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A taste disorder is a change or loss in the normal sense of taste. The most common taste disorders are: ageusia, a complete loss of the sense, also known as gustatory anesthesia; hypogeusia, a decrease in its sensitivity; hypergeusia, an abnormal heightening in the sensitivity to taste; dysgeusia, a distortion of the sense; and parageusia, a long-term perception of bad taste. While true ageusia is relatively rare, the other conditions aren't; in particular, parageusia is a relatively common side effect of many prescription drugs. As people often attribute to taste what is derived from smell, taste disorders are often confused with smell disorders; for example, ageusia is at times confused with anosmia, the loss of the sense of smell.