Therapeutic target
Reduction of symptoms
Therapy recommendations
- Dysgeusia is difficult to treat. It is important to determine the etiology (cause).
- Alpha lipoic acid (LA) – for dysgeusia caused by a neuropathy (diseases of the peripheral nervous system).
- Zinc – for dysgeusia caused by neuropathy (e.g., 140 mg of zinc gluconate per day, equivalent to 20 mg of elemental zinc per day, for 4 months)
- Lidocaine irrigation solution can be used only in exceptional cases.
