Taste Bud Death, What I've been trying so far to recoup flavor

[317Vapers]

I know this has been covered a lot and I have been reading/searching every option.

I have been vaping for 3 weeks today (no analogs since). I started with a Blu Prem 100 kit 3 weeks ago and used it for 2 weeks ( I still have it). I got a Provari mini and vivi nova and I have been vaping that for little over a week now. I'm coming off a cold and I'm still blowing chunks out of my nose and hacking up crap so I know thats part of my problem but my juices are tasting 98% gone. But when I chew a piece of gum or drink something the flavor is right on point. I'm not sure if this is normal. I know the flavors going dull are normal but for everything else to still be fine with smell/flavor but vapings not.

I've read to gargle with baking soda every 2 hours and I have been doing that for 1-1/2 days now and it works but only for like 30 minutes after the rinse then its back to nothing.

I have the vanilla from Blu and it taste like crap now (it was my favorite to this day) I just got in the dark city vapor triple V (which is suppose to be a almost exact for the Blu) and it taste like crap. Only thing that still tastes the same is my Halo Kringles Kurse menthol and its not as strong as it was when I first tasted it.

How long and what else can I do to get flavors back?

 

[317Vapers]

No one else have any ideas or had this happen to them?

 

[Buggs5347]

Drink lots of water to keep hydrated. You may have this issue on and off for several weeks. Keep hydrated. Change flavors often. Use the juices you don't like as much during these times since you cannot taste much, anyway. Keep hydrated. Cannot say this enough.

 

[zapped]

Partof your problem is the vivi nova itself. Its been known to seriously mute the flavor on a lot of juices. Try a cheap propylene tank and a carto and then the same juice in a vivi nova, you'll see what im talking about.

 

[317Vapers]

Thats the problem I can taste (juices I dont like) but everything taste nasty like a weird taste and I know I'm not running to high cause I'm using 4 different vivi's and running from 3.4 to 4.7volts trying to make sure it wasnt my voltage and i'm getting same taste every time

 

[317Vapers]

i have been drinking tons of water. I'm on a low sodium diet (kidney stone issues) and I drink at least 5-8 24oz cups of water in a 10 hour work period so I know It shouldnt be that!

 

[317Vapers]

but i was vaping the same exact juice in the vivi last week and had perfect flavor. I've tried new heads and new vivi's too still same flavor but had great flavor last week thats what makes no since to me

Partof your problem is the vivi nova itself. Its been known to seriously mute the flavor on a lot of juices. Try a cheap propylene tank and a carto and then the same juice in a vivi nova, you'll see what im talking about.

 

[tricci]

For me, no matter what I do I lose the ability to taste my juices after a while. I find rotating flavors help somewhat. Some of us just get used to juices much quicker than others.

 

[317Vapers]

its not really losing the flavor is more the flavor is nasty compared to a week ago. theres flavor just not the good flavor.

could this just be my cold and the crap still in my nose/throat from being sick im experiencing? I hope to god it goes away soon cause i'd rather vape a burning coil/wick then the flavors im getting off these juices right now lol

For me, no matter what I do I lose the ability to taste my juices after a while. I find rotating flavors help somewhat. Some of us just get used to juices much quicker than others.

 

[tc1]

You sure it's just not the cold? Congestion in the nasal passageways especially can really effect flavors in vapor. 75% of our sense of taste actually comes from our sense of smell ...

 

[317Vapers]

And like I said the only flavor that taste almost the same is the kringles kurse cause its do darn strong of peppermint I dont get the Original flavor on none of my other juices right now

 

[tricci]

Ah, yeah it's probably your cold affecting you. When I'm congested everything smells and tastes funky. Get well soon.

 

[317Vapers]

I dont know and not really sure how to tell. Thats why I mentioned I opened a brand new vivid vanilla blu cartomizer and tried vaping it on the Blu kit and it even taste like junk and I could vape myself in a coma with their vanilla. I hope that its just my cold/sinuses and it will return soon. I'm freaking out and that pack of analogs in the truck would honestly taste better then my juice right now but my wife would kill me after almost 450-500 in the last month on Vape Gear

You sure it's just not the cold? Congestion in the nasal passageways especially can really effect flavors in vapor.

 

[tc1]

I would just try to recover from the cold and see what happens. I think the chances of the vapor returning to proper flavor is high. Our olfactory receptor cells take a BEATING during cold and sinus issues.

 

[317Vapers]

It has to be that, cause I cant even smell the vanilla blu cart it smells the way it vapes and it used to smell so good I could eat it.

You sure it's just not the cold? Congestion in the nasal passageways especially can really effect flavors in vapor. 75% of our sense of taste actually comes from our sense of smell ...

 

[tc1]

It has to be that, cause I cant even smell the vanilla blu cart it smells the way it vapes and it used to smell so good I could eat it.

Definitely sounds like your olfactory receptors (the smell receptors located in the upper nasal cavity) are simply being blocked my mucous and booooogers.

 

[Buggs5347]

Sounds like it's your cold or perhaps a sinus infection, then. Are you taking anything for your cold?

 

[Caridwen]

It happened to me when I first started vaping. I read about it and was sort of prepared but it's a weird feeling. For me, it came back after around 2-3 days.

 

[tc1]

Could try one of those neti pots. I've never used one but some people SWEAR by them. (I have a really hard time sticking anything up my nose... lol)

 

[317Vapers]

I was thinking about doing one of those Natipots for nasal cleansing as recommend by the same person who said to gargle with baking soda. But I dont want to die from the aneba's (sp) thats been killing a couple people. I guess use distilled water??I'm going to swing by the natural/health store after I'm off work this evening I MUST DO SOMETHING, I NEED MY VAPE FLAVORS NNOOWW!!!

Definitely sounds like your olfactory receptors (the smell receptors located in the upper nasal cavity) are simply being blocked my mucous and booooogers.