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Please tell me what can cause dysgeusia (parageusia) in the mouth and with smells?
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Dysgeusia: Taste sensation are from taste buds located on tongue while sense of smell is located at the olfactory epithelium in the upper part of nose! it is uncommon to suffer from both conditions. Please see an ENT doctor for evaluation.
Answered 6/10/2014
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