loss of sweet and salt taste in taste buds at the front part of the tongue

Q. Does any of you have post nasal drip or sinus concerns. I have had this problem been to dr a few times and he said sinus . The last time I had it, few months ago it lasted 4 weeks. This time it's up to week 3.  Last occurrence I treated it with sudafed and steamed to clear my head. I have not been sick with any flu or cold. It can also be a lack of zinc in body. I'm going back to dr to get a scan on sinus to see if there is a y answers there. Hope i can taste before Xmas day. 

I am having these same symtoms as well it's been a week and it is driving me nuts.  Although nothing has taste-even water is different. I still have hot/cold and spicy in the back of my mouth. Please anyone that has found out why plese reply.  Thanks.

I, too, am experiencing the exact symptoms described in the original post, affecting the front half of my tongue.  Minimal sweet, no salty, and a slight persistent burning sensation.  Food tastes like the color grey...  it's only been a few days, and began out of the blue.  I was just in the ocean, and the seawater tasted like freshwater..... curious, indeed.

Same here but mine's been going on 5 months.  The bonus is I've lost close to 20 lbs because my downfall (salty foods like potato chips & crackers, bacon, etc.) taste like crunchy cardboard.  I'm female, 61 years, in realtively good health and mentioned it to my doctor and the gastro-doc who will be doing my upcoming routine colonoscopy... neither were all that concerned.  It did seem to occur right after I got over a mild cold.

I have not been able to taste sweet or salty for nearly 10 years.  I had radiation for hodgkin's 27 years ago.  I always thought it was the radiation, but I never heard of anyone with this effect.  Maybe it is not the radiation.

I've been doing quite a bit of research on this topic as it is a problem I have had since taking a form of chemotherapy for an undefinable autoimmune disease causing major joint damage and excruciating pain. In my research, I came across an article published on a website for medical papers that was a case study of a woman with BMS (Burning Mouth Syndrome) in which she tested positive for a HIGH Herpes Simplex 1 viral count in her saliva. Herpes Simplex 1 is the virus responsible for common cold sores. She was treated with an oral antiviral medication and was symptom free within 5 days!! With daily maintenance treatment, she remained symptom free at 6 months!! It's worth a try for me! I've had symptoms ongoing now for a year and a half!! I'm ready to try ANYTHING!! Google or do a Web Search for Burning Mouth Syndrome and Herpes Simplex 1 virus (HSV-1) and good luck to everyone!