Hospital taste in mouth?

[Redpancreas]

***I'm not asking for medical advice, just making a note of a strange, albeit minor occurrence***

During the first week of getting acquainted to any hospital in high school/UG/med school (for volunteering, job, shadowing, research, whatever..) I always get a weird aftertaste/smell in my mouth when I leave and it lingers for a week or two. I can't really differentiate between whether it's a smell or taste but it's something. It's not a terrible smell, but it's not a great sensation either. It comes when I try to like taste my own mouth (I don't know if any of this makes sense, I feel like it's some kind of sanitizer). I only experience this aftereffect when I'm in a hospital with patients (ICU, ER, etc.). Casual visits to the hospital don't result in this for appointments or paperwork don't result in this. Has anyone ever experienced this? I usually notice is the most right when getting adjusted to a hospital.

Anyways, this isn't causing me any harm and is not even a problem, but I'm curious because I couldn't find any common experiences with a simple google search.

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[Major]

Just wait until you have your first patient throw up on you!

 

[mehc012]

***I'm not asking for medical advice, just making a note of a strange, albeit minor occurrence***

During the first week of getting acquainted to any hospital in high school/UG/med school (for volunteering, job, shadowing, research, whatever..) I always get a weird aftertaste/smell in my mouth when I leave and it lingers for a week or two. I can't really differentiate between whether it's a smell or taste but it's something. It's not a terrible smell, but it's not a great sensation either. It comes when I try to like taste my own mouth (I don't know if any of this makes sense, I feel like it's some kind of sanitizer). I only smell it when I'm in contact with patients in hospital beds. Normal visits to the hospital don't result in this. Has anyone ever experienced this? I usually notice is the most right when getting adjusted to a hospital.

Anyways, this isn't causing me any harm, but I'm curious because I couldn't find any common experiences with a simple google search.

My hospital makes me sneezy. I have no allergies, no hay fever, etc, but when I work a shift I end up sneezing and sometimes coughing by the end of the 12hrs. They just must have the cruddiest HVAC or something.

 

[Redpancreas]

Hmm. Interesting. This problem seems unique to me thus far. Oh well 🙁

 

[Redpancreas]

Hmm. Interesting. This problem seems unique to me thus far.

Why are so many people getting banned, lol?

 

[Hospitalized]

Maybe you're smelling death without realizing it.

 

[cidem2065]

Stop licking the hospital.