Why is it that I can't taste anything and I have extreme jaw pain?

Answer by  pradhaprajgmailcom (1518)

Did you have viral fever recently? It may be the cause of some serious fever.The medicine you took for the fever might have prevent the tasting buds to slow down its function and the virus remaining in the blood acts on the muscles of your jaw to cause pain.A problem in the jaw joints may cause the pain.

Answer by  Dontbugme (697)

First, you need to consult a doctor. Sometimes when you lose your sense of taste it's because you have a sinus infection and this can affect your ability to taste things. Additionally, if this is your problem, the trigenimal nerve can be irritated and this can cause very severe pain.

Answer by  Cheryll (152)

Extreme jaw pain and complain of loss of taste of person is a result of dental problems like emergence of wisdom tooth. This symptoms are usually affects the nerves connected in our tooth. The tooth that tries to emerge from the gums hit the other tooth which causes extreme jaw pain and temporarily numb the taste buds in our tounge.

Answer by  dev (35)

you may have habit of chewing some bytes and it will cause the jaw pain. if you had byted some hard chews then it will be more pain it lead to untaste everything. so consult the doctor for more reference if you are too late to consult the doctor then it will lead to emergency.