What your TONGUE says about your HEALTH: Doctor Explains

[@ViolinMD]

Now learn about your HANDS: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jnzLo4iMotmnY6c What body part do you want to learn about NEXT (feet, ears, eyes)?

[@rashidalupk]

👅

[@withmylittlefriends]

Ears please. I have very dry ears and it started after getting swimmers ears that wouldn't heal. This also started after swimming in Lake Erie, so I suspect I caught a bacteria from the lake. It was so painful!

[@justadream76able]

Eyes. My eyes water too much…. What if your tongue looks normal EXCEPT for ridges on the side of your tongue?? Thank you. 🥰🩷

[@Phlorochyll]

Eyes for sure! They're so intricate and I'm actually having my own eye problems right now so it would be cool to learn about the eye!

[@wheelie26]

Eyes for sure. They are so important that we should know things to look out for.

[@dariopuig2980]

Not only she is a doctor, but also a really good teacher.

[@aiveebryms9990]

If someone else had done this I wouldn’t have watched this for more than 10sec. You make it interesting to watch 👍🏾

[@hughscot]

You have more personality than any 100 people. Love it.

[@mahoropatrick7775]

Hey Doc, I am A Dentist and I wanna say thank you for this content. Very educational, scientific, and the energy is great. So thank you!

[@jedidiahgodsbeloved6605]

Sjogrens is not very common and here I have it .

[@jaxripper251]

​@jedidiahgodsbeloved6605 it's smells putrid with that white tongue stinky smells like cat shit

[@jaxripper251]

Talking about stinky ass spit

[@corgisNhorses]

Dental Hygienist here. This was a very good review for me with excellent photos. Thank you for this content. Love your pace too; moves right along.

[@happys.5582]

Ma'am you are an inspiration I am an intern doctor here in India, currently preparing for my residency entrance exam I've been watching your vlogs since my first year of med school Your content has taught me to work hard as well as enjoy the journey of medicine Thank you for your motivating content😄♥️

[@pgpg3783]

You can address her as Dr. Siobhan. Uffff, the Hierarchy system in indian medical colleges, thank god I'm no more a part of it. Har kisiko sir ma'am lol 😂🤣🤣🤣

[@RyloKen7891Æ]

I hope you become as stellar a doctor as her. Love to you and India 🇮🇳 🧡🤍💚 may you never lose the passion. Wishing the best of success!

[@teampied]

​@@pgpg3783 I wouldn't say only Indian medical colleges, but India as a whole! I remember taking classes where 95% of the students were Indian and they'd always call the professors "Sir/Ma'am" to the point where it made me feel like I was being less respectful for saying "Professor" LOL

[@shubhamgattani5357]

@@teampied As a human your first job is "not to make things complicated" unless it's really really required..so I tell everyone as Mam/Sir. Period.

[@shubhamgattani5357]

@@pgpg3783 But What's the problem if I call her a mam?

[@michaelkoebel4397]

I had cankers all my life until about 10 years ago and, yes, I do have psoriatic arthritis BUT my dentist told me to stop using toothpaste with Sodium Laurel Sulfate (SLS) and I haven’t had a canker since. I hope this helps you. It has helped others I have told.

[@Petunia-fl9lu]

I hope you got tested for celiac

[@sass520]

​@@Petunia-fl9lu Does this cause bad breath

[@shirleye99]

I had the pleasure of meeting Dr. Violin and her husband very briefly on the Toronto subway yesterday. They were very nice and exactly how you see them in their videos minus the scrubs.

[@ViolinMD]

Hi Shirley! It was so lovely to meet you on the subway! Glad you said hi! 👋🏻 😊- Siobhan and Mark

[@tanyabruce1019]

I didn't know she was in Canada I'm from Alberta

[@WhiteGuysMadder]

@@tanyabruce1019 that’s farther away than Texas

[@tanyabruce1019]

@@WhiteGuysMadder yup its a cold place to

[@suzyashby8777]

I’ve had the mouth ulcers. But I’m diabetic and went to pcp dentist and my ent. It was awful

[@Phlorochyll]

Your channel is what made me want to go into healthcare! You just seem so upbeat and happy to be helping people.

[@ViolinMD]

So wonderful to hear that - thank you so much!

[@rashidalupk]

​@@ViolinMD 😊

[@saraht-ds1ml]

Well done 👍🏼

[@magnoliachodl9503]

Good job

[@taylorrspeaking]

I stopped getting chronic canker sores after switching to a toothpaste without SLS. It was a game changer for me!

