Loss of taste buds

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My partner finished his chemo/radiotherapy for tongue cancer 8 months ago. He still can't taste anything and has very little appetite 

I'm looking for ideas to help stimulate his taste buds again if possible 

  • Hi. Spice is good. You can add spice without heat with cumin for example. Does your partner have a dry mouth because lack of saliva can make food taste bland. I had a course of acupuncture to kick start mine. There are details in my blog at the bottom of this post 

    I see you e joined the head and neck cancer group. You could pop this post there and I’m sure there will be lots of suggestions 

    Dani 

    Base of tongue cancer. T2N0M0 6 weeks Radiotherapy finished January 2019

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  • Thank you for your advice, i'll put my post in the Head and Neck group, when I work out how to do it