Metallic Taste in Mouth Causes, Treatments and More

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The section of the brain that controls taste can sometimes stop working in dementia patients.5Sensory Changes with Dementia.’AHAVA Memory Care, 12 Mar. 2018, www.ahavajaa.org/news/1520875846-sensory-changes-dementia Some dementia patients may not be able to distinguish the difference between rotting food and perfectly edible food due to the brain's inability to recognize the difference.

When the portion of the brain that relates to taste is compromised, dementia patients may begin to experience a number of changes connected to it. These may include a preference for unfamiliar foods or a metallic taste in the mouth.6Plante, Alexandra. ‘Could Dementia Be Changing The Way You Taste?’ MetaQil, 18 Aug. 2020, metaqil.com/dementia-changing-taste/#:~:text=Foul and unpleasant tastes can,rest of our body functions

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