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What could cause a constant mothball taste at back of throat for 2years made stronger with alcohol and/or salt? dr's baffled.
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Throat: Good question. Could be acid reflux which might be made wore by those two items. Less common would be changes in the taste buds in the circumvallate papilla in the back of the tongue.
Answered 5/16/2017
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