[@peachykeen8504]

Toothpaste with no SLS cured my burning mouth.

[@sheilaajiambo9675]

Can you explain more

[@erinpufunt]

You are the best, most uplifting, and un-scary physician online :)💕

[@ViolinMD]

Thanks Erin!

[@Earth_Angel9]

I have lupus, Sjögren's and psoriasis- a geographical tongue too! You have told me more about them in this video than my own rheumatologist! Thank you!

[@AnimalsCryToo]

My tongue looks exactly like the thumbnail. I had to click the video. Thank you for the information

[@gloriaditshego437]

❤

[@evongough8062]

💜

[@beingnadine9990]

Mine too due to severe anemia

[@empresslioness9964]

My son pediatrician said it's a geographic tongue

[@YeolenderLeshaba-nd2uf]

I have the geographic tongue for over 5 years now aggravated by snacks,sweets,anything with citrus like oranges,grapes,spices ND even some lipsticks.treatment please

[@maureenjones6873]

I had a tongue biopsy recently! Nothing bad came of it, but I have a new appreciation for this part of the body.

[@ccalexander1924]

I’m having one Monday. I am super nervous

[@maureenjones6873]

@@ccalexander1924 good luck 🤞🏼

[@drewskiv686]

@@ccalexander1924hope it went well… what did they say?

[@almafraser5004]

Thanks Doc. Please do one on the eyes. I never knew there was so many problems that we can know because of the tongue We are really fearfully and wonderfully made. Thank God

[@Epicmod31]

just ran across your video after going to hospital today and they telling me I have diverticulosis cause my back was hurting like hell. so I'm looking on video and yours pop up I love the way you explain very clear and well I love it.

[@AminK247]

She is a great teacher and story teller. Thanks for that information!

[@TH-eb5ro]

Fascinating. I know a man who ended up in the hospital with a hairy black tongue and the only thing noted was that he had been swimming in a stream and may have took in some water. I know people who get geographic tongue whenever they are ill or stressed. I know two who still have it after having had Covid 9 mos. ago.

[@StephenRothDDS]

Hi there- Oral pathologist here. What an EXCELLENT! Video! So much great information. I was also happy to hear you say "Sjogrens is rare". It's my opinion that it is overdiagnosed : ) SO much of this video was spot on but the only thing I will mention is that HPV is not a risk factor for oral cancer. It is found incidentally in approx 3-5% of oral cancers (depending on the study) and does not impact behavior. HPV is however a major risk factor for oropharyngeal cancers of the base of tongue/tonsil in the oropharynx, outside of the easily visible oral cavity. I agree though that the HPV vaccine is amazing, and I too strongly recommend it : ) Also- pseudomembranous candidiasis of the dorsal tongue is super duper rare (and also overdiagnosed). Most candidiasis of the tongue is erythematous like median rhomboid glossitis. Thanks for a great video! I hope to one day make as much high quality content as you do : ) Be well!

[@ViolinMD]

Thank you Stephen! Great points!

[@shubhanglalitkumar1642]

Candidiasis can also be seen when the ICS are not inhaled properly yeah? Making it more likely for the spray to stay in the mouth in case the patient doesnt washes it after taking the spray?

[@vincelorino4394]

Thank you! Been smoking for way too long and I've always noticed this build up of some kind of white film on the top of my tongue. And thanks to this video I now know that it is a direct result of my smoking and that I am in fact able to correct this myself with a tongue scrubber. Thank you again!

[@julesj5853]

My oldest son had geographic tongue growing up. At first I thought he was chewing on his tongue and kept getting upset with him, but finally a doctor said it was alright and it was a thing that a person gets and he grew out of it eventually!

[@youglowgirl2106]

My baby is going through, too. She's 7.

[@Cameomakhubela]

My daughter she's going through it too and she's 2yrs

[@VernCrisler]

Try B12.

[@lamarez4583]

My baby too now she's 4yrs

[@cedransushi]

You have the best personality and video presentation. Brava! I learned a lot and I said a bunch of times ‘I’m free from that’ ‘I’m free from that’. That’s typically what I say when I experience content with a ‘doom’ ‘gloom’ vibe. I must say, you deliver significant and scary content in the most enrolling way. Thank you ❤

[@Janknitz1]

FYI, My mom , my daughter, and I all have geographic tongue. It does cause pain when eating certain acidic foods. I was told it was genetic, benign, and I would always have it, but it WENT AWAY in my late 50’s when I went gluten free, along with keratosis Pilaris and also reflux. I think there’s more to KP and geographic tongue than we know. Since the symptoms aren’t too bad, they get ignored, but perhaps more research is warranted.

