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What are the Taste and Tastebud?

Taste refers to the sensory experience produced when a substance in the mouth reacts with taste receptors. Taste buds are sensory organs on the tongue and other parts of the mouth that contain taste receptor cells, allowing us to perceive different taste qualities like sweet, sour, bitter, salty, and umami.


What can you do to improve your ability to taste food or restore taste buds as you age?

To improve your ability to taste food as you age, focus on maintaining good oral hygiene, avoid smoking, limit your intake of high-sugar and high-salt foods, and stay hydrated. Consuming a variety of foods with different textures and flavors can also help stimulate your taste buds and improve your sense of taste.


Why are old people unable to perceive taste easily?

Because over time human senses decline due to the aging process .


What causes swollen taste buds?

There are many known causes for swollen taste buds. A few swollen taste buds causes are listed belowOne of the basic causes for swollen taste buds is eating very hot food, that may irritate or burn the taste bud causing swelling.Having very spicy or salty food is also known to cause swelling of the taste buds.Exposure to toxins like alcohol, tobacco smoke, insecticides, etc.Allergies to certain food stuffs or eating acidic foods like lemons, grapefruit, some sauces.Another cause for swollen taste buds is a gastric condition called acid reflux disease.Tongue ulcers or mouth ulcers due to thrush or any yeast infection can cause inflamed taste buds.Certain mineral or vitamin deficiency like B complex vitamin deficiency can also cause swollen taste buds.Other causes for swollen taste buds are trauma caused to the tongue or taste buds by biting, infection of the stomach or allergy that may cause inflammation to the entire esophagus.Source: http://www.buzzle.com/articles/swollen-taste-buds.html


How does age affect taste?

Age affects taste because when u r young your taste buds are brand new and work completely. as u age into an old geezer your taste buds dry up and u cant really remember the taste of any thing.