Hypogeusia
A reduction in ability to detect sweet, sour, or salty tastes.
A reduction in ability to detect sweet, sour, or salty tastes.
Like it’s cousin ageusia, hypogeusia is a reduction in your ability to detect sweet, sour, bitter, or salty tastes. Which is not great when it comes to your favorite restaurants, but comes in handy when a friend who has no business in the kitchen decides to dream up some new, adventurous recipes.