It turned to salty in the past week. I do have GERD but take a pill every morning and it never bothers me. As far as post-nasal drip, no. I feel like the tip of my tongue tastes salty, as if I am drinking sea water. When I drink water, it tastes salty. Even if I rinse my mouth for 5 minutes, it remains. I had my teeth cleaned 2 days ago. The dentist has no idea...been to an oral surgeon, again, no idea. I chew sugarless mint gum and it starts tasting like salt. Going crazy, next step will be doctor. I googled salty taste and found a ton of posts but nobody came back with solutions. Does pus taste salty or bitter, or neither?