Tip Of Tongue Hurts....

[iStYLeY]

Ok... I Jus Read A Related Topic And Saw No Answer.... But My Story Goes Like This... About 3 Nights Ago My Tongue Had The Feeling Of A Burnt Tongue Like From Hot Coffee Or Something, But I Didnt Burn It on Anything... I Thought It Would Go Away On Its Own...WRONG... It Seems To Hurt More As Time Passes... I Have No Red or White Bumps... No Swelling... Just Hurts When That Area Touches Anything... I Dont Understand It At All... Its Very Discomforting To Eat...Talk... Lick My Lips... Its Gettin On My Nerves... Please Point Me In The Right Direction.. Thanks To All That Take The Time To Help!!


This discussion is related to White, painful bumps on the tip of my tongue for past 4 days, and a swolen lip..

[scottma]

Seeing an orofacial pain specialist or neurologist is advised.

[spazatikal]

It could be an acidic burn? Perhaps you ate too much citrus or something like that. Sour candy, oranges, limes, lemons, grapefruit, pineapple, and even apples can burn your tongue. Mostly the tip, though, because that's the most sensitive part. It should go away if you don't eat anything with citric acid for a while.

[luke182777]

i was just reading the related article to this. i have the white bumps on my tongue and it's sore. i'm pretty sure i know why too. i get this every so often. sometimes i wake up and notice i'm slightly biting my tongue. not hard enough to do any damage, but if i'm biting it like that the whole night it gets aggravated. did you notice it after waking up? you may have bitten it in your sleep.

[Tvex09]

I've had similar symptoms of pain in the tip of my tongue for several months. While I have NO white bumps, and have suffered no burns, the tip of my tongue has a different appearance from the rest of it- it appears darkened, redder, visibly different. For about a month the sensitivity went away and my tongue was normal. Just recently the pain has returned. I can't blame it on any specific foods, drinks, toothpaste or mouthwash, nor can I explain its temporary absence and re-emergence. As for my physical being, I'm a healthy 22 yr old male, non smoker, without a history of gum or dental disease, and I only drink on occasion- all of which leads me to believe that lifestyle has little to do with these tongue problems.

It doesn't seem serious enough, yet, to warrant visiting a doctor. From about a half hours worth of internet research, it seems this ailment is non-lethal (no cancer..whew) and more of a discomfort and inconvenience than anything else. We should be so lucky that it's nothing worse. Possible treatments I've read include taking Folic Acid supplements and something called Alpha Lipoic Acid (over the counter, 600mg). After work I'll be stopping by the drug store to find these for my own tongue..if I remember to do so I'll post again testify to the effectiveness, or failure, of those two remedies.

Best of luck everyone