[@joy2bme]

My second son used to get geographic tongue. We were told there was nothing we could do about it. He was recently diagnosed with Celiac disease. After eliminating gluten, his tongue is now normal.

[@renek6622]

Listerin strips!

[@JJ-di5vj]

You are on to something! Some people argue that parasites are the culprit to geographic tongue. Changing diet (no gluten, high quality meat, less meat, more veggies) should definitely help.

[@freshgreen54]

I was really hoping she would get more in depth on this. It happened to me while I was pregnant and they just told me it was probably hormones. Before that I had only seen it in dental textbooks. We didn't really learn any more about it in school than what was covered in this video but I was hoping there had been studies on it since then.

[@renek6622]

@@freshgreen54 , today we know more. Some said it is because there is Epstajn Bar virus in co-op with candida albicans. Epstein Bar virus is also called Kissing Virus who cause a lot of problems in the body! Read more about EBV, diferent candidas, and herpeses!

[@MkE1121]

Was so impressed with my ability to touch the nose. Then you said EDS - which I've known about for my entire life.

[@cayarudegal]

As a Chinese medicine doctor, the 👅 tongue is part of our basic examination and is foundational to forming a diagnosis ❤ looking forward to hearing what you have to say 😊

[@kimsherlock8969]

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh yes Chinese Doctor, Science and medicine of China anciently amazing 👏 As in the Indian knowlege .....of healing Still functioning and valued today. The Morpheus of medicine grows .

[@callycharles2515]

I had an extraordinary Chinese doctor and she would always have me stick my tongue out. I was with her for years until she moved to be near her son in Chicago. She is truly missed.

[@FireCracker3240]

A few years ago, I had a dental procedure. I had a crown, followed a few weeks later by a root canal (same tooth). Between the visits, my dentist said to me "Oh, wow, I didn't realize you had Geographic Tongue". Well, that made two of us. I was shocked because I had never had this before in my life, had never even heard of it. However, it's been almost 3 years now and it's still there. Every single day. It has not gone away and sadly, in my case, it is not harmless. It hurts. My tongue hurts a lot. Everything from brushing my teeth (toothpaste) to drinking anything carbonated aggravates it. The pattern often migrates underneath my tongue on the left hand side and that is the worst, and lasts for weeks. At times, it leaves me in tears. I have done research, and I have seen nothing to indicate that this can be caused by dental trauma, but I'm absolutely convinced because I didn't have it before my dental work. I keep praying it goes away, but so far, no luck.

[@tracyrooster]

I'd of had the tooth pulled

[@bnie6166]

I have geographic t and I had multiple fillings on the back of my teeth 🤔

[@sundayc6439]

I have geographical tongue. Stress makes it worse. I went for b12 injections for weight loss and noticed my tongue got better.

[@VernCrisler]

@@sundayc6439 I started taking Vitamin B12, and my symptoms began to diminish. I'm thinking about talking to my doctor about injections.

[@notsure5088]

It might have something to do with higher levels of histamine. I've never had a food allergy before the geographic tongue started around 2019. I'm 35. Now it's triggered by walnuts, tomatoes, apples, pineapple. BUT ONLY SOMETIMES. I also suddenly have a serious allergy to oyster mushrooms. It's also worse with stress. If there is any trauma to my tongue, like it i scratch it on a tooth, sometimes that triggers a flare up too.

[@laurawilliams5363]

Your videos do a great job explaining various health issues and they are fun as well. I am so happy you showed Raynaud's because of Ssc (Scleroderma)! I was dx w/ difffuse systemic Ssc and 2 summers ago MM (multiple myeloma). This puts quite the challenge for maintaining any normalcies. Thank you for posting these videos, you can help so many people!

[@Foxiepawstotti]

You are so excited to tell us all this stuff, I love that you are like this. Whoever gets you as their doctor is super lucky. Stay like this and don't get jaded like lots of medics seem to.

[@shannonmenefee4377]

I have geographic tongue. It doesn’t look the same every day- it comes and goes. My Dad had it, too- I just figured it was genetic. Thank you for all your videos.😊

[@ViolinMD]

Yes! It’s interesting how it changed shapes and locations isn’t it?

[@cynthiaandvern]

My daughter has it too, and my cousin's son also, but I don't know of anyone else in our family.

