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Bump Appeared At The Back Of Tongue. Any Effective Remedy?
I just noticed I have bumps on the back of my tongue . They are not red but feel bumpy. I am trying to figure out if it was something I ate to trigger this. I did suck on a lot of cough drops and had a zinc lozenge today. I just finished with an inhaler for two weeks two puffs twice a day for my lingering cough which worked. Anything I can do for it? Thank you
Bumps on the tongue can be due to enlarged cells of the taste buds present upon the tongue. They can be enlarged due to constant irritation(can be due to sucking cough lozenges).
other common cause of bumps on the tongue can be due to oral thrush as a result of inhaled steroids. If mouth is not properly rinsed after using inhalers, fungal infection like oral thrush/candidiasis can develop and can present as bumps on tongue.
You should get yourself clinically examined at an Oral clinic. Take care of hygiene of your mouth.
I hope this is helpful to you. Thanks.
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Bump Appeared At The Back Of Tongue. Any Effective Remedy?
Hi, Thanks for writing your query. Bumps on the tongue can be due to enlarged cells of the taste buds present upon the tongue. They can be enlarged due to constant irritation(can be due to sucking cough lozenges). other common cause of bumps on the tongue can be due to oral thrush as a result of inhaled steroids. If mouth is not properly rinsed after using inhalers, fungal infection like oral thrush/candidiasis can develop and can present as bumps on tongue. You should get yourself clinically examined at an Oral clinic. Take care of hygiene of your mouth. I hope this is helpful to you. Thanks.