Fissured tongue is characterized by cracks or "fissures". It can also be called "Plicated" or "Scrotal Tongue" and many doctors will tell you that it is "normal", "benign", "harmless" and are
Continue readingBy Tim McMahon Black Hairy Tongue is a tongue problem characterized by a blackish or brownish discoloration or staining of the taste buds (filiform papillae) on the surface of the tongue and what makes
Continue readingFor such a small part of our body it is amazing how many things can go wrong with our tongues. Many of these problems can be related to (or the cause of) a “Sore Tongue” or tongue or mouth
Continue readingAccording to the National Organization for Rare Disorders, Inc. Black Tongue is also known as Black Hairy Tongue or in “doctorese” “lingua nigra”. It is characterized by a blackish or brownish
Continue readingBy Tim McMahon Thrush is a condition of the tongue that is quite common in babies but often affects adults as well. Thrush is simply an overgrowth of “Candida Albicans” which looks like white
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How Jon Eliminated His Tongue Problem Jon’s problem… Jon’s geographic tongue problem began many years ago when he was only about 7 or 8. By the time, he got to college he had already suffered
Continue readingGeographic tongue has many stages, the first stage is a fairly mild form of geographic tongue where there is only a slight loss of “taste buds” along the edges (actually Papillae). As you
Continue readingPigmented tongue is primarily due to adrenal failure and a disease called Addison’s disease that results in the edges of the tongue getting black spots. This is an extremely serious disease that can
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