[@SeniorAdrian]

I have it too. Some days i become paranoic.

[@mcrchickenluvr]

I have it too but for me it isn’t constant. It generally flares up when I get an upper respiratory infection. The worst was when I had pneumonia and it completely covered my tongue.

[@aina3387]

Same. I think mine is related to allergies or stress.

[@marcy7162]

I used to get canker sores quite a bit as a child. I’m 54 now, and I think it has been literally decades since I’ve gotten one.

[@nishanikole4633]

My son was very young (2-5yo) when he developed white patches on the sides of his tongue, no diseases praise God. Now he's in his 20's and docs still have no explanation.

[@average4098]

Who'd have thought me being able to easily touch my tongue to my nose is related to my super flexible joints!?! I love seeing how things match up in the medical sphere!

[@theclimbingchef]

Eds maybe?

[@JM-vh7oc]

Rheumatology docs are in very short supply.. Glad that is the field you are going into. It took me a LOT to get into one.

[@judithbuchanan4480]

My now 21 year old had geographic tongue. He also had real bad asthma. He finally grew out of it. Thank God. He is now in the military.

[@janinabaezakottirsch9546]

I love this series!! I'm a med student currently learning semiology and it's lovely to see videos about these topics!!

[@odeyaletaye4919]

I have a brother with this tongue, the geographic tongue as said by you he's always shy of it thinking he's not Normal. Thank God it's harmless after all😊

[@AlmondJoie]

I have it too, since the age of three. Can your brother eat spinach with no difficulty? I'm allergic to spinach which causes painful welts on my tongue.

[@thatjeff7550]

Very late to the party but I wanted to share an incident that happened to a friend of mine about 18 months ago. In summary, he developed neck cancer that started on his tongue (I believe) and a year later, he died. Strange thing was, he didn't smoke and I don't think was exposed to HPV. One thing that did happen, however, was he bit his tongue rather hard one day--so bad, it required stitches. It was about a month after that when the cancer was noticed by his dentist. So yeah, if something feels wrong with your tongue, get it checked out.

[@sofiasousapires]

Love your videos! One of my favorite doctors on YT!!

[@ViolinMD]

Thanks Sofia!

[@diggerrob6356]

My GP suggested that I look for toothpaste without SLS in it. Sodium Laurel Sulphate can exacerbate Geographic Tongue and it has helped a bit. Not easy finding toothpaste without SLS though. Colgate Plaque Release is the one I found.

[@alix73]

Tom's natural toothpaste is a option too! ;)

[@MrDiggerRob]

@@alix73 Thank you, I’ll look for it!

[@harry1144]

I’m always interested in the tonsils so could you maybe do a video on those?

[@missheniki]

Loved this! I had a pretty resistant case of hyperplastic candidiasis as a side effect of a biologic medication. I saw an oral pathologist who was so helpful. I didn’t even know that that was a dental profession: she must see all kinds of gnarly oral diseases.

[@zhoubaheerayhmed2422]

Pls can you explain better have similar conditions as well

[@missheniki]

@@zhoubaheerayhmed2422 I had white bumps on my tongue, cheeks, and palette that didn’t scrape off and didn’t respond to normal anti-fungal treatments for oral thrush. My dentist referred me to an oral pathologist, a dentist who specializes in pathologies of the mouth (gums, teeth, soft tissues like the cheeks, the palette, lips). This specialist dentist works in the hospital and the laboratory, and treats diseases/maladies of the mouth that don’t respond to conventional treatment at the dentist or the GP’s clinics. I saw her 3 times over 6 months, was put on increasingly aggressive treatments until I finally responded. My taste buds grew back and my full sense of taste returned. I still get flare ups, but they are much easier to treat now.

[@Chris_Denora]

Honesty, it shows your a good doctor imo (I have a doctor as a mother... I've see her in in the hospital when I need se a doctor) ):p

[@badiyahb]

Not in the field of medicine or anything just came across this video but I have to say your energy 💯😅 also love the way you explained everything

[@joanannewallace]

Great video. I got a black tongue after taking strong antibiotics, and it also burnt the roof of my mouth. I got some Nilstat (as the chemist said, it looked like thrush) and it's going back to normal.

[@MrColtan]

I’ve never seen someone so happy to talk about tongue disease 😂

[@danielalonso2008]

She’s happy because people will be educated to help reduce their risk to tongue disease. 😊

[@JS-pz2ix]

I just wanted to say that apthous stomatitis is sometimes related to patient having APD and also helminths. It's very painful and recurrence rate is very high. Symtoms for both should be ruled out if you notice this type of lesion.

