Bump On Tongue. Should I Be Worried? [with Photos] Posted: 11-23-07 20:02pm
Hi,
A couple of months ago I noticed a small,
whitish bump on the left side of my
tongue. I never thought much about it, as
it seems I have a fissured tongue
and I just thought it was something normal
for my type of tongue.
Recently, I started to feel a bit of pain
in that area and I noticed a second
smaller bump near the first one. I think
it might be an aphthous ulcer and I'm
planning on asking my doctor about it on
the next appointment.
However, I'm a bit worried that this might
be something serious, like oral cancer,
and I wonder if I should go to the doctor
ASAP. I'm a 23 years old male, non-smoker
and I rarely drink.
Here are two photos of my tongue:
The bumps in question are near the bottom
right corner of the photos.
Thank you for reading!
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Tmddyan
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Posted: 11-25-07 15:18pm
I also have fissured tongue--i have
geographical tongue as well. how long has
that been there? It looks like an inflamed
taste bud or a blister. is it filled with
fluid?
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mvef
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Posted: 11-26-07 21:58pm
I would say it is there for about 2
months, maybe more, maybe less... I'm not
sure if there is fluid, but I guess not,
because it feels hard on the touch. If
there was fluid, it would probably feel
kind of spongy, no?
I looked closely and I noticed that the
tongue is full of similar structures, but
much smaller. I suppose they are the taste
buds you talked about, and that thing does
seem like a swollen taste bud.
Thank you for your answer.
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Tmddyan
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Posted: 11-27-07 16:06pm
my taste buds are rather large--so it
could be. If you feel better about it you
could always ask your doctor about it.
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