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is spicy food spicy itself? I think that maybe spicy food isint spicy at all. I mean that the taste is weaker but the tongue just makes the taste stronger. So my question is: Is the spicy food spicy by itself or does our tongue make the taste stronger?
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Anterior elbow and tongue connection? If I gently stroke the antecubital region of my right arm (anterior elbow), I receive a tingling sensation on the right side of my tongue. I am curious as to why and how this occurs. Note that this odd connection does not exist when practiced on the left side.
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What is the origin of the taste I have in my mouth after vaccination? It's happened a couple of times now that directly after I have a vaccination (the most recent was the rabies vaccine) that I get a slightly acrid taste in my mouth. What causes this?
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When cleaning my tongue with toothbrush the LHS prompts gag reflex more readily - Is this a known handedness identifier?
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