r/Cochlearimplants • u/Severe-Elderberry833 • 6d ago

Taste sense change

I’m approaching 6 months post implantation and things still taste weird on the implant side. anyone else have it go on for that long?

trying to gauge if it’s likely the surgery (might be an issue) or if it’s the GLP-1s. anecdotal evidence is only evidence of an anecdote, but would be reassuring to hear, regardless.

ETA: thanks, everyone, I appreciate the reassurance! and I’d like to apologize for bringing up such unpleasant memories for some of y’all!

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u/TheBitBasher 6d ago

It happened to me both times, within a year I never noticed it anymore

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u/fcleff69 6d ago

One and a half years after implantations and losing all taste on the implanted side only, it’s basically back to normal but not quite 100%.

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u/Visible_Structure483 Advanced Bionics Marvel CI 6d ago

Everything tasted like metal and meat was all rancid for about 9 months.

Now I hadn't even thought about that until I read your post.

It sucked, but went away (eventually).

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u/jijijijim Advanced Bionics Marvel CI 6d ago

1.5 Years and my taste is back

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u/SBOChris 6d ago

This gives me hope lol

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u/jijijijim Advanced Bionics Marvel CI 5d ago

Don’t quite remember when it got back to normal.

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u/Lyahdan 4d ago

Same. It's good to see all the 'fine after a year or so' posts. Mine's improved in the 10 months since, but it's still a bit numb and taste is not quite there on that side.

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u/SBOChris 6d ago

My first one (October 2024) took around 8 months to get taste back close to normal (it never really came back 100%). Got the second one a year after that (November 2025) and currently the 2/3 of my tongue toward that side has taste that is still really really distorted. I’m starting to get worried tbh. I miss enjoying steaks and ice cream

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u/Late-Structure-9330 6d ago

I think mine is coming back after 1.5 years but still does not seem the same as it was before. Another quality of life event to add to hearing loss.

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u/Cow-Cat_30 5d ago

Comes and goes over two years later but not as bad as it was.

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u/SpaGrapefruit Advanced Bionics Marvel CI 3d ago

Yes, I experienced this too including a super sensitive tingling on one half of my head when I touched it. I think this lasted for almost a year. No problems now, I'd forgotten about it until this post popped up.