A member asked:

My wife can't taste salt or sugar when she drinkd soda it just tasted like carbinated water she will keep putting salt on food she takes saphrise help?

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Dr. Reid Blackwelder answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Concerning: The inability to recognize strong tastes like salt and sugar are concerning, especially if a new problem. Some problems in the brain can effect the sense of taste. So can cigarette smoking or things that cause problems with the sense of smell. This should be checked out.

Answered 11/23/2013

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