If metallic taste in the mouth - it is an unpleasant thing, and fortunately, most people are faced with this for a short time. Metallic taste in the mouth can be caused by many things: environmental hazards, systemic disorders, drugs or food. Understanding the various causes of metallic taste in the mouth will help you identify the problem and get rid of this unpleasant taste.

The symptoms of metallic taste in the mouth

There are many reasons that cause a metallic taste in the mouth, and often with him at the same time there are other symptoms. These symptoms can help to find out why you did this in your mouth taste. Many of them are directly related to the oral cavity. If you experience bleeding gums, bad breath, dry mouth or excessive salivation, which may explain, where did the metallic taste. Other symptoms include changes in facial movements that are usually caused by a problem with the facial nerve. You may also be symptoms such as loss of appetite, nasal congestion, bad smell, vomiting, swelling or inflammation of the throat or tonsils.

If you experience any of the following symptoms, contact your doctor immediately:

• inability to swallow;
• confusion or changes in the concentration of attention and consciousness;
• One side of his face dropped or lost sensitivity;
• body temperature rises above 37, 7 degrees;
• your speech has become slurred and difficult to understand;
• lips, tongue and mouth were swollen;
• you suddenly became difficult to breathe or you are choking, breathing with a whistling or wheezing.

The reasons for metallic taste in the mouth

There are many reasons why you may receive a metallic taste in the mouth. Many of these reasons are simple and can be easily removed, and others - are more serious.

• Medications. Many medications can cause unusual side effects, including metallic taste. Since all drug react differently, this reaction can be a number of drugs. To find out, talk to your doctor.
• The problems in the oral cavity and paranasal sinuses. When you are faced with an infection, laid sinuses, problems with gums and teeth, and a number of other problems in the oral cavity, as a result, you may receive an unpleasant taste in the mouth, which is often experienced as a metal.
• Systemic diseases. Some diseases that affect the entire body, and also affect the taste. These include diabetes, renal dysfunction, zinc deficiency, cancer and other diseases.
• Diseases of the nervous system. If any of the nerves around the face or mouth amazed by some disease, it can affect your sense of taste. And as taste and smell are closely related, all affect the sense of smell, it will also influence the mouthfeel.
• Pregnancy. Pregnant women experience a lot of changes in the body, and it often involves sensitivity to taste and smell. May appear a variety of strange taste, including, and a metallic taste in the mouth.
• The overabundance of metal. If your body's increased level of iron or copper, your mouth will react strong metallic taste.
• Seafood poisoning. If you eat a fish that was damaged, you may be experiencing histamine poisoning fish. This can give a metallic taste in the mouth, while the spoiled fish will not be taken out of your body.
• Allergies. If you are allergic, the sinuses are already affected. This can affect the taste buds, and means that you will feel a metallic taste.
• The substances that you inhale. The sense of smell is directly linked with taste, so all that you breathe, can cause strange taste. This is especially true if you inhale toxins from the environment, such as gasoline or rubber dust.
• Idiopathic dysgeusia. If you think that there is absolutely no reason to feel a metallic taste in your mouth, the doctor can make a diagnosis "idiopathic dysgeusia," that is a disorder of taste sensations.
• Slow sense of smell. Anything that slows down the sense of smell may also slow down the taste. This leads to the fact that the food begins to have strange taste, and sometimes there is a strange taste in the mouth, even without food.
• The infection of the nose. Serious infections, such as sinusitis, flu, colds, and others, can change the taste buds, as this can cause a metallic taste.

Home remedies for metallic taste in the mouth

If you experience a metallic taste in your mouth, you want to get rid of it by any means. Here are some ways that can help get rid of the taste:

• Eat herbs and spices. Any food with herbs can cleanse your taste buds and reduce the metallic taste. However, be careful not to eat too many spices, especially if you have acid reflux Reflux: the failure of the esophagus   or other problems with the gastrointestinal tract.
• Use utensils made of plastic. Avoid metal appliances and dishes, pour drinks from cans to glass jars, not to test the metallic aftertaste.
• Cold can help. Cold foods or frozen foods rarely leave a metallic taste, and can help reduce the strong flavor that you are experiencing.
• Eat sour. Sometimes the sour taste can drown out a metallic taste. You can try to eat meat with barbecue sauce, pickles, add lemon juice to the water, and there are also citrus.
• Change the flavor of the meat. Marinate the meat in a salad dressing, sweet wine and other sauces to avoid metallic taste, which may be present in the meat.
• Get rid of cooking odors. Use strong hood when cooking, or use a grill often. You can also try to eat the food at room temperature or a food that does not require cooking to her did not come from a strong smell.
• Eat protein. If red meat really gives a strong metallic taste, use other sources of protein such as fish, eggs, peanut butter, beans and dairy products.
• Sweetening food. Sometimes sweet foods can reduce the metallic taste. Eat ice cream, fruit, milk shakes and other food that has a sweet taste.