Tongue burns
The causes for a burning sensation on the tongue are manifold. The whole mouth and tongue can burn after the intake of particularly spicy foods. However, this burning quickly subsides again.
If the burning lasts longer, it is not easy to determine the exact cause. Inflammation of the mucous membrane of the tongue or allergic reactions to certain substances that have been absorbed through the mouth can cause the sensation of a burning tongue. Another cause can be anaemia due to vitamin B12 deficiency.
Iron deficiency can also lead to this sensation disorder. Numerous general diseases are also causative: diabetes mellitus, gastroesophageal reflux disease and infections. Tongue burning can also be triggered by physical causes, such as depression.
In addition, tension and incorrect movements of the masticatory system can cause sensory disorders. If the burning of the tongue occurs independently of other diseases, this clinical picture is called “burning mouth syndrome”. Some causes for tongue pain have already been mentioned: Aphtae and other injuries, diabetes mellitus and inflammation of the mouth and tongue.
Furthermore, vitamin and iron deficiency, anaemia, as well as allergies to food and metals can lead to tongue pain. If you suspect iron deficiency as the cause of your burning on the train, compare your other symptoms with the symptoms of iron deficiency. Nicotine or spicy food can also be a cause. In addition to these causes, pain can also result from jaw malpositions or the intolerance of dentures. Tongue pain can either be treated with painkillers and anaesthetics or one tries to cure the cause of the pain and thus achieve long-term improvement.
Tongue burnt
If you eat too hot food or drink, you often burn your tongue and especially in the first few minutes the pain is greatest. To relieve this pain, it is best to cool the affected area on the tongue with cold water. At the same time, the water rinses the wound, removes germs and prevents infection.
For cooling it is also recommended to suck ice cubes. A burned tongue usually heals by itself. Some home remedies help in this process by accelerating the healing process and killing bacteria.
These home remedies include honey, camomile and sage tea. In addition to these simple methods, ointments or lozenges can also be purchased from the pharmacy. In particularly rare cases the tongue does not heal on its own, in which case a doctor should be consulted.
The cleaning of the tongue serves the oral hygiene and prevents bad breath as well as inflammations in the oral cavity.In addition, the taste buds are cleaned and thus tastes are perceived more intensively. Especially at the back of the tongue a coating can form, which forms a breeding ground for bacteria. These lead to diseases of the teeth, the oral mucosa and cause bad breath.
To clean the tongue, a tongue scraper or a special tongue brush, which is flatter and thus minimizes the gag reflex when used in the rear part of the oral cavity, is suitable in addition to the conventional toothbrush. These instruments are used after normal tooth cleaning to scrape the plaque from the tongue.
