The Official Vapers Tongue Thread

[VapeTownZA]

What @MarkK say's is 100% accurate. It is just your olfactory senses becoming too used to the "flavour". The same as after a while you begin to not smell the cologne you put on everyday but others do. What worked well for me was trying out juices I hadn't tried that were on the complete opposite end of the spectrum. Queenside from 5 Pawns is one that works wonders. I also found that drinking a lot of water as Mark said and Vaping on a very weak juice (I dulled it down heavily with VG) for a day was a good sacrifice to make to let my senses have a bit of a break. I don't Vape many flavours regularly and have 2 or 3 that are my ADV so I struggle with this fairly often. I've begun splitting these 3 juices across the day in stages. every 3 hours or so I will switch juices in any random order and try get the biggest contrast going.

 

[Andre]

@BumbleBee, all that remains is shock treatment!

 

[BumbleBee]

@BumbleBee, all that remains is shock treatment!

I've tried that already

 

[MarkK]

lol @VapeTownZA has seen my juice collection, i go from one bottle to the next just burning it off There is no ADV, any flavour you ADV your brain will block out, its a protection mechanism built into your brain lol

If your brain just keeps smelling some thing it turns that particular smell off, basically it assumes its getting the message wrong and shuts it down so life may continue unimpeeded by the smell of strawberry's or menthol ice as the case may be This is why Fishermen dont care/notice how they smell @Rob Fisher hehe.

I'm sure you smell nice and minty lol

 

[VapeTownZA]

Speaking of which. Maybe try out those fishermans friend mints. They may help for something.

 

[Sir Vape]

Halls extra strength worked for me.

 

[WHeunis]

This is why Fishermen dont care/notice how they smell

Dude... just... wow...

It been happening for a few days now, but today it struck me. RIGHT IN THAT FACE!!!

You can add smokers to that fichermen statement.
HOLY.
FRIGGIN.
'MAZEBALLS!

I cannot believe that THIS is what I have been putting friends, family, pets, and fellow humans through for 20+ years, as a smoker.


PS: Is there some way to actually shut down my olfactory glands on demand? This is getting insane, i was able today to tell what soda my wife was drinking... IN THE NEXT FARKIN ROOM!!!

 

[Alex]

Speaking of which. Maybe try out those fishermans friend mints. They may help for something.

I was just thinking the same, got some this afternoon for my wife.

 

[MarkK]

its nice to be free hey?

dude tomorrow have yourself a cinnamon pancake or some thing similar

 

[BumbleBee]

Dude... just... wow...

It been happening for a few days now, but today it struck me. RIGHT IN THAT FACE!!!

You can add smokers to that fichermen statement.
HOLY.
FRIGGIN.
'MAZEBALLS!

I cannot believe that THIS is what I have been putting friends, family, pets, and fellow humans through for 20+ years, as a smoker.


PS: Is there some way to actually shut down my olfactory glands on demand? This is getting insane, i was able today to tell what soda my wife was drinking... IN THE NEXT FARKIN ROOM!!!

Hahaha! I know right! I was in autozone the other day and had to take a step back from the guy at the counter, Winston is nasty!

 

[Andre]

Speaking of which. Maybe try out those fishermans friend mints. They may help for something.

That is a good idea, but they are rather scarce around here....must remember next time I go into the shops.

 

[Chef Guest]

freshly ground coffee is supposed to do the trick, apparently you need to smell it to reset your taste buds if I recall.

Dunno if it works for Vaping but all good perfume stores in the uk have jars of coffee beans floating around.

Acts similarly to a palette cleanser.

Could try eating something like a lemon sorbet/homemade ice tea to cleanse the palette?

 

[Chef Guest]

water water water hydration hydration hydration

Glycerine drys the nasal passages and you cannot detect flavours with out moisture in your nose, Vapers tongue actually has nothing to do with the tongue, its all about the Olfactory senses in the nasal passage.
Your tongue is used to perceive bitter, sour, salt and lastly sweet. Your nose gives you the break down of the flavour/taste(this is why you cant taste food when you get sick, no nose)

As @Alex mentioned the smell of coffee is supposed to instantly reset the olfactory cells. Although I personally have not noticed improvements from coffee.
If water is not working for me I mix 2 tbl spoons of kosher salt to 1.5 to 2lt of luke warm- warm tap water and flush my nose out with it
Sounds horrible but really works, the salt takes the sting out so you dont even notice water in there but once you are done and can breathe wow

Watercrackers are good between wines or beers ;D for scrubbing the particles out your mouth.
With vaping you are putting those flavours through your nose, I wonder if i could get a water cracker up my nose

Please give details regarding your nose flushing ritual @MarkK !

Maybe post a video?

 

[Alex]

Dunno if it works for Vaping but all good perfume stores in the uk have jars of coffee beans floating around.

Acts similarly to a palette cleanser.

Could try eating something like a lemon sorbet/homemade ice tea to cleanse the palette?

Well I smell alot of coffee all day long, so either I'm just lucky, or there may be something to it.

 

[MarkK]

Dont buy this just use what ever you are comfortable with, I use basically a turkey baster

 

[Chef Guest]

Dont buy this just use what ever you are comfortable with, I use basically a turkey baster

Dude.

Are you actually serious?

 

[MarkK]

Never seen this before? It does amazing things for the sinus !

 

[Chef Guest]

Never seen this before? It does amazing things for the sinus !

No man! Why would I wanna pour salt water into my nose?!?!?!?

Like doing a suicide tequila on steroids!

 

[MarkK]

its not painfull at all, sniffing salt with tequila is painfull because its not diluted!

put 1 table spoon kosher salt into 1.5 to 2lt warm water and there will be no burn at all, promise!

 

[Rob Fisher]

Dont buy this just use what ever you are comfortable with, I use basically a turkey baster

The Squeeze Bottle is a better option than the Neti Pot especially if you are a sinus suffer like me!

 

[Rob Fisher]

And you get the little sachets with the "salt" included...

 

[MarkK]

The Squeeze Bottle is a better option than the Neti Pot especially if you are a sinus suffer like me!

Will grab myself a nice 500ml sqweezy with a nice "Nose nozzle" for the snoz Thanks rob

 

[MarkK]

I suppose i better mention if you are like me and go cheap dont use normal table salt,
Kosher salt is pure non-Iodated salt. Do not flush nose with Iodated salt, not good!

 

[Chef Guest]

So this actually works?

And improves sense of smell, taste and sinuses?

 

[MarkK]

yea, I do it when ever i feel blocked, have been thinking about it for past 3 days. need to do it again as my sinuses seem to not drain properly... breathing gets more and more restricted over time... since discovering this i preach to everyone but like you did they all assume SALT? ARE YOU MAD but it works for me