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Suggest Remedy For Small Bump In The Middle Of The Tongue
I have a tiny canker on the left of my tongue no big deal, but then a couple days later I got this little single bump basically right in the middle of my tongue. It's about the size of I guess a pea, with a very hard to see whitish center. Could you please tell me what you think this might be?
Medical history as a quick update, Male, 41, 230, 5'11, Chronic back pain due to MVA & Fall, broke back 3 places. Drink 4-6 XL coffee's a day, smoker cigs and periodical marijuana (being honest it helps bigtime with pain and better than Oxycontin type medication). Well i hope I told you enough... not that most of it was relevant to bump. ;)
Thank you in advance for your assistance. Have a great day! Steve
Medical history as a quick update, Male, 41, 230, 5'11, Chronic back pain due to MVA & Fall, broke back 3 places. Drink 4-6 XL coffee's a day, smoker cigs and periodical marijuana (being honest it helps bigtime with pain and better than Oxycontin type medication). Well i hope I told you enough... not that most of it was relevant to bump. ;)
Thank you in advance for your assistance. Have a great day! Steve
Wed, 30 Jul 2014
Hello Steve. Thanks for consulting HCM.
i have gone through your query and i understand your cocern.
according to your history given i have came up with following possibilities:
1. Irritation due to smoking
2. Enlarged papillae - If one or more of your taste buds becomes inflamed or irritated, it can swell and form a bump on your tongue.
3. Fibroma
4. Median rhomboid glossitis - its a yeast infection
5. it can also be a sign of oral malignancy - if you have a lump on your tongue that doesn't go away within a week or two then you should consult a doctor for exact diagnosis.
Although most lumps on the tongue are nothing to worry about i would advice you to watch for 1-2 weeks and if it doesnt go away you should visit a doctor.
Hope this ans your query
Regards
Dr. Shesh
i have gone through your query and i understand your cocern.
according to your history given i have came up with following possibilities:
1. Irritation due to smoking
2. Enlarged papillae - If one or more of your taste buds becomes inflamed or irritated, it can swell and form a bump on your tongue.
3. Fibroma
4. Median rhomboid glossitis - its a yeast infection
5. it can also be a sign of oral malignancy - if you have a lump on your tongue that doesn't go away within a week or two then you should consult a doctor for exact diagnosis.
Although most lumps on the tongue are nothing to worry about i would advice you to watch for 1-2 weeks and if it doesnt go away you should visit a doctor.
Hope this ans your query
Regards
Dr. Shesh
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