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Technically, we only "taste" sweet, sour, salt and bitter. The tongue can only sense those 4 tastes. The rest of what we often call "taste buds" is actually the smell of food. If you have a sinus infection you can often lose the sense of smell. As soon as your cold passes, you are decongested and you start feeling better, your sense of taste should come right back!

If you can't taste anything at all, even after you are well, You may need some medical assistance in recovering your sense of smell.

Unfortunately there are some who lose their sense of smell and never get it back. Only a doctor can assist you on this one.

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Try horseradish or hot mustard, if that doesn't work try a neti pot
Most of the human "taste" actually comes from the olfaction (smell). When you have a cold you partially lose your sense of smell and thereby many of the flavors that you're used to having. Once your sinuses return to normal your sense of smell will in most cases return. Decongestants can also be used for temporary relief.

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Unfortunately, the only way your sense of taste will return is when your nasal passages and sinuses clear out from the mucus and congestion. The sensation of taste is actually a combination of about 10% information from your taste buds and 90% information from your sense of smell.

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Generally, you just have to wait for your symptoms to subside, although zinc lozenges may help.

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Nasal congestion interferes with the sense of smell, and the sense of smell is what adds nuance to the sense of taste.

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8y ago

Your sense of taste (and smell) should return naturally after recovering from a cold.

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8y ago

1. Get over the cold.

2. "Taste" comes back when you can "smell". So unclog the nose.

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It comes back on it's own after the cold has gone away.

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We lose our sense of taste during cold because flavors are actually smells. We cant taste because our nose is blocked so we cant smell the flavors.

Hope this helps..............

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