Smoking, serious damage to the health of the tongue

Greece to a new study shows that regular smokers tongue taste sensitivity will decrease, and the tongue on the health status of the taste buds.

According to the United Kingdom the BMC ear, nose and throat diseases Magazine 20, reported that Greece Aristotle University researchers on 28 smokers and 34 for non-smokers.

Researchers use weak currents stimulate participants tongue, this will lead to a similar metal taste of taste. They found that smokers generally need stronger currents will produce this kind of taste.

Tongue taste receptors is the role of the taste buds, it is very important.

Researchers use endoscopes observation of the taste buds of the tongue subjects found that smokers ' taste buds more flat and surrounding related vessels and development status is not OK, this will greatly affect the taste buds.

Researchers said that studies have shown that tobacco nicotine contained in the tongue of the impact of taste, therefore functions often smokers more likely to taste disorders.

(Practice editing: Chen Dong ping)