Reviving Burnt Taste Buds

[MaileSmyth]

Anyone got any tips?

I'm still trying to kick the analogs for good, but because my taste buds have this constant ashy taste, I'm not using the e-cig as much as I want to.

After the initial drag or two, the flavor seems so muted against the analog remnants (which never seem to go away), that I end up lighting an analog anyway. I'll go back and forth, which helps a little - e-cig gets bland, I take a drag or two from an analog, and the comparison to actual smoke lets me get an idea of the taste again.

 

[MTV]

try something to cleanse the palate before having a vape...kinda like wine tasting...Eat white bread or crackers and sip unflavored water between analogs and vaping.

maybe that will help.

 

[dee5]

After years of smoking your taste buds are a bit fried. They will recover as you smoke less and less. What flavor of juice are you vaping? To be honest, nothing you vape is going to taste exactly like a cigarette does and many of us have found that we prefer non tobacco flavors of liquid just because we can taste them more and they taste better. Play around with some different flavors, sample packs are a great and inexpensive way to do this and many vendors offer them. Branch out into some fruit and dessert flavors, they have a completely different tongue vibe.

 

[Michael Curry]

There's a mouthwash/rinse that is often recommended for chronic dry mouth, called Biotene. You can get it just about anywhere.

It can help speed recovery a bit, or promote faster recovery... However you wanna say it. I've used it frequently to restore tortured taste buds.

I recently found that drinking the lemon flavored Dasani water helps a bit to pick up on flavors when your tongue is a bit overwhelmed.

 

[MaileSmyth]

The only tobacco I have right now is the RY-4, and a 3ml sample of 555. I'm vaping coffee, pineapple, apple, and an ocassional bit of caramel. Waiting on strawberry-mint, mocha, and DK-Tab. I also have a coconut sample i haven't tried yet.

It's the same issue with all flavors. The ones I have right now are from 1 vendor, but I had the same issue with 5 other flavors from 2 other vendors (and the order I'm waiting on is a 4th vendor). Juices are/were spread between 18,24,26 mg.

 

[dee5]

Thumbs up on the Biotene suggestion! It sounds like you are experimenting with other flavors and believe me, it's something we all had to do in order to find about 3 that we really like and don't get tired of. I'm glad you are trying some mint, that might perk up your tongue. Cinnamon flavoring seems to be just the jolt some folks need too. Combine them both in something like "Fire and Ice" from PureSmoker and it's heavenly. Keep trying, check the classified section for good deals on juice, and hopefully you will recover from your "tongue depression" soon!

 

[dormouse]

What ecig are you using, what juice (what PG/VG)

Things that dull your sense of flavor/smell of vapor - vaping the same flavor over and over, hot liquids, alcohol, food or drink tastes lingering in your mouth, stuffed nose, fan or other ventilation blowing the vapor away, not smelling the vapor

Things that refresh my taste - cold or ice water
Things that can refresh your sense of smell - blow your nose
Either - alternate contrasting juices (I use cartomizer so my flavors are totally separate and I alternate vaping 2 contrasting flavors - one is bright and sweet and one is not)

If your tongue is actually sore and burnt feeling, that is usually nicotine's skin irritation. 100% PG lets through all fot he following the best: flavor, nicotine TH, nicotine irritation. If you are vaping 100% PG juices try 20% VG juices for stuffing cartomizers, 20-30% for tanks and reservoir cartos, 30-50% VG juices for plain atomizers. And if you are vaping extreme nicotine (over 24mg) get a better ecig so you can vape hotter and try lowering your nicotine

 

[salemgold]

Once you really start comitting yourself to the ecig your tatse will return and the juice will taste SO much better than the cigs. Thats the way that it happened to me anyway. One of the hardest parts in vaping to me was finding flavors that you like. You may need a really strong flavor just starting out until you can get your taste buds back on track a bit. Good luck to you

 

[MaileSmyth]

Will try the biotene tonight. If I liked cinnamon flavors at all, I'd think about it, but I usually hate anything with that flavor. I only like actual cinnamon, and that only in a few certain dishes/drinks.

I was wrong on 1 flavor - I could vape the menthol I had just fine. I just didn't care for it (didn't stop me from draining the bottle however). Maybe the strawberry-mint will be a little better.

 

[MaileSmyth]

100% PG right now, Joye 510 standard, auto batteries (Manuals are my next equipment purchase, and/or a possible ego kit to share with my wife {leaving the 510 to back up whoever is away from the charger}) atty and carts right now, but have 10 Boge standard resistance cartos coming with the three juices I'm waiting on.


...... I swear, if I keep posting in the new member forum, I'm going to start adding an addendum/signature to every post that starts with 'dormouse, this is what I have-' ......

 

[MollieA]

I had to experiment with different strengths and flavours for a bit, and finally found one that I liked. It took a while to get used to the different experience of vaping versus smoking. I always drink water or tea (I'm now hooked on iced chai, LOL) and that seems to help when I vape. And now, after just over a month I actually prefer the taste of my e-cigs over analogs. I still haven't kicked the analogs quite yet, but I've cut down immensely since starting to vape. As with anything new, it takes a bit of time and patience to change.

 

[couch magnet]

Have you tried johnson creek domestic? The flavor was so strong to me i could not taste my other liquids after smokin it, it may be the e liquid for you. I have found that people either love it or hate it.

 

[MaileSmyth]

The biotene helped a little. I'm sure regular use will increase the effectiveness. Also, got my boge cartos today, and they are helping with things as well.

Have to say, I thought the DK-Tab was going to be good from what I've heard, but tasted like burnt plastic to me (not burnt poly). My wife likes it, so I'll try it again in a week or two.