Did you know that 1 in 4 people suffer from hearing loss? It's a natural progression as we age to suffer from hearing loss and the severity can vary from person to person. At Beltone, we believe in helping the world hear better. Our goal is to help our customers and patients track and protect their hearing.
Salty and sweet senses, like sugar, are mostly tasted at the tip of the tongue. Bitter tastes, like coffee, are sensed at the back of the tongue. Sour tastes, like lemon juice, are sensed at the sides of the tongue, at the middle and toward the front. The average person has about 10,000 taste buds. Theyâre replaced about every two weeks. But as you get older, some of those taste cells donât get replaced. Your grandma or grandpa, for example, may only have about 5,000 working taste buds.
Your ability to taste comes from tiny molecules released when you chew, drink, or digest food; these molecules stimulate special sensory cells in the mouth and throat. These taste cells, or gustatory cells, are clustered within the taste buds of the tongue and roof of the mouth, and along the lining of the throat. Many of the small bumps on the tip of your tongue contain taste buds.