Burning tongue syndrome & loss of saliva & taste

I too had burning mouth and tongue. A smart PA at hospital recommended I get a scope of my esophagus. My diagnosis Silent reflux with Barrett’s. Treatment with sucralfate liquid 3 times day and before bedtime, 40 mg twice a day with a ppi like Prilosec or nexium or pantapazole, and pepsid complete if burning broke thru doing day. Been treating 4 months and my burning is down 95 per cent and lots of times I have no burning at all. You might get an esophagus scope.

Of course the scope sounds like a great idea if you never had Covid that you know of. I did have Covid, lost taste and smell for three months and then it turned to a horrible “metal mouth” like you’re sucking on a couple nickels, everyday, all day! So, after months of using salt water and learning how bad it was for me I asked my physician. Less than responsive, she had no idea. Told me to try Biotene. I found a product called Metaqil. Just a 1/2 teaspoon helps alleviate the horrible taste. Additionally I have started using a product called “Allday”. It consists of an artificial sweetener that helps you salivate, just spray on tongue and rub tongue on teeth and gums. ( No saliva is bad for your teeth and gums. ). I’m now in my ninth month of this. Wishing there was a cure, but beginning to accept this may never go away.

Mine was trial and error after my diagnosis to see if treatment with a PPI for acid reflux and using sucralfate liquid to coat esophagus would help. It took a good 30 days to see the slightest improvement and the specialist said then we might be on to something in regard to helping the burning in my mouth and by 60 days my burning had improved so much I was off pain pills. Pepsid complete tablets chewed gave me fast burning relief when I had burning break thru with other medications during day. You and your doctor can try reflux treatment…..I pray it works for you as it worked for me.

I did not have Covid. The acid burn with the reflux did give me the metal taste, I lost my taste, but my smell was magnified and yes my mouth was dry and I used moisture stuff for my mouth as it was so dry and my tongue! My mouth and tongue burning made me physically sick as it would hurt so bad.

People think they have dry mouth from medications. How about when your tongue sticks to your teeth, all the time. And getting past the nausea has been a challenge. Yet my physician commented that I hadn’t lost any weight from it. Luckily I have a significant other that won’t let me get away with skipping a meal. While I’m eating I always thinking about getting rid of it, but in all honesty, I believe that an empty stomach makes the nausea compound. Feeding the beast gives some comfort.