Discovered why I've been going flavor-numb and unable to taste my vaping

[Maast]

I've been losing all taste and unable to taste any flavors almost every day by 4-8 PM.

Another thread in the general discussion area led me to do an experiment:

My usual all day vape is RY4 and/or Wyatt Earp and I always seem to get taste-numb by the end of the day on that. I tend to overfill my carts and get bubbly "wet" vapes.

The experiment was to only vape RY4 & only fill my carts 3/4 full to avoid bubbly wet vapes and keep any fluid out of my mouth - I only put in 20 drops instead of the full 28ish (its a 510 mega atty and carts) that I usually put in. In addition I kept the stream of vapor from hitting directly on my tongue - instead I aimed it to the roof of my mouth.

The results

I lost almost no flavor loss over the day of chain vaping.

I lost a little when I put in a fresh cart at 3pm and my vaping was a little bubbly for the first half hour, but I took a half hour vaping break and the flavor came all the way back.

I've been over filling my carts just a bit to get the maximum amount of juice in there, evidently thats a mistake.

Just wanted to pass along what I'd found out as I've heard several people complain about losing the flavor.

 

[Goldenkobold]

so basically you have been getting some ejuice on the tongue?

 

[Willriker]

yup, sounds about right to me.

 

[KRiPT1C]

I notice that if I over fill the cart my tongue will get numb for a while. I'm guessing that is from juice getting on my tongue but I don't really ever feel it or taste it like I have heard it described.

 

[Maast]

so basically you have been getting some ejuice on the tongue?

Evidently I have, every once in a while I'd definately get some in my mouth, but I'm thinking I'd been getting more liquid than I thought in my mouth.

 

[becky127]

Numb tongue is correct. I kept thinking it was irritated, but it's numb. I've been using a cartridge that I fill and "constantly" top off thinking it needs it. No wonder my ego gurgles. When I think back, this didn't happen when I would vape on it for hours and not top it off. Of course, I'm not known for doing anything in moderation. Idiot. Live and learn.

 

[Liv2Ski]

My usual all day vape is RY4 and/or Wyatt Earp and I always seem to get taste-numb by the end of the day on that. I tend to overfill my carts and get bubbly "wet" vapes.

Wet vapes, like wet farts are not a pleasurable experience!

 

[Maast]

Day 2,

Yep, its definately the bubbly wet vaping. Put in another cart from my stock of ones I'd already prefilled, playing poker last night and not really paying attention I lost the flavor by about 10pm.

When I realized that - I also realized it was a bubbly vape, and even though I couldnt _tell_ I was getting raw juice in my mouth I must have been.

 

[deback]

Day 2,

Yep, its definately the bubbly wet vaping. Put in another cart from my stock of ones I'd already prefilled, playing poker last night and not really paying attention I lost the flavor by about 10pm.

When I realized that - I also realized it was a bubbly vape, and even though I couldnt _tell_ I was getting raw juice in my mouth I must have been.

I quit filling my cartomizers so full about a week or more ago (drop 10 to 16 drops into them, instead of 16 to 20 drops), and my throat and taste buds haven't been going numb, like they used to. Vaping has been much better, too, without having to blow out excess juice, more airy, more vapor, more flavor, and consistent throat hits.