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What Are The Big Bumps On The Back Of The Tongue?

i have big bumps on back of tongue in towards throat..Some I can't tell if they are veins ( some bluish) but i definetiely have big bumps that start just where the tongue goes down and you wouldnt see them unless you use a tongue depresser and say aww.
Mon, 19 Oct 2015
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Hi..
Welcome to HEALTHCARE MAGIC..

As per your complain big bumps over the back of tongue can be due to inflamed Circumvallate Papillae that contains taste buds and are located in the back one third of tongue in a typical "V" shaped pattern and conditions like throat infection, oral infections, burning with hot foods, allergic reaction to any medicine or food, acid reflux, post nasal drip etc can cause inflammation and swelling of the papillae..
You can consult an Oral Physician and get evaluated and after the cause is ruled out treatment of the same will help..
For symptomatic relief you can gargle with warm saline, do soda bicarb gargles, take anti-inflammatory painkiller like Ibuprofen and suck on ice pops for relief..

Hope this information helps..

Thanks and regards..
Dr.Honey Nandwani Arora.
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What Are The Big Bumps On The Back Of The Tongue?

Hi.. Welcome to HEALTHCARE MAGIC.. As per your complain big bumps over the back of tongue can be due to inflamed Circumvallate Papillae that contains taste buds and are located in the back one third of tongue in a typical V shaped pattern and conditions like throat infection, oral infections, burning with hot foods, allergic reaction to any medicine or food, acid reflux, post nasal drip etc can cause inflammation and swelling of the papillae.. You can consult an Oral Physician and get evaluated and after the cause is ruled out treatment of the same will help.. For symptomatic relief you can gargle with warm saline, do soda bicarb gargles, take anti-inflammatory painkiller like Ibuprofen and suck on ice pops for relief.. Hope this information helps.. Thanks and regards.. Dr.Honey Nandwani Arora.