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What Causes Sore Throat With Lack Of Taste Buds?

started smoking again after not doing so since the start of this year, just a few a day. over the weekend a couple of weeks ago I smoked a lot (for me) maybe 15-20 cigs. I was smoking them quite far down and felt like I burned my throat a few times. The next day my throat was a little sore every time i tried ti smoke so stoped again and i noticed that one of the large taste buds at the back of my tonge was slightly black like it was burnt but not really painfull. Its not sore any more but the taste bud has gone a bit rough (from trying to heal i guess). Is it just burnt or something more serious?
Thu, 1 Feb 2018
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hello and welcome to HCM, I have gone through your query.

The blackening of the taste bud might be due to the burn from the heat of smoke which could have turned the color of Taste bud to black. Now the loss of taste sensation is due to the burn injury and it will be somewhat increased in size coz of the inflammatory response of the body.

You dont need to worry, coz it would have started healing by now and might take a week or so for complete recovery. Meanwhile avoid Hot and Spicy Foods and I advice doing cold gargles to soothe the throat. But it will be healed on its own.
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What Causes Sore Throat With Lack Of Taste Buds?

hello and welcome to HCM, I have gone through your query. The blackening of the taste bud might be due to the burn from the heat of smoke which could have turned the color of Taste bud to black. Now the loss of taste sensation is due to the burn injury and it will be somewhat increased in size coz of the inflammatory response of the body. You dont need to worry, coz it would have started healing by now and might take a week or so for complete recovery. Meanwhile avoid Hot and Spicy Foods and I advice doing cold gargles to soothe the throat. But it will be healed on its own.