1 Loss of taste and Mouth symptoms (24 causes) 2  Loss of taste and Sensory symptoms (23 causes) 3  Loss of taste and Pain (22 causes) 4  Loss of taste and Sensations (22 causes)  Loss of taste and Throat symptoms (20 causes)
Barium swallow. Little or no preparations are required for the study of the larynx, pharynx, and esophagus when studied alone. A thick barium mixture is swallowed in supine position and fluoroscopic images of the swallowing process are made.
An esophagram or barium swallow is an X-ray imaging test used to visualize the structures of the esophagus. The patient swallows liquid barium while X-ray images are obtained. The barium fills and then coats the lining of the esophagus so that it can diagnose anatomical abnormalities such as tumors.