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Loss Of Taste Sensation After Eating Hot And Spicy Food

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Posted on Fri, 12 Apr 2013
Question: i cannot taste anything after I had consumed hot and spicy thai fried rice...
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Answered by Dr. Ganesh Sanap (41 minutes later)
Hi, welcome and thanks for writing in.
You are having loss of taste sensation. I want to know few things before further discussion.
1. Is it a first episode or you had similar complaints in past.
2. Have you lost sensation for other taste.
3. Is there loss of hot sensation.
4. Are you having persistent complaints.

Please let me know. Depending on your history we can decide whether it is central or peripheral problem?
Looking forward for your response.
Regards.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Follow up: Dr. Ganesh Sanap (4 hours later)
hi,
1. I has similar episode 6 years back when I had tried extremely spicy dish and was given medicine that got me back the taste in a week's time.

2. I can taste lemon but its just the salt and sugar that gives me no taste.

3. no I can feel hot

4. it does not feel anything. I mean no pain or such.

Thank you.
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Answered by Dr. Ganesh Sanap (5 hours later)
Hi, welcome back.
It looks there is loss of taste buds due to hot and spicy food. It happens in some individual for unknown reasons. There is very less chance that it has caused due to brain problem.
Still I will advise visit your physician for examination and local ointment like mucain gel. It will protect the tongue mucosa and allows fast healing. If symptoms persists then MRI of brain is needed to see the condition of taste centre.

Regards.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Loss Of Taste Sensation After Eating Hot And Spicy Food

Hi, welcome and thanks for writing in.
You are having loss of taste sensation. I want to know few things before further discussion.
1. Is it a first episode or you had similar complaints in past.
2. Have you lost sensation for other taste.
3. Is there loss of hot sensation.
4. Are you having persistent complaints.

Please let me know. Depending on your history we can decide whether it is central or peripheral problem?
Looking forward for your response.
Regards.