Sometimes vapers lose the taste of vape juice, which is quite common. The condition might last 1-3 days, but it can extend to two weeks. It happens so unexpectedly that vapers get puzzled, and lose the fun and experience of vaping. It can also make you hesitant to buy the eLiquid that they were using before.

In the article below, we will understand more in-depth about vaper's tongue, why it happens, and how vapers can feel relief and full enjoyment.

What is Vaper's Tongue?

People started using the phrase "Vaper's Tongue" when they noticed that their tongues had suddenly developed a thick coating. As a result of this, they had lost their ability to feel the taste. While vapers can continue to enjoy nicotine absorption or vapor production, they lose the ability to taste the flavor of juice which is very important for getting the experience.

Why Am I Not Tasting My Vapes Flavor?

You might not get the taste of vapes flavor as you might have vaper's tongue. Vaping can lead to dehydration and dries the mouth, resulting in loss of sensation in taste buds. Smoking or vaping can also result in a stuffy nose and impact the ability to get the smell and taste.

Vape juice ingredients cover the tongue, preventing the taste buds get flavor signals since these are blocked off. Studies have shown that solvents like propylene glycol, vegetable glycerin, and ethylene glycol can be one of the reasons for getting vaper's tongue. 

Studies have also found that the same effects happen for both nicotine and cannabis vapors. Research has shown that even brief vaping or smoking can cause inflammation in the tongue and other areas of the mouth, which can also impact overall health.

How Do You Know If You Have Vapers Tongue?

Some of the symptoms from vapers tongue include not being able to taste your juice like you did when you first started vaping, unpleasant tastes, numb tongue or your tongue feels weird. This is all temporary so you should be tasting your juice fairly shortly!

How Does Vaper's Tongue Occur?

We have between 2,000 to 8,000 taste buds in our mouths, which regenerate once every ten days. Your sense of taste, known as gustatory sense needs saliva to allow taste buds to function properly. Vaping can sometimes cause dry mouth simply by requiring so much mouth breathing (inhaling a vape). If we don't get enough saliva, the ability to taste is lost. 

Cold or Flu

If you have just started vaping, or you are an ex-smoker while smoking alongside vaping, the flu will impact the taste. Yet another reason could be the cold. If you are facing a cold at the minute or have blocked sinuses, you can fail to get a taste or distinguish flavor.

Flavor Fatigue

Flavor fatigue is another reason behind vape tongue, causing it not to get a taste of e-juice. As grade-school science experiments prove, the olfactory sense loses the sense of aroma perception the longer it is exposed to it.

Many people think they experience a vapor’s tongue due to smoking or when they are quitting. The general rule of thumb is up to a month from the time you quit.

Vapors tongue generally lasts from few hours or days. It also generally passes on its own within a few days or weeks. Its highest reported duration is 2 weeks, and the common duration is 2 to 3 days. You can recover from the issue if you adopt the remedies mentioned below.

What's Olfactory Fatigue?

Olfactory Fatigue is a condition of lost sensitivity after prolonged exposure. If you keep on getting exposed to the same odors the whole day, your body can get adapt to it and the smell will get weaken over time, Eventually you will fail to recognize the smell as you are experiencing olfactory fatigue. However, you can get rid of it when you remain away from the smell for an extended period, but will soon return to it. 

Vaper’s tongue is a type of olfactory fatigue, particularly if your brain stopped to process the sensory information from your e-liquid. It is either due to constant flooding of the palate with flavorful e-liquid or you are changing e-liquid flavors quite so often that your brain is so overloaded and cannot now distinguish different flavor notes.

There are generally two patterns that cause a vaper’s tongue:

• You might be using a strong flavor or it is heavily sweetened. This can cause vaper’s tongue among heavy users of vapers and the ones who use the devices regularly.

• It is also possible that you are switching e-liquid flavors regularly throughout the day, Might be you have many different vape tanks, and each one has a different flavor. Whenever you get bored with a particular flavor, you start using another tank.

Olfactory fatigue happens in all these cases as you are overwhelming your palate with flavor. Either you use a single strong flavor or a regular string of different flavors. So if you are facing a vaper’s tongue while using a single e-liquid flavor, try the same less often and if you lose the sense of taste while switching e-liquid flavors, try to restrain yourself with only one flavor each day.

How Do You Get Rid of Vaper's Tongue?

