How long does the "taste loss thing" last?

[RedAlert]

I havent been able to taste any of my juice flavors since last Friday afternoon, a whole miserable week. This happened for about a day once before right after I started vaping. Now almost a month off the analogs, it happened again. I have read a ton of threads on here about losing your taste for a day or two, never a week. Has anyone had it happen for this long and if so when did it come back? I know it's not the juices, even most foods and drinks taste off to me. If it take s any longer, I'm going to pull my tongue out!

 

[Hoosier]

Would it help if I told you it was not your tongue?

It is your nose.

Have you tried to flush it? (Your nose and sinuses that is.)

 

[Toker]

Hoosier is right.

Your sinus' is probably all stuffed up. Especially with the warmer weather going on and all the things blooming. I've been experiencing the same thing lately. A netty pot works wonders for flushing out your sinus'.

 

[RedAlert]

Thanks for the advice, might have to try a Neti Pot. No nose problems though(no congestion, sneezing and such) If the Neti does, the trick, I wont complain an ounce though.

 

[Toker]

Thanks for the advice, might have to try a Neti Pot. No nose problems though(no congestion, sneezing and such) If the Neti does, the trick, I wont complain an ounce though.

Well, if your foods and drinks aren't tasting right, then it's something to do with your sinus. A netty pot will flush that out and with repeated use it can help.

 

[RedAlert]

You guys were most definitely right. I ran out to the local RitAid and got a Neti Pot. Cma ehome tried it(gagged a few times but not too bad). Gave it a few minutes to finish dripping out of my head, then tried a "dead" flavor. I'd say a 50% recovery!!! I'll do another flush out tomorrow and see if it helpd even more.

 

[Hoosier]

Yea!

Glad it is helping!

Good luck getting your full taste back.

 

[daisyd]

I haven't been able to taste anything since spring hit. I thought it was due to the weird homemade herb cigarettes that I was smoking to try to quit at first. Maybe it's my nose though.

 

[paco]

just a question, what is a neti pot, never heard of this.

 

[RedAlert]

just a question, what is a neti pot, never heard of this.

It looks like a small plastic tea kettle that you put a solution in, the basically "pour it up your nose"

 

[smokin n jokin]

"basically "pour it up your nose"

Where does it come out.....and is it ok to use one if you are a Lutheran?

 

[daisyd]

It goes in one nostril and out the other. I' pretty sure that even Christian Scientists could use it.

 

[paco]

It looks like a small plastic tea kettle that you put a solution in, the basically "pour it up your nose"

hahaha okay ill have to remember this incase i run into this problem,

 

[Toker]

It's a saline solution that you pour into one nostril and it flows through the sinus cavity and out the other nostril. It is a very very weird and uncomfortable feeling, but it works well.

 

[bwstryker]

Could be allergies...I can't smell or taste a thing every June or July.

 

[CaptJay]

Neti Pots are great with allergies too - I must say I had serious reservations about trying one but I did finally a month or so back, and while it IS the weirdest thing you will ever do with your nose (I don't care what you say you've done, this is weirder), it really does work. It might be because it helps add moisture to the nasal passages, which is what it says it will do (please make sure you follow the instructions carefully and go watch youtube there are tons of 'how to' videos for it), or it might just be the cleansing thing. Either way - it really helps (but its still weird )