Twenty-three participants in the current study reported
dysgeusia. In addition, 14 anecdotally reported
nontaste sensory experiences (i.e., sensations of puckering,
dryness, tingling, and mild burning) during taste
testing. Those oral sensory reports may have been
physiologic manifestations of regional neuropathy
(Granot & Nagler, 2005) and also may be related to the
interruption of normal taste input. When normal taste
sensation signals are interrupted, input from other
nerves (i.e., those that sense texture, pungency, and