffer from chronic loss of smell and taste (anosmia). could this be tied to any hormones?
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A 44-year old asked:
How to deal with loss of smell and taste from afrin nasal (oxymetazoline) spray?
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A 30-year old male asked:
Can a decongestant like mucinex (guaifenesin) and a steroid nasal spray like fluticasone taken too much over time cause loss of smell and taste?
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A 58-year old male asked:
constant metal taste in mouth and loss of smell?
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A 22-year old female asked:
Im 22, I've been having pain on the right side of my head cause's me to not be able to taste , and some memory loss?
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A 34-year old female asked:
I'm taking the Prevpack and it's making me feel sick. Loss of appitite, nausea, a bad taste in my mouth, night sweats, restlessness, and I feel tired.?
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A male asked:
Unintentional weight loss my unintentional weight loss, has been going on for a month now. many people i know, have been concern about my drastic weight. i went from a size 40 waist to a 36, had to buy new pants.... and i have strange taste in my mouth
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A 20-year old female asked:
Dizzy,lack of appetite, weight loss, metallic taste.All food taste revolting including water. I can't eat ,it's been about 4 months like this.
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A 42-year old asked:
Symptoms include: lump in throat sore jaws dry mouth loss of appetite sometimes bitter/bland taste in mouth and nausea. What could it be?
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A 23-year old female asked:
I want to loss weight?
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A 19-year old male asked:
How can l loss waight?
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A 43-year old male asked:
I fell sexul power loss?
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how i could loss my weight?
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A 32-year old asked:
i'm at a loss of words, any suggestions?
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A 32-year old asked:
What causes a loss of reflexes?
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A member asked about a female:
Loss weight tips?
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A 16-year old female asked:
How can i loss my wait?
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A 21-year old male asked:
Loss my weight how procedure sir?
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