Hypogeusia

Hypogeusia is the diminishing of the sense of taste.

Often, people who feel they have a problem with their sense of taste are experiencing a loss of smell instead of a loss of taste.

Some people are born with taste disorders. Other causes include upper respiratory and middle ear infections, radiation therapy for cancers of the head and neck, exposure to certain chemicals, some antibiotics and antihistamines, head injury, surgery to the ear, nose, and throat, poor oral hygiene, and dental problems.