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How Long Will It Take For Tongue Swelling To Heal?
My tongue was swelling and I went to ER. They said I had thrush and to go to my doctor the next day. He said I also had chemical burns from all of the spraying that has been done for fleas. Us and professionals. How long does this usually take to heal. I am using nystatin 4 times a day
Mon, 20 Jan 2014
Hello and welcome to health care magic,
In most of the cases due to the excellent regenerative capacity of the tongue, the taste buds recover within a day but the swelling would normally take a couple or weeks to become better.
Take lots of good green vegetables and non spicy and non oily food to make sure the healing is faster. Also add a multivitamin like zincovit for good measure
regards
Dr Sriram nathan
In most of the cases due to the excellent regenerative capacity of the tongue, the taste buds recover within a day but the swelling would normally take a couple or weeks to become better.
Take lots of good green vegetables and non spicy and non oily food to make sure the healing is faster. Also add a multivitamin like zincovit for good measure
regards
Dr Sriram nathan
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