Hi,
I've had an issue with my tongue for a while now where it gets quite sore. I was diagnosed with TMJ a while ago & when stressed (which has been a lot for a while now) I wake up with aching jaws. I am aware that I press tongue against teeth.
Tongue was occasionally very sore over summer. It lost about half of the buds covering, in patterns that would gradually change. Changing toothpaste to a non-lauryl sulphate brand seems to have helped. Before I switched, tip of tongue would usually be bright red & swollen. But it still occasionally burns, especially on the tips. It is burning again today down sides & at tip.
Was fine for about a week or so & I thought it was markedly improving, then it has seemed to flare again.
Bloods etc all normal. I did have COVID prior to onset of this in January.
I do occasionally have marks where teeth are, most notably where I have two upper molars missing.
I suffer from health anxiety & freaked myself out a while back when I looked up tongue issues & went on a Google trail that went marks on teeth -> macroglossia & then saw amyloidosis etc....
Any opinion? Perfectly happy to be told this is normal & anxiety causes symptoms. I am borderline Generalised Anxiety Disorder diagnosis btw.
First two pics are after a tongue clean, third one is in morning before a clean. I get this yellow coating that comes off easily enough.
I've had an issue with my tongue for a while now where it gets quite sore. I was diagnosed with TMJ a while ago & when stressed (which has been a lot for a while now) I wake up with aching jaws. I am aware that I press tongue against teeth.
Tongue was occasionally very sore over summer. It lost about half of the buds covering, in patterns that would gradually change. Changing toothpaste to a non-lauryl sulphate brand seems to have helped. Before I switched, tip of tongue would usually be bright red & swollen. But it still occasionally burns, especially on the tips. It is burning again today down sides & at tip.
Was fine for about a week or so & I thought it was markedly improving, then it has seemed to flare again.
Bloods etc all normal. I did have COVID prior to onset of this in January.
I do occasionally have marks where teeth are, most notably where I have two upper molars missing.
I suffer from health anxiety & freaked myself out a while back when I looked up tongue issues & went on a Google trail that went marks on teeth -> macroglossia & then saw amyloidosis etc....
Any opinion? Perfectly happy to be told this is normal & anxiety causes symptoms. I am borderline Generalised Anxiety Disorder diagnosis btw.
First two pics are after a tongue clean, third one is in morning before a clean. I get this yellow coating that comes off easily enough.
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