You can cure your case of a vaper’s tongue, it is that simple. It can go away on its own in two or three days. Though if you do not enjoy your vaping experience, and want something like the bag of coffee grounds at the perfume counter, anything that can restore your sense of taste instantly. 

Stay Hydrated 

Members of the vaping community agree that the best palate cleanser for curing vaping tongue is plain water. You can have still water or carbonated water. There is the possibility that by drinking water you will remain hydrated and the Vapor’s tongue will vanish. It happens as vegetable glycerine and propylene glycol, is found in the highest concentrations. These absorb and trap moisture.

It is also the fact that PG and VG are humectants that can make you feel as though you have a film on your tongue during heavy vaping, Making the effort to keep yourself hydrated while vaping can help resolve that. 

Take a Vape Break or Vape Less

If you vape very heavily there is the possibility that flavor and smell receptors will suffer. But by increasing your nicotine dosage you can reduce your vape duration. Higher nicotine levels can also keep you satisfied for a longer period before you require another dose. So if you do not want to increase your nicotine intake, take long gaps in vaping sessions and relax your taste buds.

Change Your Vape Flavor

Keep on changing flavors. If you are vaping the same flavor every time, it will get less vibrant than it originally was. The olfactory sense can only tune to a single aroma. So if you would like to fight your fatigue and keep experiencing vape flavor, change it. Taste other flavors that you do not generally do. It is also advised to take a break. You can always come back to it later.

Use Oral Hydration Products

Oral hygiene and hydration products like mouthwash, spray, toothpaste, overnight gel, and others can prevent oral hydration. Biotene is oral hygiene aid that can temporarily cure dry mouth. And the best part of it is that it does not contain alcohol.

Brush Your Tongue Often

Brushing your tongue and keeping it clean is yet another way to retain optimal flavor from the vape. Do not forget to brush it. If you want to take a step further, you can also opt for a tongue scraper to clean the film that gets accumulated on the tongue.

Cut Back on Caffeine and Alcohol 

Reduce your intake of caffeine and alcohol. Beverages that contain caffeine or alcohol cause the mouth to start getting dry when they come in contact. These are classified as diuretics. This means they get you to urinate more frequently, which can cause dehydration, resulting in a vaper’s tongue. If you are facing dry mouth, reduce the consumption of drugs.

Stop Smoking 

One of the best things you should do is stop smoking. This will be of immense benefit to you and increase your ability to taste. If you have recently quit, it might take some time for your taste to get back to normal.

Try a Palate Cleanser

Use palate cleaners to remove food particles from your tongue and revive your taste buds. Suck a fresh lemon, or inhale coffee beans. It will work wonderfully.

Vape Unflavored Flavors

Vaping unflavored is another clever way to get rid of a vaper’s tongue. It is like having a break from vaping. Unflavored juice does not have much taste, so you will not be missing any flavor. These juices are sold in DIY shops and you can find the PG/VG ratio you like as your preferred nicotine level. And also unflavored vape juice is generally cheaper than flavored ones.

Try Menthol, Mint, or Cool Flavors 

Even if you are not using menthol flavors, it is this thing that you require now. Menthol does not need smell or taste and activates thermoreceptors, and it is this reason you feel it in your eyes or on your skin. Mentholated vapes can also help you to reset your taste buds and with the same, you can get a different experience and flavors which are different from your conventional fruity and dessert flavors.

What to Do If Vapers Tongue Still Persists? 

If you are still facing the vaper’s tongue, and have followed all the methods mentioned above, there could be something else. Around 70% of Americans are recently taking prescription drugs, and dry mouth is quite common.

Other prescribed medicines for depression, anxiety, allergies, colds, and other common illnesses, can also cause a mouth to get dried. Cannabis products can also create a similar effect, especially when vaped.

And even if you have never experienced or faced dry mouth, it could be due to medication combined with vaping. So it's best is to consult your doctor or dentist if the problem continues to persist.

If you follow the above methods, you can avoid getting a dry mouth and start getting a taste of your flavor. So keep enjoying and experiencing vaping.

How Long Does Vaper Tongue Last?

Vapers tongue generally lasts from few hours or days. It also passes on its own within a few days or weeks. Its highest reported duration is two weeks, and the duration is 2 to 3 days. You can recover from the issue if you adopt the remedies mentioned below.