My mother age 79, diabetes patient but sugar under control. But from few days she feels no taste in tongue what to do?
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Lifestyle changes to improve taste most often, lifestyle changes are all you need to improve your sense of taste. If you are a smoker, quit smoking to taste your food fully. Ex-smokers begin to regain their sense of taste as quickly as two days after they have kicked the habit. Proper dental hygiene can also reverse impaired sense of taste. Gingivitis is the beginnings of gum disease. Gum disease can occur when plaque remains on your gum line. Through brushing and flossing, you can eliminate plaque from your mouth, protect your teeth from disease and decay, and help regain your full sense of taste. What causes impaired taste? a wide variety of causes exist for impaired taste. Many of the causes involve your respiratory system. Even if you do not have a diagnosed smell disorder, the temporary interruption of smell you experience during a cold or other respiratory illness can impair your sense of taste. The common cold, flu, sinus infections, and throat infections such as strep throat and pharyngitis can all be factors in your experiences of impaired taste. Salivary gland infections may also cause your sense of taste to be? off? other causes of impaired taste include: smoking gum inflammation (such as gingivitis or periodontal disease) medication use (including lithium, thyroid medications, and cancer treatments) sjogren? s syndrome (an autoimmune disease that causes dry mouth and dry eyes) head or ear injuries nutritional deficiencies, especially vitamin b-12 and zinc disorders of the nervous system can also cause you to have an altered sense of taste.
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Some theories suggests that there is a relation of altered taste sensation associated with diabetes. Long standing diabetes can damage nerves which can cause such symptoms. Consult your dentist for. More help.
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