HealthCareMagic is now Ask A Doctor - 24x7 | https://www.askadoctor24x7.com

Get your health question answered instantly from our pool of 18000+ doctors from over 80 specialties
159 Doctors Online

By proceeding, I accept the Terms and Conditions

Dr. Andrew Rynne
MD
Dr. Andrew Rynne

Family Physician

Exp 50 years

HCM Blog Instant Access to Doctors
HCM BlogQuestions Answered
HCM Blog Satisfaction

What Causes Enlarged Taste Buds On The Back Of The Tongue?

Hi, i am 33 and have enlarged taste buds on the back of my tounge. They are not painful. It started about 4 weeks ago all of a sudden with a feeling of hair in my throat.. i had been on antibiodics for 3 weeks prior.. i have been under a lot of stress in the past 6 weeks. I have had swabs with nothing that showed up. To start with there was a whitish coating so u gargled salt water 3 times a day for a week. The whitish coating went away but the bumps have not. I have been to.my GP and he is not that concerned, but sent me to an oral surgeon just to put my mind at ease... i also suffer from anxiety and also recently started back on medication. Anxiety leaves me with a dry mouth and so does the medication. I saw the oral surgeon yesterday that put me on Fungilin lozengers and sent me for an xray. He said they may take a sample under general anesthesia.. however i dont think there was too much concern from him...? i am really worried that its something serious... could it be? I have had soooo many blood tests to test for everything when i had some woman s problems about a month ago and bloods were fine.. if i did have a serious problem would that of shown up in bloods as abnormal? Please help i am really worried...
Thu, 13 Jul 2017
Report Abuse
Dentist,  's  Response
Hi..
Thanks for the query..

It looks like you have inflammation and hypertrophy of the Circumvallate Papillae and they can get inflamed due to causes like oral infections and thrush can be a cause as it can cause inflammation of tongue papillae..
Other causes can be throat infection, post nasal drip, acid reflux etc..
As you have a dry mouth, it can also cause inflammation and irritation of tongue and throat and can cause inflamed papillae..
It is not however necessary that it is something serious..
For now you can get the Biopsy done and start gargling with specialised mouthwash like Magic Mouthwash..
You can also do warm saline gargles as it will help in reducing the size of the papillae.
Drink plenty of cool water and avoid spicy and acidic foods..

For reducing dry mouth chew sugar free chewing gum and use mouth lubricants like Oral Gel..

Hope this helps..

Regards.
I find this answer helpful
Note: For further follow up on related General & Family Physician Click here.
Disclaimer: These answers are for your information only and not intended to replace your relationship with your treating physician.
This is a short, free answer. For a more detailed, immediate answer, try our premium service [Sample answer]
Share on
 

Related questions you may be interested in


Loading Online Doctors....
What Causes Enlarged Taste Buds On The Back Of The Tongue?

Hi.. Thanks for the query.. It looks like you have inflammation and hypertrophy of the Circumvallate Papillae and they can get inflamed due to causes like oral infections and thrush can be a cause as it can cause inflammation of tongue papillae.. Other causes can be throat infection, post nasal drip, acid reflux etc.. As you have a dry mouth, it can also cause inflammation and irritation of tongue and throat and can cause inflamed papillae.. It is not however necessary that it is something serious.. For now you can get the Biopsy done and start gargling with specialised mouthwash like Magic Mouthwash.. You can also do warm saline gargles as it will help in reducing the size of the papillae. Drink plenty of cool water and avoid spicy and acidic foods.. For reducing dry mouth chew sugar free chewing gum and use mouth lubricants like Oral Gel.. Hope this helps.. Regards.