Numbness on Roof of Mouth and Tasting

[Guest guest]

Has (or did) anyone with numbness on the roof of their mouth think

that it affected their ability to taste (& enjoy) eating food? I am

about 7 1/2 weeks post op from upper jaw surgery, and got my splint

out after 6 weeks. I have been starting to chew some, but I find

that the numbness just seems to interfere with the tasting and

satisfaction of eating. My tongue is not numb at all, so I didn't

understand why this is happening. (I originally thought that the

tongue is where all your taste buds are, but I found out about 25 %

of your taste buds are on the roof of your mouth).

Sometimes I try to push the food more to the side of my tongue, to

feel some " taste " and that helps a little, but it just doesn't help

enough.

Anybody else experience this same frustration?