Is this the so-called "Vapor's Tongue"?

[HHonors]

So I've been vaping Boba's Bounty on a passthrough using a ProTank for the past couple weeks. It's been pretty good and I clean and dry burn my coils every 5mL or so. However, the last two days Boba's has been tasting very off to me. It's sort of like an oily, bitter almost sour taste. I've tried changing ProTank heads as well as tanks and still the same thing. I've even tried tasting a drip of the juice from two different bottles and it tastes just like it vapes -- terrible.

Am I experiencing a bout of Vapor's Tongue?

EDIT: I tried a couple of different juices and while it's not as bad as Boba's is to me, they still a bit bitter/metallic. Maybe my taste buds are injured and need a break

 

[Shadav]

sounds like it or the start of a head cold

drink plenty of water....brush your tongue real well scrub 'em buds back into order

have your sinus' been giving problems lately? As smell is a source of our taste as well...

drink some hot sauce

ummmm eat some hot peppers

drink some lemon juice

flush nasil cavities out

giggles there's all kinds of "fixes" but really it's just a waiting game....
best advice though, make sure to get buildup off of tongue, keep sinus' clear, drink lots of water.....it'll come back hopefully soon

 

[Flavored]

Could be. Try an Ice Breakers mint (or similar), something for the tongue to scrub on a little and see if that wakes the buds up.

 

[Skinr1]

I was getting that same metallic taste issue myself , but I changed the metal tip on my protank , metallic taste gone
problem solved .

 

[HHonors]

sounds like it or the start of a head cold

drink plenty of water....brush your tongue real well scrub 'em buds back into order

have your sinus' been giving problems lately? As smell is a source of our taste as well...

drink some hot sauce

ummmm eat some hot peppers

drink some lemon juice

flush nasil cavities out

giggles there's all kinds of "fixes" but really it's just a waiting game....
best advice though, make sure to get buildup off of tongue, keep sinus' clear, drink lots of water.....it'll come back hopefully soon

Aww man, I hope I'm not getting sick! Whenever I vape, my sinuses always act up -- my nose will be stuffy and run sometimes but it's never really affected the flavor of the vape until now. I'll try to do some of the things you mentioned, thanks!

 

[Draymorre]

When you switched off of Boba's did you change the head again? Might try dissasembling the protank and washing it completely and trying a new head on it.

 

[HHonors]

When you switched off of Boba's did you change the head again? Might try dissasembling the protank and washing it completely and trying a new head on it.

Yup, washed the protank out and let it dry and put a new head in. Still tastes like the last one did to me. My tongue does kind of feel like what happens when you eat too much pineapple (chemical burn?) so hopefully it will heal given some time.

Anyone else ever get this same feeling?

 

[swampman]

I have been having a little of what you describe going on lately. I am actually getting a head cold from all this golden rod blooming. I brush my tongue (not sayin you dont!) and it helps a little but by the end of the day its just as bad.

It did coincide with my sinus problems though.

 

[Bill's Magic Vapor]

sounds like vapor's tongue to me. Try switching flavors. Try a flavorful fruit juice for a change. Also, the smell of fresh ground coffee is an aroma that will reset the taste buds. Flavorists use this trick constantly throughout the day to "reset" their taste buds. Good luck to you!

 

[HHonors]

sounds like vapor's tongue to me. Try switching flavors. Try a flavorful fruit juice for a change. Also, the smell of fresh ground coffee is an aroma that will reset the taste buds. Flavorists use this trick constantly throughout the day to "reset" their taste buds. Good luck to you!

I just tried switching flavors (vanilla custard and strawberry) and for the most part, they taste fine to me. But when I went back to Boba's it still tastes a little bit off from what I remember it being. Maybe I've just outgrown the flavor?

 

[stlhawks]

I just tried switching flavors (vanilla custard and strawberry) and for the most part, they taste fine to me. But when I went back to Boba's it still tastes a little bit off from what I remember it being. Maybe I've just outgrown the flavor?

HH - I get this when I vape on a flavor for more than a week or so. What usually helps me is sticking to another flavor until I get vape tongue from that and keep rotating. Other suggestions within the thread are also helpful (Hot Sauce, Hot Peppers). You may want to try some Listerine mouthwash to jolt your senses back to normal.

 

[Gr8Scott]

Here's a little trick. This guy who used to work in a cigar factory in central America said they did it as a regular routine when they got our equivalent to vapers tongue.

Swoosh your mouth out/gargle with warm salt water.. a glass or two works. Put 1 1/2 2 tbsp salt in a standard glass.

Miracle fix. Instantly cures vapers tongue. Seriously.

Also go to your local discount/dollar store and buy a tongue scraper. You will be totally amazed at the coating on your tongue from PG/VG

 

[jazon1]

i switch up flavors a lot otherwise this happens to me too,i keep two flavors active on two mods and swap the flavors out one a week whether im still enjoying them or not.

 

[poisonedorange]

I brush my teeth, rinse with an equal peroxide/water solution. Switch flavors for a couple of days. Works like a charm. Also drink a ton of water.

 

[JWLuke]

I had this happen last week. Someone on the thread mentioned hot sauce. That night I went to Buffalo Wild Wings and it worked. No more vapor tongue. Good luck.

 

[BGaulding]

I recently had vapors tongue & I couldn't taste ANY flavors. It was almost as if I had a cold but I didn't & it only lasted a few days. Nothing I tried helped & believe me, I tried everything I read online. So I vaped a flavor I didn't like as much & waited. Frustrating isn't the word for it, but it does go away & all goes back to normal.

 

[Christopherja]

As a previous poster said, there's a whole list of "miracle cures", but typically I've found - as have others I know - that it's just a waiting game.

Vape a juice you're not super keen on - or at least one that doesn't taste "as bad" - and wait for your tongue/nose/sinuses to recover