A decade-long sour-taste sensation successfully treated with a proton-pump inhibitor

• Published in: Journal of oral rehabilitation Vol. 32; no. 10; pp. 776 - 778
• Main Authors: MANTANI, N., ITO, K., KOGURE, T., HOSHINO, A., KAWADA, E., SAKAMOTO, H., FUJITA, K., TAMURA, J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Science Ltd 01.10.2005
• Subjects: 2-Pyridinylmethylsulfinylbenzimidazoles; Dentistry; Drug Administration Schedule; Enzyme Inhibitors - administration & dosage; Female; gastro-oesophageal reflux disease; Gastroesophageal Reflux; Humans; Lansoprazole; Middle Aged; Omeprazole - administration & dosage; Omeprazole - analogs & derivatives; Proton Pump Inhibitors; proton-pump inhibitor; sour taste; Taste Disorders - drug therapy; Treatment Outcome

summary We report a case study of a 54‐year‐old Japanese woman who persistently suffered from a sour‐taste sensation in her mouth for 10 years, and was treated with a proton‐pump inhibitor (PPI). She found sour‐tasting meals irritable, and after eating such meals the sour‐taste sensation worsened. S...