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Unable to taste

2017-05-31 17:53:47
I've been unable to taste salt for quite sometime now & so don't really know the taste of food in general. My appetite has dropped..for past month or so I've realized can't taste sugar/sweetness too. And no I've not burnt my tongue and/ my tastebuds. Please help
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The mouth is the mirror of the body. Get to a dentist who can examine and correlate your oral symptoms to the general body conditions.
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