Reply #47: The illness itself can alter your sensory organs ...

[Trajan]

And your processing of the stimulus from them .... Combined with medication, your brain could be pretty confused ....

But I wouldn't worry so much about the loss of 'pleasant' taste and smell .... I would focus on quitting smoking, which is going to help you breathe so much better, for a long long time ....

After 35 years of smoking, I have been 'quitting' for over 5 years now .... I have mild COPD now ..... and whenever I 'cheat', I quickly reduce my capacity to absorb oxygen - I can feel it right away .... I still battle my nicotine addiction .....

Your sense of taste will return, after your illness dissipates .... You will also recover your sense of taste for the long term if your stop shocking your oral tissues with hot smoke ....

Good Luck ....