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Healthy 27 Year Old Male, Have Been Seen Multiple Times
Question: Healthy 27 year old male, have been seen multiple times by family practice for growth on tongue. This growth is yellow and sometimes white. I have to brush it off and it always comes back, I was given antifungal treatment and culture tests showed no fungus. What’s causing this bacteria ? It’s going on for almost a year now. The last visit the doctor said it was allergies and post nasal drip, but I’ve never had this problem before. I was also tested for a few viruses that came
Back negative. This is annoying and causes a sore throat when I brush it off. I know most of the time it’s not harmful and maybe it’s just dead skin cells? But there’s got to be a way to keep it from happening or a reason why.
Back negative. This is annoying and causes a sore throat when I brush it off. I know most of the time it’s not harmful and maybe it’s just dead skin cells? But there’s got to be a way to keep it from happening or a reason why.
Brief Answer:
Welcome to the healthcare services. It seems that you are having oral thrus
Detailed Answer:
Welcome to the healthcare services. It seems that you are having oral thrush or coated tongue. It is mostly due to lack of proper oral hygiene or candidiasis. No need to send any fungal culture. Clean your tongue properly with warm saline. Do hexidine gargle twice daily. Take lots of fluid. Don't keep your mouth dry which can lead to growth of bacterial organism. Take vitamin supplement or vit c rich fruits. You can apply candid mouth paint twice daily for 3 week. Lots of people has similar problem. You can consult a dentist to show how to keep good oral hygiene and tongue cleaning.
Welcome to the healthcare services. It seems that you are having oral thrus
Detailed Answer:
Welcome to the healthcare services. It seems that you are having oral thrush or coated tongue. It is mostly due to lack of proper oral hygiene or candidiasis. No need to send any fungal culture. Clean your tongue properly with warm saline. Do hexidine gargle twice daily. Take lots of fluid. Don't keep your mouth dry which can lead to growth of bacterial organism. Take vitamin supplement or vit c rich fruits. You can apply candid mouth paint twice daily for 3 week. Lots of people has similar problem. You can consult a dentist to show how to keep good oral hygiene and tongue cleaning.
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