5 Yr Old Itching on Tip of Tongue

[ryrykev]

My 5 yr old son has had multiple episodes where the tip of his tongue is severely itching. We have gone to several pediatric drs, an ENT, and an allergist with no answers. I've taken him off dairy and fruit. He still continues to be extremely bothered by this. I really don't know where to go from here. He has lesions from itching his tongue with his teeth. He is itching it when he is sleeping and is refusing to eat because it is bothering him. Two of the times that we went to the dr he had a temperature but the other times his temperature was fine. We even had a visit to the ER and they had no clue. Any opinions, suggestions or feedback would help considerably.

[Metis2025]

I'm 31 and have had this issue since I was a child. Every now and then the very tip of my tongue will become extremely itchy. It gets so bad I've found myself cutting my tongue with sharp objects until the pain overwhelms the itch. What's weird is that if I apply an anesthetic such as Anbesol,  I still "feel" the itch despite losing all over sensation in my tongue, as if the itch was psychological. My working hypothesis though is that its triggered by certain foods

[KevInNiagara]

the tip of my tongue itches constantly , for 2 years now ...I'm 52 .Have been to an ear/nose and throat specialist and they can find nothing
HELP !!  

[margypops]

You know pineapple may trigger something like this ..I believe its the  enzymes., let us know what happens

[StoneyGirl]

It is likely oral allergy syndrome (OAS). I have had this terrible affliction since childhood and it is ugly, indeed. I have it right now, a horribly itchy and painful tip of my tongue that tingles for days. I think it's from eating pineapple for the last couple of days, while getting over a virus. There is a connection between protein in certain fruits and vegetables, allergies and other immune system issues. So, even though I am not normally sensitive to pineapple, there is likely a connection between the state of my immune system (while trying to get over a flu) and the fruit. Good luck to all of you who suffer from this or have loved ones who do.

[Irfan_syeed]

I have it since childhood. The best quick releif is to eat or chew raw coconut or gargle coconut oil for 5 mins.

[margypops]

It may be something he is drinking or eating, or toothpaste, there is something called geographic tongue , no treatment for it ..is his tongue discolored?

[mags0619]

Did you ever find out what was causing your sons tongue itches. I am having problem with my son for 2 years and no one can help.

[AnnieBrooke]

I used to get that as a child, and I hated it.  I used to call it the "Tongue Tingles," and I remember suffering with it from possibly first grade through about third grade.   The only thing i can suggest is to put him on a really good multi-vitamin, just in case a vitamin deficiency is a trigger.