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Abnormal sense of taste is a symptom in which a person has unusual tastes in his mouth, has loss some ability to taste certain flavors, or notices that some familiar flavors are tasting oddly.

Dr. Keegan Duchicela reviewed this

16 year experience in family medicine

How long it usually lasts:

Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

How common it is:

Common

Body locations

Mouth

Is Symptom of

Bell's palsy

Condition

Glossitis

Condition

Cholesteatoma

Condition

Is a Side Effect of

Related questions

A member asked about a 73-year old male:

What type of physician does a patient see if they have nerve damage post a dental procedure? My mom's sense of taste and smell are abnormal since.

2 doctor answers • 3 doctors weighed in

A 30-year old male asked:

I have a sore throat, general aches and pains, lost sense of smell and taste for 3 days. No unusual temperature (36.4), breathing seems normal. Have been on a flight from Cape Town last Saturday. Was not at any social gatherings in Cape Town?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 29-year old female asked:

I lost my sense of taste yesterday?

1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

A 37-year old asked:

How can I get my sense of taste back?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 36-year old asked:

Do you lose sense of taste with aging?

1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

A 31-year old asked:

What could cause the sense of taste to change?

1 doctor answer • 4 doctors weighed in

A 29-year old asked:

Can I stop myself from losing my sense of taste?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 46-year old asked:

Is it possible to lose my sense of taste forever?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 45-year old asked:

What could be causing me to be losing my sense of taste?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A female asked:

I can taste some things, other things cannot taste it at all. To me it makes no sense to be able to taste one and not another . What is wrong?

1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

A 40-year old asked:

Could a cold cause me to lose sense of taste and smell?

1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

A 45-year old asked:

How do you recover your sense of smell and taste after a cold?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 35-year old asked:

If the sense of smell and taste are lost for 6 months, will it return?

1 doctor answer • 5 doctors weighed in

A 30-year old asked:

I have a cold since 2 weeks now and no amelioration even with cold medecine, should I get worried? Lost my sense of taste since 2weeks too

2 doctor answers • 2 doctors weighed in

A female asked:

I haven't been able to smell or taste for 2 weeks. I thought it was a cold but usually i only lose my sense of smell/taste for a few days. Why?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 31-year old male asked:

Do the senses change after 30? I'm noticing that my senses have become dull or less sharp as time goes by especially how I taste and smell food. flavors aren't as intense as they use to be should I be concerned?

2 doctor answers • 3 doctors weighed in

A 33-year old female asked:

Good day. I am currently experiencing symptoms of covid 19 after feeling ill for the past week. My sense of smelling and taste is gone since yesterday. I come into contact with pasients daily at work, and worried that I might have been exposed?

2 doctor answers • 2 doctors weighed in

A 19-year old female asked:

I am experiencing changes in sense of smell.It started 3 months ago.I used to get colds in the morning.I lost my appetite because of the weird smell and tastes of foods. Although I can smell fragrant things, the smell is still different than before?

1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

A 38-year old asked:

Lost sense of smell and taste after my operation. Is this normal?

1 doctor answer • 6 doctors weighed in

A 21-year old female asked:

How to get senses of taste&smell back after healing from COVID-19?

2 doctor answers • 4 doctors weighed in

A 36-year old female asked:

I have no sense of taste and need a referral to go get a COVID test ?

2 doctor answers • 5 doctors weighed in

A 73-year old male asked:

An excess of what supplements could cause a diminished sense of taste?

1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

A 33-year old female asked:

What would cause me to lose my sense of taste and smell I have a cold.

1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

A 38-year old female asked:

I have lost my sense of smell and taste, I wanted to get tested for COVID ?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 40-year old asked:

For what reasons do we lose our sense of taste and smell when we have severe cold?

1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

A 65-year old female asked:

I am just getting over the flu (16 days) . My sense of taste is way off. Why & what do I do about it?

1 doctor answer • 3 doctors weighed in

A 18-year old female asked:

Why does my sense of smell and taste off?noticed this for a few months maybe since my grandfather died idk?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 30-year old female asked:

How long after recovery from Covid ( mild case) does one get back their sense of taste and smell completely?

2 doctor answers • 4 doctors weighed in

A 57-year old female asked:

After 5 months of gastric sleeve still huge change in the taste & smell senses. when will it return normal? will they return normal?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A male asked:

Loss of taste while taking Risperdone, will I get my sense of taste back if I stop taking it? I've only taken it twice, and it sucks.

2 doctor answers • 5 doctors weighed in

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Abnormal sense of taste

Dr. Keegan Duchicela reviewed this

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Related questions

What type of physician does a patient see if they have nerve damage post a dental procedure? My mom's sense of taste and smell are abnormal since.

I have a sore throat, general aches and pains, lost sense of smell and taste for 3 days. No unusual temperature (36.4), breathing seems normal. Have been on a flight from Cape Town last Saturday. Was not at any social gatherings in Cape Town?

I lost my sense of taste yesterday?

How can I get my sense of taste back?

Do you lose sense of taste with aging?

What could cause the sense of taste to change?

Can I stop myself from losing my sense of taste?

Is it possible to lose my sense of taste forever?

What could be causing me to be losing my sense of taste?

I can taste some things, other things cannot taste it at all. To me it makes no sense to be able to taste one and not another . What is wrong?

Could a cold cause me to lose sense of taste and smell?

How do you recover your sense of smell and taste after a cold?

If the sense of smell and taste are lost for 6 months, will it return?

I have a cold since 2 weeks now and no amelioration even with cold medecine, should I get worried? Lost my sense of taste since 2weeks too

I haven't been able to smell or taste for 2 weeks. I thought it was a cold but usually i only lose my sense of smell/taste for a few days. Why?

Do the senses change after 30? I'm noticing that my senses have become dull or less sharp as time goes by especially how I taste and smell food. flavors aren't as intense as they use to be should I be concerned?

Good day. I am currently experiencing symptoms of covid 19 after feeling ill for the past week. My sense of smelling and taste is gone since yesterday. I come into contact with pasients daily at work, and worried that I might have been exposed?

I am experiencing changes in sense of smell.It started 3 months ago.I used to get colds in the morning.I lost my appetite because of the weird smell and tastes of foods. Although I can smell fragrant things, the smell is still different than before?

Lost sense of smell and taste after my operation. Is this normal?

How to get senses of taste&smell back after healing from COVID-19?

I have no sense of taste and need a referral to go get a COVID test ?

An excess of what supplements could cause a diminished sense of taste?

What would cause me to lose my sense of taste and smell I have a cold.

I have lost my sense of smell and taste, I wanted to get tested for COVID ?

For what reasons do we lose our sense of taste and smell when we have severe cold?

I am just getting over the flu (16 days) . My sense of taste is way off. Why & what do I do about it?

Why does my sense of smell and taste off?noticed this for a few months maybe since my grandfather died idk?

How long after recovery from Covid ( mild case) does one get back their sense of taste and smell completely?

After 5 months of gastric sleeve still huge change in the taste & smell senses. when will it return normal? will they return normal?

Loss of taste while taking Risperdone, will I get my sense of taste back if I stop taking it? I've only taken it twice, and it sucks.

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