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How do you manage dysgeusia from head and neck radiation?

Does anything work?
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Radiation Oncology · Generations Radiotherapy and Oncology PC
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Though I don't know of any radiation or chemoradiation-specific data, there was a recent publication on taste disturbance in general (PMID29260510). Though rather unenthusiastic, this work affirms what has long been my practice, based on older works, namely to offer an empiric trial of modest dose z...

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Radiation Oncology · UTMB
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No magic. I tell them to avoid food they perceive to be tasty. Blander foods minimize the disappointment that arises from the disconnect.

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