If you are new to vaping, chances are that you have seen or heard the phrase “vaper’s tongue" almost anywhere you turn and you must be wondering what it could mean. The term sounds gloomy, well, it may, but it isn't as serious as it sounds. However, experiencing vaper’s tongue may be very frustrating for a few days but the truth is that it doesn't last for more than a week. If you are not familiar with what this vaper’s tongue is, this article will help you. It will give you some explanation of what it is and some tips to help you get over it quickly.
What Exactly is Vaper’s Tongue?
Basically, vaper’s tongue describes a health condition where a vaper has a lesser taste of flavour while vaping their favourite e-liquids. Well, even the best vaper is yet to explain the cause of this, but the bottom line is that it sucks! Even with tons of traditional therapies that are tagged "very effective", a lot of them rarely work for everyone if they work at all.
However, there seems to be a mistaken identity about which sense organ is affected. The tongue happens to be the organ people believe to be affected. Whereas, in reality, the nose plays a major role in tasting. If you can recall the last time you had a cold attack and your nose was seriously clogged, what did your food taste like? Tasteless?
The reason for such a smell shutdown is what no one can vividly tell, but it does happen from time to time to most vapers. The good news is! You can easily get over the vaper’s tongue experience with these few tips that work.
Common Cures for Vaper’s Tongue
You can put these tips to work to lessen how long vaper’s tongue might last. While you may be out in search of a quick therapy, the most effective cure so far known for vaper’s tongue is time. We are talking about 2-3 days off vaping if that is feasible.
If you are a heavy user or use higher strengths here are a few tips on curing vapers tongue...
#1: Maintain Good Oral Hygiene
You can show your glistening whites more love with some good scrubbing. Also, since you already show them some love at least once daily, you can also give more attention to some good tongue scrape. Care more for that mouth and everything will taste a bit better.
#2: Try a New Flavour
The ever-elusive all-day vape, the juice you have most of the time will undoubtedly become tasteless through vapers tongue at some point – nearly everyone will get it if you have too much of the same flavour in the long run. If you caught yourself glued to one vape flavour, switching things up can be better - variety spices up everything. Flavours such as menthol, coffee or citrus flavours can alleviate vapers tongue considerably. Sometimes just have an hour using any different flavour can be just enough to get that beautiful taste of your all day vape back a bit if not altogether.
#3: Quit Smoking – for dual users
Sure, you’ll need another good reason to stop smoking, which is different from the popular lung damage stories? I have one here. Dual vaping – that’s vaping and smoking the traditional cigarette. It is one silent way you are contributing to your vaper’s tongue. Try avoiding traditional cigarettes for a couple of days and see if it helps. On a separate note if you are dual using there is a large chance you aren’t getting enough nicotine satisfaction from your current kits. In this instance reach out and speak to a specialist from a vape shop who will advise the right approach for your dependency to nicotine. Contact us anytime on enquiries@vapetime.co.uk, we are always here to advise remotely or face to face in either of our shops.
#4: Always Stay Hydrated
Vaping is known to dehydrate. So, it's important that a drink of water is handy and you keep hydrated. This is because the expected dehydration from vaping can hinder their ability to taste e-cig vapour properly.
#5: Sniff Coffee Grounds
Inhaling coffee can work as a palate cleanser particularly for your nose. This point may sound weird, but if indeed that vaper’s tongue has some connection with the nose, this can possibly help the condition. Perfume testers, as well as wine tasters, believe this to be a sort of a "soft reset" for their olfactory system. Fresh beans work best, so they say.
And so, you have it all in a brief piece – a brief description off what vaper’s tongue is and five potential treatments to help when it happens. You can give them a try and let us know what works for you.