Hello and Where Have All My Taste Buds Gone?

[67Tele]

Hello from South Austin. Brand new Old Guy member and vapor user. I turned 60 last month and have smoked for 45 of those long strange years. I've only been vaping for a week and having only tried tobacco flavors. I have not been able to differentiate between blends.

For those of you who smoked for decades how long did it take for your taste buds to recover?

My cigarette use has decreased drastically and I think for the first time I'll be able to let it go so I'm stoked.

Thanks for any advice and glad to be here.

trey

 

[Sthur]

Welcome to the forums, if your vaping a lot make sure your hydrated and that your not getting vapors tongue.

 

[nasca]

if you're getting vapers tongue,
drink more water.
brush your teeth and scrape your tongue.
rotate your flavors

if this to due to years of smoking, then yeah, your senses will gradually all come back.

 

[roxynoodle]

I had bad vapor's tongue a couple of weeks ago that hit every afternoon. Nothing seemed to help, but it did pass.

 

[niane]

Im in the same situation, only been vaping for 3 day's but still can't taste ejuice, I can smell it, but I keep brushing tongue and teeth and this morning decided to put alittle ejuice under my nostrils, trying to trick the brain into thinking I can taste it, but no luck, guess my taste buds are numb from nicotine in the analogs cigs, so keep on vaping the body take time to heal, been a smoker for 37 years but determined to beat the yuckies. Best Wishes Niane

 

[Hemptation]

been a smoker for 22 years close to 2 packs a day in the end. drink plenty of water. ginger ale will clean your pallet even faster. drinking hard core alcohol will kill your taste buds. it took about a week or so for my smell and taste to start picking up. and after a month I felt like I could smell and taste freely again. change flavors, scrub tongue , all the same tips. just keep gaping. and the less you smoke, the faster, better your senses will come back and pick up. if that makes any sense. glad to have you vaping

 

[Eillusion]

Vapor's tongue is a pain! It usually happens after vaping the same flavor E-liquid for quite some time. If you've smoked previously as you said, It occurs quicker. Smoking kills your senses. Make sure to drink plenty of water, Vaping dehydrates and causes a thin film to form over your mouth, so drinking water eliminates that from happening. Also make sure to brush your tongue in the morning, that tends to help, and others would agree.

Switch up your E-liquid flavor from time to time, getting used to a flavor over an extensive amount of time is normal.

When I've been vaping the same flavor for awhile and decide it's time to switch it up, I notice the difference right away.

Good luck!

~Matt

 

[NathanielFT]

Not sure if its been suggested already but this is what i do to sort out my vapours tongue.

Eat or drink something, ideally with a lot of flavour

Use a strong mouthwash

Have a menthol vape at hand (mbv thug juice is my favourite remedy for vt)

Have a few liquids on rotation so your buds don't get too accustomed to any of your liquids.

The above always sorts vt for me, hope this helps


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[DeloresRose]

There are several tips around the forum for helping with that problem. Drink water, eat jalapenos, brush with peroxide and baking soda. I could taste the juice for the first couple months when I started vaping - I quit smoking only days in. Then the VT hit, and it stayed for weeks. I tried somewhere around 20 juices, couldn't taste any. Food tasted normal, just no taste on the vape. Somebody on the forum suggested Gatorade. I drank a medium sized bottle every day for three days, and the vape tongue vanished. No idea why that worked, but I still keep some around.

 

[67Tele]

Thank you all! I'm glad there's several methods to try. Stopped drinking in '86 so I'm good there. I've been a menthol smoker almost the whole time. Today I switched from the tobacco flavor I've been trying all week to a menthol version. Could easily taste the difference. Not just in the menthol but of the difference between the tobacco base.

I like the spicy food idea. Haven't had my enchilada fix for awhile...

trey

 

[Grimwald]

I'm turning 62 tomorrow...also smoked heavily for 40+ years. Been vaping for 22 months.

Now that you mention it, in the beginning all of the cheap tobacco juices tasted pretty much the same. At about 2-3 months, when my sense of taste and smell returned, they began to taste awful. I struggled along while I went on what is affectionately know in my house as "the great tobacco hunt of 2012". I was sure I would need a tobacco flavor. I tried over 50 different juices from many vendors but nothing worked.

One day I tried a cherry tobacco flavor and discovered fruits...grape, cherry, blackberry...those were good for 6 months until I discovered the real solution...unflavored...and I have been happily vaping it for 9 months. It turns out that most flavors just don't appeal to me.

 

[NathanielFT]

I'm turning 62 tomorrow...also smoked heavily for 40+ years. Been vaping for 22 months.

Now that you mention it, in the beginning all of the cheap tobacco juices tasted pretty much the same. At about 2-3 months, when my sense of taste and smell returned, they began to taste awful. I struggled along while I went on what is affectionately know in my house as "the great tobacco hunt of 2012". I was sure I would need a tobacco flavor. I tried over 50 different juices from many vendors but nothing worked.

One day I tried a cherry tobacco flavor and discovered fruits...grape, cherry, blackberry...those were good for 6 months until I discovered the real solution...unflavored...and I have been happily vaping it for 9 months. It turns out that most flavors just don't appeal to me.

Surely you tried a custard before you gave up on flavours??


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[ABx009]

The first time I tried quitting smoking, it took a good 1.5-2 months for my sense of smell to improve. This time it's coming back much faster.

If you're into supplements, there is apparently some evidence that alpha lipoic acid helps to speed up recovery of the nerves responsible for the sense of smell. Apparently it's worked for people's whose sense of smell was destroyed from sinus infections, cold/flu, etc. I'm not normally big on supplements, but I might give this a go myself.

 

[Jane Graham]

So glad I found out about this vapor tongue...having no problems with food but beverages are tasting weird...even my beloved coke is tasting yucky and my sweet moscato wine is not pleasing my palate...only thing that tastes good is sweet tea...need to probably force myself to drink water...lots of water.

 

[Auntie Mame]

I am an old woman and yes, I smoked for almost fifty years. I am still getting my taste buds back and I have little moments of clarity that an aroma will be so clear it startles me! And yes, I have days where everything is sorta washed out. I agree with all of the above, clean mouth, lots of water, change flavors, eat or drink something that you know has a big flavor kick.

 

[Sil3nt]

Wow an old guy who knows how to use the Internet and type properly! Jk man, welcome.