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Suggest Remedy For Painful Skin Tag On The Back Of The Tongue
Hello, I have what looks like a skin tag on the very back of my tongue on the right side.. it is very painful when anything rubs against it. I woke up with it 2 days ago. Doesnt seem to get better or worse. Ive been gargling with mouthwash and it stings but numbs the pain for about 10 min then comes bk. Also the gums running along the edge same area where the tongue skin tag is looks red and is paiful to the touch also. What could this be? Only thing I think might have caused is having unprotected oral sex on a man exactly a week before this thing came up. Help please .. I do plan on seeing a Dr but it wont b til next week :( any suggestions to deal with it til then would b helpful Thank you!
Mon, 9 Nov 2015
Hi Dear,
Welcome to HCM.
Understanding your concern. As per your query you have painful skin tag on the back of the tongue which could be due to oral fibroma, tissue hyperplasia, inflamed mucosa fold Plica Fimbriata. It could be due to trauma, oral sex, infections and burning with hot foods or chemical substances. Need not to worry about it. I would suggest you to apply lignocaine over it as it will relieve pain as it will act like numbing gel. You should take anti-inflammatory painkiller like Ibuprofen. Apply cold compresses on tongue. Avoid hot, sharp food substances. do gargles with Listerine mouth wash. Visit oral pathologist once and get it examined if symptoms keeps on persisting.
Hope your concern has been resolved.
Get Well Soon.
Best Wishes,
Dr. Harry Maheshwari
Welcome to HCM.
Understanding your concern. As per your query you have painful skin tag on the back of the tongue which could be due to oral fibroma, tissue hyperplasia, inflamed mucosa fold Plica Fimbriata. It could be due to trauma, oral sex, infections and burning with hot foods or chemical substances. Need not to worry about it. I would suggest you to apply lignocaine over it as it will relieve pain as it will act like numbing gel. You should take anti-inflammatory painkiller like Ibuprofen. Apply cold compresses on tongue. Avoid hot, sharp food substances. do gargles with Listerine mouth wash. Visit oral pathologist once and get it examined if symptoms keeps on persisting.
Hope your concern has been resolved.
Get Well Soon.
Best Wishes,
Dr. Harry Maheshwari
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