The astonished chemist, who tasted nothing himself, became the first to describe " taste blindness " to the bitter compound.
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Dysgeusia, or an alteration in taste perception, is common, especially for those who are receiving concomitant radiation therapy to the neck and mouth area . " Taste blindness ", or an altered sense of taste, is a temporary condition that occurs because of effects on taste buds that are mostly located in the tongue.