TreatmentTherapy
The treatment of pain at the tip of the tongue depends on the cause and must be decided on a case-by-case basis.In case of minor burns, careful waiting and careful handling of food is usually sufficient. Drinks or food with a lot of acid should be avoided and a pleasant to cool temperature of the food should be ensured. If a bad fit of a prosthesis is the reason for the pain, it is obvious to have the prosthesis re-fitted.
A good fit prevents the tongue from rubbing against protruding parts and the tongue will quickly be free of pain again. If a deficiency causes discomfort at the tip of the tongue, an artificial replacement of the trace elements in the form of tablets or injections should be sought after after prior laboratory tests. It is important here to repeat the laboratory values at a defined interval in order to check the success of the therapy and possibly initiate a long-term therapy. Most challenging is the therapy of diseases that affect the immune system and cause pain at the tip of the tongue as a further symptom. Here the pain usually subsides after weeks and must be symptomatically relieved with cooling drinks or anti-inflammatory teas.
Duration
The duration of pain at the tip of the tongue is very variable. In general, the mucous membrane of the mouth and thus also the tongue tends to regenerate very quickly. In plain language this means that it renews itself within three to five days in a healthy person.
Therefore, if the cause of the pain is eliminated and care is taken to ensure adequate nutrition to promote wound healing, pain in the tongue should not last longer than a week. Only deficiencies or systemic diseases take longer until the discomfort subsides, as the body’s own stores cannot be replenished within a few days and drugs need time to take full effect. In these cases, the pain can last for several weeks, but should not increase in intensity.
