There are many causes of loss of taste, which can be divided into non-disease causes and disease causes. The loss of taste caused by non-disease causes usually occurs occasionally, mainly due to overly hot and spicy food, which lasts for a short period of time and requires no special treatment; if the loss of taste is caused by disease, the original disease needs to be treated, and the symptoms can be relieved only after the original disease is well controlled. I. Non-disease causes: eating too hot, too spicy and other stimulating food, or lack of water, saliva and other factors may stimulate the taste buds, resulting in temporary loss of taste sensation, which can be relieved after a period of time. It is recommended to eat lightly, drink more water, and avoid spicy and stimulating food. Second, disease causes: 1, respiratory system diseases: when the body’s respiratory tract is infected by bacteria, viruses and other infections, sinusitis, colds and other diseases, the patient’s nasal cavity is blocked, the sense of smell is impaired, and may lose the sense of taste at the same time. The symptoms can be relieved by treating the original disease, for example, when treating sinusitis, antibiotics such as amoxicillin can be used for treatment under the guidance of a doctor; 2. Neurological diseases: the sense of taste of the tongue is mainly controlled by the facial nerve and the linguopharyngeal nerve, when inflammation, tumor compression or trauma occurs in the facial nerve and the linguopharyngeal nerve, loss of taste will occur, which requires active treatment of the original disease according to the cause, as well as the use of vitamin B1 and other Neurotrophins to relieve symptoms, if necessary, surgery is required; 3, endocrine diseases: mainly consider micro deficiency caused by the lack of elements such as zinc, iron, etc., may lose the sense of taste. It is recommended to go to the hospital for examination to clarify which elements are lacking and then treat the cause, such as zinc deficiency caused by zinc supplements such as zinc gluconate can be taken as prescribed by the doctor, generally after taking the supplements for a period of time, the sense of taste will be restored; 4, other: such as the use of captopril, angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors and other side effects of drugs, as well as allergic reactions, candida infection, etc., can also cause loss of taste, it is recommended to treat the cause. If caused by side effects of medications, you can go to the hospital to decide whether to change the medication under the guidance of a professional. If it is caused by allergy or infection, it can be treated with anti-allergy and anti-infection drugs such as loratadine and ketoconazole under the guidance of a doctor.