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Horrible taste in mouth and tingly tongue

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AJLang

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I started getting a strange taste in my mouth on Friday and it has been getting worse with my tongue having a slight tingling. I've tried medicated mouthwash but the taste is just getting worse. I just had an emergency appointment with the nurse but she couldn't see anything - she has taken a tongue swab and I will get the result on Thursday. Any thoughts as to what I can do about the horrible taste in the meantime please? I'm only eating bland food and drinking sugar free Ribena.
 
Is it a metallic taste?
 
Thanks for the suggestion Annette. Kim I can't really describe the taste - it probably isn't what I would call metallic. The taste is still bad but not as bad now that I've drunk three glasses of Ribena. However my tongue still feels strange.
 
It might be worth a visit to the dentist. Sometimes a problem with a tooth can cause an unpleasant taste without necessarily causing pain. I hope whatever it is goes away soon.
 
Thanks LeeLee that makese sense but unfortunately I am completely, utterly and totally dental phobic and I'm not exaggeratingi:(
 
I suffer with nasal problems and sinusitis and that can sometimes give a strange taste.
 
I started getting a strange taste in my mouth on Friday and it has been getting worse with my tongue having a slight tingling. I've tried medicated mouthwash but the taste is just getting worse. I just had an emergency appointment with the nurse but she couldn't see anything - she has taken a tongue swab and I will get the result on Thursday. Any thoughts as to what I can do about the horrible taste in the meantime please? I'm only eating bland food and drinking sugar free Ribena.

Have you recently been on any antibiotics. When I was last taking antibiotics my tongue and lips felt slightly numb. I suppose it could be a result of one of your medications. Let us know how you get on.
 
Actually I have had these symptoms caused by medicated mouthwash (Oraldene I think). Made my tongue tingly and ruined my sense of taste for days.

Or as someone mentioned, it could be dental - I had a nasty taste (no tingly tongue though) and it was worse when I ate things like grapes or apples or drank fruit juice. The cause was a decaying amalgam filling, and the acids in these foods were reacting with it! I hate dentists too, but it was worth summoning the courage to go and get it sorted.
 
Thanks everyone. The taste isn't so bad today but my tongue still feels strange and I feel generally lousy, maybe it's a virus. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that I feel better tomorrow
 
Thanks everyone. The taste isn't so bad today but my tongue still feels strange and I feel generally lousy, maybe it's a virus. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that I feel better tomorrow

Glad to hear there has been some improvement Amanda, hope the nasty taste is gone by tomorrow 🙂
 
Hi Cherrypie thanks for your suggestion. I did wonder about vitamin B deficiency. I will ask my GP if the bad taste continues
 
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