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    You may have 5 flavors, but you probably only have one tongue. Vaper's tongue is a sure possibility here. Like was mentioned above, drink more water. When you brush your teeth, 'swab' your tongue with the toothbrush too.
     
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    The flavors in my juices are all very strong and have been since I started vaping a couple years ago. I vape premium flavors (brands that only have a small selection of flavors and they come in low nicotine levels).

    Usually, though, whenever I decide to freshly re-wick my coils, the flavors are even more wonderful.

    For me, the key to overwhelming flavor is an RDA with low gauge coils and a lot of power (for a warm dense vape) and great airflow. It tastes so good. I can actually take a hit and still taste it a minute or more later. I think these premium juices use a lot of flavor.
     
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    I get that if it was one flavor but all 5

    In my experience if you stick to just one flavor or switch too often between multiple strong flavors the taste will diminish (vapers tongue). Try alternating between just one or two a day for a few days and then switch them out. I usually have a fruity flavored juice for my mod that I use at work and a sweet/desert flavor that I use while I'm at home and after a few days I switch it up to two different flavors. I haven't experienced vapers tongue since I started doing that.
     
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    This is why I try to keep mintier flavors around when I can. I find they help a lot with vape tongue. Though about the best cure I found for it was extreme ice from mt baker. lol

    I agree. Nothing like a daylong menthol cleanse to reboot your buds.
    I am quite fond of Nicquid's Mintoid, and mixed with NT's Frenilla, you have a buttermint!
     
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    I agree. Nothing like a daylong menthol cleanse to reboot your buds.
    I am quite fond of Nicquid's Mintoid, and mixed with NT's Frenilla, you have a buttermint!

    That sounds good. I got a few mints right now but no actual menthol now. lol. Perhaps though I should get another candy cane flavored juice. The last one I had was also nice for vape tongue lol. At the moment I mostly got sweets and a few fruits. Got them from some friends. I was out of juice and broke so they helped me out. I did recently buy myself a new bottle of spearmint though from cjvapors. One of my favorites. lol.
     

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    You may have 5 flavors, but you probably only have one tongue. Vaper's tongue is a sure possibility here. Like was mentioned above, drink more water. When you brush your teeth, 'swab' your tongue with the toothbrush too.
    :lol: :lol: :lol:
     
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    Lets be clear here,..vapers tongue is caused by dehydration. VG sucks all the moisture from your mouth and tongue. It doesn't matter if you are vaping Uncle Junks or light flavors from Ahlusion. When you get vapers tongue you could vape about anything except cinnamon red hots and not taste it..It can be a bear to cure as well..The longer you go without hydration while vaping the bigger the risk of developing vapers tongue.
    There are many crazy sounding cures out there. From sniffing coffee grounds to eating a spoon of cinnamon straight from the spice jar.
    Truth is the only way to get rid of it is by drinking plenty of water,..and as I said before,..sucking on hard candy to encourage salivation.

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    I try my best to avoid vapers tongue but on occasion still do get it.
     

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    Lets be clear here,..vapers tongue is caused by dehydration. VG sucks all the moisture from your mouth and tongue. It doesn't matter if you are vaping Uncle Junks or light flavors from Ahlusion. When you get vapers tongue you could vape about anything except cinnamon red hots and not taste it..It can be a bear to cure as well..The longer you go without hydration while vaping the bigger the risk of developing vapers tongue.
    There are many crazy sounding cures out there. From sniffing coffee grounds to eating a spoon of cinnamon straight from the spice jar.
    Truth is the only way to get rid of it is by drinking plenty of water,..and as I said before,..sucking on hard candy to encourage salivation.

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    I try my best to avoid vapers tongue but on occasion still do get it.

    That would be part of it. But using the same flavor or same kinds of flavors over and over can also cause it. It is kinda like how we got used to the taste of cigarettes. We get used to the taste of a vape. Hydration as you say is also a large part though. I make sure to drink plenty of liquids and I stand by the menthol working though. It always works for me. Though afterwards I make sure to switch up. Otherwise I get a new case of vape tongue lol

    To the OP, make sure to clean out your setup in between in use of juices. I didn't need to do this as often on my old aerotank mini, but on my sub-tank mini it is a must. I find sometimes if it is not cleaned right that the vapor residue in the tank builds up in the chimney and it causes juices to become less flavorful.
     

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    Dehydration is sounding more like the reasoning. Top that with my coffee addiction (8-12 cups at soup bowl size a day) which is also dehydrates you. Thanks everyone for the info. When I first starting vaping 10 days ago. I immediately went down to five cigs a day and they tasted horrible. The flavor of the juice being the biggest factor to not smoke cigs. Then I cut back on vaping since I was getting dizzy with the 18 mg and had no other options in nicotine levels and I am back up to ten to 12 cigs a day. I was becoming a little discouraged about vaping and setting a quit date for cigarettes because of the no flavor issue. Sounds like the ride it out policy is in affect. Thanks again ya'll
     
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    Oh yeah. You have to find your sweet spot with the nic.
    I was a 2.5+ pack a day chain smoker.

    I started vaping with a little carto/spinner thing at 12mg nic, and I chain vaped, and was still smoking a few. I had to have three batteries to make sure I always had a charged one.

    Then I got a nautilus mini, for those batteries. I was smoking less, a few cigs every other day. I also didn't chain vape.

    Got a bunch of juice I love. Stocked up with a great sale.

    Then I got the Subtank mini. Too much nic. Dropped to 6mg. Bought bottles of 0nic juice to halve the previous purchase. Fortunately caught another great sale. But then I noticed I wasn't smoking anymore. I didn't set a date or make a decision, it just happened. So keep that in mind. It may happen when everything clicks. Don't beat yourself up over it, just fine tune your vaping.

    I got another awesome tank, and had to drop my nic again!
     
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    Oh, I wanted to suggest a range of flavors too.
    Flavors that hit you differently. Your taste buds may get used to similar flavor profiles, so mix it up. Mint, and cinnamon are strong unique flavors. Coffee is another that tends to hit your bitter taste buds that have been lazy with all your sweet juices.
     
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