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Why Does One Have A Horrible Taste In The Mouth?

hello, i have been diagnosed with ms for almost 20 years. my health is generally good,my last attack was about 5 years ago. this morning i awoke with a horrible taste in my mouth and haven t been able to taste anything all day. could this be related to ms? if not what could be the cause? i looked online but couldn t find any answers. any response would be helpful! thanks!
Tue, 29 Dec 2020
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Hi,

The commonest cause of loosing smell and taste now a days is COVID-19 infection or some other viral infection. Hence, I would advise you the following:
* Consult at a COVID center
* Get nasopharyngeal swab for corona infection, relevant tastes of blood, get a clinical evaluation to find any other routine causes
* Get started on symptomatic treatment like anti-inflammatory medicines and specific treatment in the form of antiviral medicines as would be advised by your doctors
* Continue treatment for MS and get MRI and such investigations as would be suggested
* Complete the courses till cured

Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. T. Chandrakant, General Surgeon
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Why Does One Have A Horrible Taste In The Mouth?

Hi, The commonest cause of loosing smell and taste now a days is COVID-19 infection or some other viral infection. Hence, I would advise you the following: * Consult at a COVID center * Get nasopharyngeal swab for corona infection, relevant tastes of blood, get a clinical evaluation to find any other routine causes * Get started on symptomatic treatment like anti-inflammatory medicines and specific treatment in the form of antiviral medicines as would be advised by your doctors * Continue treatment for MS and get MRI and such investigations as would be suggested * Complete the courses till cured Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. T. Chandrakant, General Surgeon