Tongue / Throat Problems

[dagoldenknight86]

I'm a 21 year old white male.  175lbs about 5'6 (i know i need to loose a few pounds).  I've had acid reflux for several years, recently much better.  Because of that, and a lack of displine I didn't always brush my teeth when younger, so I have a few cavities.  I also have 2 impacted wisdom teeth that need to be removed once my wife's health insurance goes through.  Recently i've had a sore throat I just can't get rid of.  I've tried allergy medications but it won't stop.  There is a lot of post nasle drip.  Where I work there is a lot of mold, so that might be the reason.  With the sore throat I've noticed a couple of weird spots on my tongue, and the back of my throat.  You can see the images of the tongue here:  http://www.getupandgonews.com/pics/pic.jpg http://www.getupandgonews.com/pics/pic3.jpg http://www.getupandgonews.com/pics/pic4.jpg and the back of the throat: http://www.getupandgonews.com/pics/PICT0007.jpg

I greatly appreciate your time researching this!!!

Thanks so much.

[BhumikaMD]

Hi,

Well there's no urgency as such, just that you'll have to bear with the pain or take pain relief medication - OTC till then.

You can also take some OTC anti reflux medication which should help a lot.

Start the vitamin supplements so that you feel better and your symptoms start to subside.

It would be best to wait for the insurance before going to the dentist for a cavity filling and tooth extraction for the impacted tooth.

Do let us know about your health and keep us posted.
Good luck.

[dagoldenknight86]

Thanks so much.  I appreciate it.  

I did go to the doctor a while back and we did steroids then antibiotics and it really didn't help all that much.  He also gave me flonaise(sp) and it worked okay.  The problem with the cavities and impacted teeth is simply insurance.  My wife gets great insurance in just a few weeks.  Once we have that i'll get it taken care of...  Just wanted to make sure there was no urgency.

Thanks again very much.

[BhumikaMD]

Hi,

You need to get things in order one by one and with a lot of dedication towards yourself and your health.

You need to get a doctor's appointment - have him look at your throat and tongue - you need a course of antibiotics along with anti allergy medications.
You also need to take a healthy diet and drink plenty of water. Take vitamin and mineral supplements which may be the casue of the tongue lesions - most essentially a vitamin B complex preparation.

Also talk to him about the acid reflux, take some anti reflux medication for a few days. Sleep with your head end elevated and this should help. The reflux will also cause the cavities to aggravate.

Then you need to see a dentist, get the cavities filled and get the impacted teeth removed as these could cause poor dental hygiene and super added infection.

Hope this helps.
Do keep us posted about your health.
Good luck.

[dagoldenknight86]

Sorry,  I posted the wrong link.  the JPG has to be all uppercase.  Here's the correct links.

the tongue here:  http://www.getupandgonews.com/pics/pic.JPG
http://www.getupandgonews.com/pics/pic3.JPG http://www.getupandgonews.com/pics/pic4.JPG and the back of the throat: http://www.getupandgonews.com/pics/PICT0007.JPG