“Dysgeusia is a change in the perception of taste one has due to a stimulus,” explains Barbara Bawer, MD, a family medicine physician at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. She says this ...

A metallic mouth taste may be due to medication or oral hygiene issues. It can also be an early sign of diabetes. Diabetes is a chronic condition where the body doesn’t make enough insulin or use ...

DEAR DOCTORS: My husband has had very bad breath for several months, and lately he says he has a metallic taste in his mouth. Can you tell us what might be the cause? DEAR READER: Bad breath is a ...

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 ...

If you have diabetes, you may notice a sweet or metallic taste in your mouth when your blood sugar levels get too high. This could be signaling a serious condition called diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA).

Dysgeusia or parageusia refers to a metallic (or funny) taste even though nothing is in the mouth. It can sometimes occur with fatigue. Causes include medication use, hay fever, pregnancy, kidney ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention currently lists about 13 symptoms that they say are related to coronavirus on their website. Six of those COVID-19 symptoms were added recently. But one ...