2 months post-op - Metallic taste in mouth? Is this common

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Hello:

2 months ago I had surgery to remove a " supposed " cholesteatoma.

Once my ENT opened the mastoid, he found I did not have a

cholesteatoma but I did have a lot of granulated tissue and a

partially collapsed ear drum. He removed part of the eardrum and one

of the bones because it was so imbedded in the granulated tissue.

My recovery has been okay, but about a month ago I started noticing a

very metallic taste in my mouth and it's not going away. Has anyone

experienced any similar symptoms? I'm just wondering - I'm going to

follow-up with the Dr. at my next appt. to find out from him also.

Thanks.

Carol

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This metallic taste is caused by nerve damage. Mine lasted for

several months after surgery. It slowly went away. I think.

Sometimes when things taste strange, I wonder if it is back.

Is your tounge numb? Mine was on one side.

good luck

tom

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Hi Carol

Frequently due to the stretching of the taste nerve that runs through the ear. I had a the metallic taste before surgery and no taste at all following it. I also noticed that my sense of smell altered, things suddenly smelled chemically. My sense of taste came back completely after 6 months. It's rarely a permanent thing.

Some women also get a metallic taste during pregnancy.

Phil

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Hi Carol,

The metallic taste is one of the symptoms of damaged or disturbed taste

nerve which is in the middle ear. Usually that is apparent immediately

following the surgery. If you didn't have it before I would mention it to

your doc when you see him.

jane

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>Date: Tue, 05 Aug 2003 13:17:26 -0000

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>Hello:

>

>2 months ago I had surgery to remove a " supposed " cholesteatoma.

>Once my ENT opened the mastoid, he found I did not have a

>cholesteatoma but I did have a lot of granulated tissue and a

>partially collapsed ear drum. He removed part of the eardrum and one

>of the bones because it was so imbedded in the granulated tissue.

>

>My recovery has been okay, but about a month ago I started noticing a

>very metallic taste in my mouth and it's not going away. Has anyone

>experienced any similar symptoms? I'm just wondering - I'm going to

>follow-up with the Dr. at my next appt. to find out from him also.

>

>Thanks.

>Carol

>

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[Guest guest]

I have the same thing!! It kinda tastes like i'm chewing on a piece

of aluminum foil! IT drives me crazy! My doctor told me that it is

normal because when they go into the ear it is very common for nerves

to the tongue to get pushed aside, cut, damaged. He said that in any

case my taste will return! So according to my doc. it's normal,

as for your three bones being damaged.

I told another person here about this too. My doc. had to remove all

three of my bones because the c-Toma ate all of them except little

bump which were mush. He did tell me that after i wait for the ear

drum to take, he will go back in and replace those three bones with

prosthetics. After i should have next to normal hearing again.

> Hello:

>

> 2 months ago I had surgery to remove a " supposed " cholesteatoma.

> Once my ENT opened the mastoid, he found I did not have a

> cholesteatoma but I did have a lot of granulated tissue and a

> partially collapsed ear drum. He removed part of the eardrum and

one

> of the bones because it was so imbedded in the granulated tissue.

>

> My recovery has been okay, but about a month ago I started noticing

a

> very metallic taste in my mouth and it's not going away. Has

anyone

> experienced any similar symptoms? I'm just wondering - I'm going

to

> follow-up with the Dr. at my next appt. to find out from him also.

>

> Thanks.

> Carol