The Opposite of Vapor's Tongue?

[Roselie]

I've seen it said around that coffee and spicy foods/drinks help vapor's tongue. Every morning though after I've had my coffee I can't taste anything I vape for about 1/2 hour or so. Doesn't last long so I don't sweat it.

But this afternoon my daughter and I stopped off at a coffee shop for something warm to drink. I ordered a chai tea latte with an extra shot of flavor. Was kinda spicy but gooood. Had a couple of puffs on the vaporizer before I started to drink and everything tasted fine. About 3/4 of the cup into my tea I took another puff and could taste nothing. Thought it might be like my coffee in the morning so I didn't think much of it. Fast forward around 7 hours and several teeth and tongue brushings, lunch, a nap, a TON of water, another teeth/tongue brushing later and I still can't taste anything I vape.

I don't really understand, I thought coffee and spicy stuff was supposed to HELP vapor's tongue not cause it. I don't think I burned my tongue because my tea just wasn't that hot and I've eaten since then and it tasted fine.

Help! I had just filled my tanks with my favorite juices and it seems terrible to waste them on a numb tongue .

 

[devauto]

Wow ... I got nothing ... I just hope it never happens to me! Good luck getting through this one, I am interested in knowing how long it lasts.

 

[DetraMental]

That's why I don't drink coffee as much as I use to, it mutes my vape flavor unless it's a coffee flavor. I dunno...

 

[dice57]

Vape tongue is actually misinformation. It's more about sensory overload and recovery. Smoking all these years have dulled and destroyed our taste buds. After quitting they are now on the slow process of recovery and repair. One starts tasting again and vaping, and discovers taste we've long lost the ability to taste. Now the poor little recovering taste buds are being subjected to intense new and old taste and get overloaded and stunned. It is not do to the vape in particular, it's due to everything you are tasting, the coffee, the tea, spicy foods, and vape. All these flavors that were denied full sensory input are now being subjected to your newly recovering taste buds and oral factory senses. Then only thing that really helps them is time to recover. It's like any other muscle or organ that gets over used and abused, give it a rest and all will be better in time.

 

[ncpatches]

Vape tongue is actually misinformation. It's more about sensory overload and recovery. Smoking all these years have dulled and destroyed our taste buds. After quitting they are now on the slow process of recovery and repair. One starts tasting again and vaping, and discovers taste we've long lost the ability to taste. Now the poor little recovering taste buds are being subjected to intense new and old taste and get overloaded and stunned. It is not do to the vape in particular, it's due to everything you are tasting, the coffee, the tea, spicy foods, and vape. All these flavors that were denied full sensory input are now being subjected to your newly recovering taste buds and oral factory senses. Then only thing that really helps them is time to recover. It's like any other muscle or organ that gets over used and abused, give it a rest and all will be better in time.

Don't know about the OP, but I sure appreciate that info. Thank you, I know I'd be freaked if it happened to me.

 

[Roselie]

Vape tongue is actually misinformation. It's more about sensory overload and recovery. Smoking all these years have dulled and destroyed our taste buds. After quitting they are now on the slow process of recovery and repair. One starts tasting again and vaping, and discovers taste we've long lost the ability to taste. Now the poor little recovering taste buds are being subjected to intense new and old taste and get overloaded and stunned. It is not do to the vape in particular, it's due to everything you are tasting, the coffee, the tea, spicy foods, and vape. All these flavors that were denied full sensory input are now being subjected to your newly recovering taste buds and oral factory senses. Then only thing that really helps them is time to recover. It's like any other muscle or organ that gets over used and abused, give it a rest and all will be better in time.

It's funny as I was heating up a little something for dinner I had just this thought and wondered if that could be what it was. Everything for the past week or so has had so much more/better flavor to it than it has for years. I was actually think it might be sensory overload.

Thank you for your help .

 

[Wyld729]

I find vaping a straight solid menthol juice in between other flavors now and then helps with that. But that is what works for me.

 

[dice57]

Well one can always get some sorbet to cleanse the palate. That's what fine dinning establishments do. When serving a 9 course meal, one is always served a sorbet in between the mini course and the main course to cleanse the palate from the flavors of the previous course. This flushes out the flavors and spices so that one can fully appreciate the flavors of the next course.

 

[DocTonyNYC]

Don't know about the OP, but I sure appreciate that info. Thank you, I know I'd be freaked if it happened to me.

Don't be too freaked out--it happens to just about everyone at some point.

 

[spartanstew]

Wouldn't the opposite of vapors tongue be smokers ...?

 

[Ryedan]

Wouldn't the opposite of vapors tongue be smokers ...?

I used to really hate when that happened

 

[Ryedan]

Vape tongue is actually misinformation. It's more about sensory overload and recovery. Smoking all these years have dulled and destroyed our taste buds. After quitting they are now on the slow process of recovery and repair. One starts tasting again and vaping, and discovers taste we've long lost the ability to taste. Now the poor little recovering taste buds are being subjected to intense new and old taste and get overloaded and stunned. It is not do to the vape in particular, it's due to everything you are tasting, the coffee, the tea, spicy foods, and vape. All these flavors that were denied full sensory input are now being subjected to your newly recovering taste buds and oral factory senses. Then only thing that really helps them is time to recover. It's like any other muscle or organ that gets over used and abused, give it a rest and all will be better in time.

This is so true dice. And it can wreak havoc with vapers. Vape one flavor for too long or too often in a few hours and it becomes flavorless. Discover a great juice and think you've finally found that elusive ADV, a week or a month later it's not so good anymore. Discover a new clearo which makes all juice taste better, well I would give it a couple of months before I sold all the old gear.

It is an adventure though and it never gets boring!

 

[Roselie]

Well after a purposefully bland dinner I was able to taste what I vaped again that evening.

Today my lovely daughter surprised me with another spicy chai tea latte, extra flavor. An hour after we had our drinks the mail arrived, along with it a relatively big juice order I had been waiting on and yeah, I can't taste anything again . I had a couple tanks ready and waiting but I guess it'll have to wait *sigh*.

On a brighter note, I've heard that vapor's tongue is not near as bad as smokers ... though...

 

[Amraann]

Have you tried rinsing with Listerine? I have heard that helps. (the original gold colored one)

 

[Roselie]

Have you tried rinsing with Listerine? I have heard that helps. (the original gold colored one)

I haven't actually. Right now I have the mint scope but I need to head to the store so I'll pick some up, seems like it should help. Hope it does because I have some yummy juice sitting on my dresser waiting for me.

Thank you for the advice Amraann .

 

[Amraann]

I haven't actually. Right now I have the mint scope but I need to head to the store so I'll pick some up, seems like it should help. Hope it does because I have some yummy juice sitting on my dresser waiting for me.

Thank you for the advice Amraann .

Your very welcome! I hope that it helps!
It works for me when I have vaped the same flavor to long and it starts losing flavor.

 

[Bill's Magic Vapor]

Wouldn't the opposite of vapors tongue be smokers ...?

Must admit that I find this quite hilarious. Well done!

 

[steponmytoes]

Has your sense of smell been affected at all?

 

[wonner]

I recommend switching to a ProVari.

 

[Roselie]

Has your sense of smell been affected at all?

Doesn't seem to be, at least not too bad. Actually if I do a mouth inhale and exhale through my nose and mouth I can taste it somewhat.