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Causes of diminished sense of taste w/ normal sense of smell? can distinguish between sweet, salty, bitter, etc., but lost the true "taste" of foods.
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Simple to complex: May be something as simple as B12 deficiency to something as serious as brain tumor. Seek evaluation
Answered 5/24/2021
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