Last night I had Mongolian BBQ, and i seemed to have burnt all the taste buds off of my tongue.
Now I can't seem to taste anything.

How long does it usually take to regain taste?

Last night I had Mongolian BBQ, and i seemed to have burnt all the taste buds off of my tongue.
Now I can't seem to taste anything.

How long does it usually take to regain taste?

Well the bad news is it never comes back. But the good news is you can make the transition into competitve bodybuilder easily, since 2 dry, burnt chicken breasts and 2 cups of plain boiled broccoli will now taste like 2 slices of pizza. Or rather, you won't be able to tell the difference.

:D

I don't think it can be that bad. Your tongue is probably just sore. It will probably be fine in about a couple weeks.

NEVER COME BACk?!!? :eek:
2 WEEKS?!? :eek:
COMPETITIVE BODYBUILDING!?! :bang:

I dont like this.
But you're right, everything tastes the same, so maybe i can make healthier choices now.

Blessing in Disk-eyes

Unfortunately your taste will never return.

Not really, the taste buds are in a constant state of receptor cell turnover, cells in the taste buds last a couple of weeks, if you have actually damaged the buds themselves then you have to wait for the nerve to innervate them. (Each side of the tongue is fed from a separate set of nerves)
If you really have managed to do some damage you'll probably be ok in 7~14 days.

Kiss it, that should make it feel better. On the off chance that you can talk someone into doing it for you, have them kiss it.

Who....there's no accounting for taste, even at the best of times.

I mean, a Mongolian BBQ? You should have known from the start...

Exactly what is a Mongolian BBQ? The carcass of a goat flame-roasted over an open pit and basted in some mysterious far-eastern spice that makes cayenne look like icing sugar? Swilled down with a bottle of 300-proof elixir made from wild wheat from the Steppes?

No doubt the revelry lasted all night...dancing around the tents with tawny buxom long-haired daughters of the Mongol tribal leader followed by an exciting drunken game of gourd-polo at dawn on the backs of savage fast horses with no saddles.

Makes for an interesting weekend...

However you do not need your taste buds fortunately. Most of the sensations we experience when eating something are due to receptors in the nose.

Maybe this person will donate part of theirs?

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