Question: Hi, I have two questions I am looking for another opinion on.

The first is I have had white circles/squiggly lines on my tounge for years. Most of the time its on the sides and the tip, occasionally I get one on the surface but its very faint. The circles start small and then grow out getting larger and eventually disappear. Sometimes inside the circles and lines it is red and if I touch it, it kind of hurts. The ones on the tip will itch and sometimes sting and occasionally I get one underneath my tounge. After they have gone they leave behind red and sometimes white patches and then those disappear and after a few days it starts again. I am sensitive to salt. I have seen two oral surgeons, a dermatologist and consulted a dentist on line and everyone of them has a different answer. They range from its just your tounge, changes in the papillae, allergies and irritation, Geographic tounge.

Second issue. On the back of my throat where my blood vessels are behind my uvula, I have 5-6 red/flesh colored bumps. I do not know how long I have had these. I had my physical and dental exam on August 28 and neither made mention of this. I have no pain and no difficulty swallowing. I have noticed for the past week or so in the morning my throat is kind of scratchy and I have to clear my throat a few times. I will attach two pictures of my throat and paste a link of a picture for my tounge since I do not have that one on file.

Link for picture of my tounge. The two pictures of my throat are attached.

Thank you

http://imgur.com/njxP6hj

I uses smokless tobacco for 16 years but I quit four years ago. I will try and get a better picture

https://i.imgur.com/njxP6hjh.jpg

Here is a link for the pic should be able to enlarge it

That's odd. I don't have saved as a file only linked to that website. Anyway I have had the circles and lines for about 15 years now. Would they be anything serious if I have had them for that long and they have not caused me any issues?

I went to an ent today and saw a ent pa. She said I had narrow nasal passages and the condition of my throat was due to post nasal drip along with me being a mouth breather when I sleep. She said there was nothing concerning. She said for me to use flonase and zyrtec. Does this sound right to you? She also said my tounge was geographic tounge and she has it as well. What else would you recommend for my throat that is not a prescription?

Is this also referred to as cobblestoning and or chronic pharyngitis?

Thank you. Your opinion and advice was really helpful. I have health anxiety, but you put my mind at ease and prompted me to see someone yesterday. Again thank you for helping me and putting my worries to rest.