Do you feel like you can taste the spare change in your pocket? These days, it can be concerning if you lose your sense of taste, but even more alarming when you are left with a metallic taste in your ...

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Unusual changes in how food tastes are often overlooked. A bitter aftertaste, metallic sensation, or sudden dullness in ...

Your last meal is usually to blame if there’s a bad taste lingering in your mouth — but it could also be a sign you’re sick.

Taste involves various neurological functions. When a person notices a metallic taste in the mouth, it can be due to a number of factors, including changes in health, diet, or medication. The tongue ...

Do you wonder what is causing you to taste blood in your mouth? There are many possible reasons, including certain medications, ear surgery, infections like COVID-19, iron supplements to treat anemia, ...

Dear Dr. Gott: I am an 80-year-old widow. Five months ago, I started having a metallic taste in my mouth, a sore tongue and a dry mouth. My first thought was that it might be a bad tooth or filling, ...

As if it wasn't enough that COVID-19 can mess with one's sense of taste and smell, Paxlovid – an antiviral used as treatment – can cause a bad aftertaste. Paxlovid diminishes the severity of COVID-19 ...

Laryngopharyngeal reflux, also known as silent reflux, can also play an ‘instrumental role’ in causing an odd taste in your mouth. This is a condition where stomach acid and enzymes travel back into ...

A metallic taste during intense runs often signals fragile lung capillaries leaking blood due to increased blood pressure. While common after hard efforts, frequent occurrences may indicate ...