Raised tongue taste buds.

[david]

I have just noticed that on my tongue I have some raised little areas of flesh, like little bumps about 1mm in diametre flesh colored I have been suffering with a cold for about a week, I just wondered what these little enlarged like taste bud bumps are, and if I should have them look at, they are painless, but I am just curious to know why they've raised a little bit, perphaps they've always been like that and haven't noticed, any advise or information you could give me about this would be much apprechiated, I only have a few just on my tongue, I don't see them anywhere else in my mouth.

Thanks.

[Alan Rockoff, MD]

David:

They're just papillae, which are a normalpart of tongue anatomy.  They may be more prominent because of the cold, or else you may just have noticed them.

Best.

Dr. R

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Thank you.

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