Everything I smoke tastes salty?!?!

[redpastel]

Lately I've been running into an issue where anything I smoke tastes salty. Even sticks I know that don't have salty notes. It's not even a subtle salt, I'm talking about a spoon full of salt. 

I've tried everything, water, mouthwash, brushing teeth, eat a full meal, spicy food, non salty foods, no food. Resting my palate for a few days helps, but after a few days it returns and comes back.

Those of you that play golf, I compare it to having the "shanks". It appears out of nowhere. 

Any help or feedback please!! 

-Newbie member but cigar enthusiast for over 12 yrs. 

[Ford2112]

Eat some pineapple? I have been told it works.

[Çnote]

3 minutes ago, Ford2112 said:

Eat some pineapple? I have been told it works.

For many problems, this is a solution. 🍍 

[Çnote]

16 hours ago, redpastel said:

Lately I've been running into an issue where anything I smoke tastes salty.  Even sticks I know that don't have salty notes. It's not even a subtle salt, I'm talking about a spoon full of salt. 

I've tried everything, water, mouthwash, brushing teeth, eat a full meal, spicy food, non salty foods, no food. Resting my palate for a few days helps, but after a few days it returns and comes back.

Those of you that play golf, I compare it to having the "shanks". It appears out of nowhere. 

Any help or feedback please!! 

-Newbie member but cigar enthusiast for over 12 yrs. 

Seriously, you may want to get some blood work done. Constant thirst or weird tastes can be a sign of something else.

[Chibearsv]

I'm going to ask a question as if I could have a response based on knowledge or similar experience (which I won't), I'm curious is all.  Is it just smoking that delivers the salt taste, or is it other food or drink as well?  

[redpastel]

16 hours ago, Çnote said:

For many problems, this is a solution. 🍍 

2 birds with 1 stone. Nice! 

[redpastel]

15 hours ago, Çnote said:

Seriously, you may want to get some blood work done. Constant thirst or weird tastes can be a sign of something else.

Never thought about that. But it's only with cigars, not food. And last check up and blood work was tip top. I'll ask physician in a few weeks.

[redpastel]

14 hours ago, Chibearsv said:

I'm going to ask a question as if I could have a response based on knowledge or similar experience (which I won't), I'm curious is all. Is it just smoking that delivers the salt taste, or is it other food or drink as well?  

It's just the cigars. Everything else is fine.  I can taste all food very well and even when something is bland and needs salt. 

It's like every 3 or 4 cigars, the salt comes back. 

[cybermadhatter]

Are you smoking by a beach?

Are you smoking Sancho Panza?

Are your sinuses okay?

[Çnote]

11 hours ago, redpastel said:

Never thought about that. But it's only with cigars not food. And last check up and blood work was tip top. I'll ask physician in a few weeks.

If it's just cigars it's probably not dire, but you may want to look at a neti pot or other such sinus flush. I had terrible allergies and certain OTC meds gave everything a metallic or saline quality until I found other ways to get rid of sniffles.

[BrightonCorgi]

16 hours ago, Çnote said:

Seriously, you may want to get some blood work done. Constant thirst or weird tastes can be a sign of something else.

I was going to say on similar lines.l, you could have a nutritional imbalance or some other kind of deficiency. I would not sit on this either.

[teamrandr]

Sounds like you already know the answer here. Stop smoking as much.

[Gemini_Man]

I have had similar experiences and I found that I had Boveda packs sitting directly on my naked cigars in airtight containers. They didn't leak or anything but the cigars directly in contact with the packs all had way more salinity than usual. Now I only put the Boveda packs on cellophane wrapped cigars or with a cedar sheet between the cigars and the Boveda pack.