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Further information about Taste symptoms is below, or review more specific information about these types of Taste symptoms: metallic taste, acidic tastes, bitter tastes, foul tastes, loss of taste, Olfactory dysfunction, Taste abnormalities, Bad taste or other types.
Changes in taste sensations can result from various medical conditions. One reasonably common cause is acid reflux where stomach acid is regurgitated into the mouth giving a bad taste that can be described as an acid taste or metallic taste; refer to the symptoms of refux or heartburn. Another possibility is an infectious oral virus that may damage the tongue's sensory cells and result in changes to taste. Other mouth or tongue disorders, including mouth ulcers, are a possibility. Taste changes can also accompany other general types of illness, such as a fever, and these other symptoms need to be investigated for their cause. Various other causes of taste changes are possible; always seek prompt professional medical diagnosis for these symptoms....more »
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This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Taste symptoms. Of the 94 causes of Taste symptoms that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:
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The following list of conditions have 'Taste symptoms' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.
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Subtypes of Taste symptoms:
Metallic taste (59 causes), Acidic tastes (59 causes), Bitter tastes (62 causes), Foul tastes (62 causes), Loss of taste (64 causes), Olfactory dysfunction (21 causes), Taste abnormalities (9 causes), Bad taste (62 causes), Bad taste in mouth (16 causes), Foul taste (62 causes), Bad taste in mouth in children (24 causes), Distorted sense of taste (92 causes), Gustatory (12 causes), Metallic taste in children (7 causes), Partial loss of taste (16 causes), Abnormal taste sensation (40 causes), Gradual onset of dysgeusia (24 causes), Gradual onset of dysgeusia in children (10 causes), Sudden onset of dysgeusia (19 causes), Sudden onset of dysgeusia in children (11 causes)
Medical Conditions associated with Taste symptoms:
Mouth symptoms (6864 causes), Nerve symptoms (9132 causes), Sensations (6520 causes), Pain (6458 causes), Throat symptoms (3410 causes), Head symptoms (10192 causes), Face symptoms (8109 causes), Sensory symptoms (7134 causes), Neurological symptoms (9575 causes), Brain symptoms (2787 causes), Respiratory symptoms (5166 causes), Common symptoms (8589 causes), Body symptoms (5672 causes), Breathing symptoms (3381 causes), Breath symptoms (3023 causes)
Symptoms related to Taste symptoms:
Bitter taste, Loss of taste (64 causes), Mouth symptoms (6864 causes), Tongue symptoms (430 causes), Sensory symptoms (7134 causes), Metallic taste (59 causes), Acidic tastes (59 causes), Bitter tastes (62 causes), Foul tastes (62 causes), Olfactory dysfunction (21 causes), Taste abnormalities (9 causes), Bad taste (62 causes)
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