I think my tastebuds are comatose

[GoodDog]

Good idea, let's keep this thread going and see if we can get to the bottom of this. One day I lowered my nic from 24mg to about 15mg and it seemed to help. I should have stuck with that for a few days to see, but ... well, ya' know? What nic levels do you use and have you tried lowering it on these days?

I also get a burning sensation in my mouth that can be quite annoying. A friend sent me some Halo Menthol Ice to try and that takes the burning away almost immediately, but I can't go without my flavors! As soon as I go back to the flavored vape the burning starts up again.

[Ast_Isis]

I do not want to be an alarmist here, but the post about a constant sweet taste spooked me. This is a sign of diabetes so please please please get checked if you have not already.

As for the inability to taste the vapor, does it happen with foods also? Iis called Dysgeusia. There are a wide variety of causes from zinc deficiency to dry mouth.

Okay, done being all medical and stuff..back to my normal goofy self.

[GoodDog]

I do not want to be an alarmist here, but the post about a constant sweet taste spooked me. This is a sign of diabetes so please please please get checked if you have not already.

As for the inability to taste the vapor, does it happen with foods also? Iis called Dysgeusia. There are a wide variety of causes from zinc deficiency to dry mouth.

Okay, done being all medical and stuff..back to my normal goofy self.

Thanks Ast_Isis, I think I will get checked because I've also been very tired lately - more than normal!

When I lose my taste I also lose the ability to taste food.

[dawgcrazy]

Hello guys You know I get this issue as well from previous posts lol
I did try something I swore I would never touch - the sinus irrigation thing. I did the coward's way - sniffed the salt water off my hand rather than buy a Neti pot.
I googled neti pot and sinus irrigation and found a 'how to/DIY' webpage - thers a few out there. Tells you how much salt, how much water, what temp, and stuff like that.
It felt HORRIBLE.

That is NOT the correct way to clean out your nasal passages. It is also NOT the cowards way. I would never ever in a million years do what you did. You are NOT supposed to snort it. It is supposed to gently and freely flow from one nostril to the other...therefore "flushing" them out. Snorting it...well, I'm not sure where the mixture goes then..? In your lungs? YIKES.

I love my neti pot, and I use it correctly...never snorting anything. No wonder it felt horrible.

[CaptJay]

Ive been tired too (but not ALL the time, just AT times) but i have no other diabetic symptoms so Im not gonna bother getting checked out at this point in time. I do know that giving up the ciggies can cause tiredness, and I already have a thyroid issue thata being treated so its possibly connected with that (mine was hypER, but I think its swung the other way now lol).
Increasing excercise is supposed to help with tiredness due to endorphins mimicing the MAOI effect of cigs.
I can taste sweetness just fine as well, so mine is likely just my nose going into a slight, well this.. Anosmia - loss of smell - Better Health Channel.

I've not had a burning taste myself and I vape on 12mg usually - sometimes 18mg but not often, usually higher than 12mg for pacifying vapes gives me headache issues lol.
I do agree about the 'sugarless tea' mouth taste. I called it 'coffee made from sticks' but its the same thing. It IS kind of weird, theres a taste of SOMETHING but its a vague, maybe slightly oily (but not exactly oil) taste I have. I cut down the amount of sugar I take in coffee not long before I started vaping, and I have a feeling if I upped it again my coffee would taste better than it does right now lol but atm my coffee tastes..either too harsh or just..'not right'. I'm not gonna up the sugar btw Also - Ive noticed chocolate tastes differently than it used to, so I hardly eat any now.
I do have 'nose issues' that were much worse when I smoked. here comes the icky part. I had that constant 'feels like something, or phlegm, dripping down back of throat' feeling while smoking (smoking here means using cigarettes not just smoking one); my nose almost always felt stuffed at the back and if I got a cold I had a sinus involvement. Sometimes infected sinuses, sometimes just blocked. I had to clear my throat all the time (I do mean all) and coughed a lot, although my lungs felt and sounded (to the doctor) clear. I don't have allergies so it was never that.

[CaptJay]

That is NOT the correct way to clean out your nasal passages. It is also NOT the cowards way. I would never ever in a million years do what you did. You are NOT supposed to snort it. It is supposed to gently and freely flow from one nostril to the other...therefore "flushing" them out. Snorting it...well, I'm not sure where the mixture goes then..? In your lungs? YIKES.

I love my neti pot, and I use it correctly...never snorting anything. No wonder it felt horrible.

LOL I got the info to do it that way off a doctor's site - so it was done according to the instructions, they tell you how to not snort it into lungs It only ever went into my sinuses, I'm crazy but not THAT crazy

[dawgcrazy]

Ok, since everyone is terrified of the neti pot, let me explain a little. It's a little plastic tea pot looking thing...it fits perfectly into your nostril. It does NOT hurt at all. You just have to put it in far enough to close off the air, don't stick it up to your brain or anything.

Look DOWN all the way, like with your chin touching your chest and slowly tilt your head to the side until the water starts to come out of the other nostril.

It's a little weird at first...my eye waters for a second, and the very first time I ever did it, it made me want to cough, but I think that is because I didn't have my head down far enough. DO NOT look up, doing so will cause it to run down your throat and/or into your mouth and you don't want that to happen.

There is absolutely NOTHING painful or uncomfortable at all about using the neti pot. At first it's sorta strange, but that's it. I highly recommend it for anyone with sinus problems, and those of you who can't seem to taste anything. Perhaps I should use mine again now since I'm having trouble tasting things again....well, that and all the extra boogers LOL!

It is nothing like getting water up your nose when swimming, or anything like that at all. Just remember to keep your head DOWN and breathe through your mouth and you'll be just fine.

[dawgcrazy]

LOL I got the info to do it that way off a doctor's site - so it was done according to the instructions, they tell you how to not snort it into lungs It only ever went into my sinuses, I'm crazy but not THAT crazy

I hope you don't believe everything you read on the internet...

I do not endorse snorting salt water. Ever. I'm glad it didn't go into your lungs. But seriously...go spend $10 and get a neti pot. It's easier and safer and it is much less uncomfortable than what you did.

[CaptJay]

I hope you don't believe everything you read on the internet...

I do not endorse snorting salt water. Ever. I'm glad it didn't go into your lungs. But seriously...go spend $10 and get a neti pot. It's easier and safer and it is much less uncomfortable than what you did.

I promise you I didnt just look at one site - really I was quite safe
I have a degree in science ( 2 actually lol), I made sure I researched it properly. I do however, agree that having looked more closely at the neti pot it seems a much better delivery device.

[GoodDog]

What type of stores sell them? I also went online last night and read up on how to do it without one, but I agree, it seems like a better delivey devise.