[@spiritualethiopianisraelit8909]

Your voice was very pleasant. I was able to listen to the whole video. Thanks

[@ceeq3997]

this was soooo interesting! and kinda gross in parts (which i kinda loved 😆) but you have a way of making the nastiest looking thing seem perfectly fine, not health -wise but as in, nothing to be ashamed of. you simply radiate positivity🤩💚!!!

[@kathyklarfeld2971]

Just stumbled onto your channel. LOVE IT! So articulate and easy to understand. Thank you.

[@AndrewMichaelRossi]

Love your enthusiasm and the content of your videos. 😛

[@AndrewMichaelRossi]

the immune system!

[@jimbelter2]

I've had canker sores a few times. I put a bit of salt on it and it went away the next day! Interesting cure for those sores

[@HinduSiobhanDeshauer]

I m still a learner for salt

[@flagmichael]

I use mouthwash - swishing it around in my mouth for two minutes always works - one minute never did. The burning also fades a bit in the second minute.

[@emeldapeters4780]

Oh wow. I am learning seriously. Thank you doctor

[@thenestingplace13]

My son had geographic tongue and canker sores a lot starting at age 3. Finally figured out he needed a tooth paste and mouthwash with out Sodium lauryl sulfate in it. As long as he doesn’t use his brothers tooth paste and mouth wash he doesn’t have any problems. But when he has a flare up it’s painful and he won’t eat.

[@sheilaajiambo9675]

Can you tell please 🙏 I also have

[@pippippin1854]

I have hypermobility, raynauds, sjogrens, osteoarthritis,fibromyalgia, hiatus hernia, umbilical hernia,ulcers,did have anaemia for a year,atrophy gastritis, vestibular migraines,asthma. When I was in my 30s I had glandular fever for 4 months. I believe this caused my sjogrens autoimmune condition , only found out in 2017.had symptoms for many years before postive ana,then rheumatology. Now in my 50s.

[@bobbieabbott]

I had studied traditional Chinese medicine and had a book on tongue diagnosis.

[@merian_d]

I really enjoyed this as a nursing student. Subscribed! 😂

[@ryankay6716]

Great video again! What are the painful white swollen taste buds and what causes them? They are so annoying.

[@TomAcree]

Great job! Very thorough to the point with pics . So much info in one video and you helped me diagnose my problem it doesn't get any better, thank you.

[@pamogle488]

How interesting. Thanks! I’d like to know about eye health.

[@jaffarsultani7813]

God bless u dr violin The way u taught was so fun with respect to our boring internist teaching us GPs

[@marie-annebonneau5211]

Your joy is so contagious, I was smiling all along the video. Super interesting, thank you so much for your videos ❤

[@RockinRedbyrd]

I like how she said she unlocked a new fear for us. I watch just to see those new fears!!!

[@reviveandglow]

I like how excited you are talking about serious issues 😊

[@neyramabdi6202]

This is really educative.Thank you doc

[@DynamixWarePro]

I have Raynaud's and Scleroderma and I have noticed when my mouth gets cold, especially in winter, I find it a little hard to speak. I have also stopped eating ice cream. I get geographic tongue, and its mild when it happens but when it does, I notice I am more sensitive to sweet tastes.

[@08KMG29]

I am going on a year of geographic tongue, it started 6 months postpartum. It is extremely painful, and no one can help me. However, I am also sick every month. So definitely believe it is related to immune system.

[@VernCrisler]

Trying upping your dose of B12.

[@meganlouise1125]

My tongue has deep cracks in it what does that mean??? Love u and ur channel!!

[@vespien2056]

I have this too. It's called Fissured Tongue. Was hoping that she would have provided some info on this in the video.

[@jeffreypeters395]

So interesting. I can’t wait for your next video.

[@ViolinMD]

Thanks Jeffrey!

[@acccardone7679]

I used to get ulcers on my tongue, gums, and the insides of my cheeks several times a year. I finally found out that its cause was a vitamin A deficiency. These ulcers would take weeks to go away, and before one would go away several more would appear, if I was very deficient. Once I started taking a vitamin A supplement the ulcers would go away between 12-96 hours. Interestingly, I don't seem to absorb vitamins well from food. (At the time I got these I was on an organic farm eating a large variety of foods that should have fully supplied my body with all of the vitamins that I didn't seem to be able to absorb, including vitamin A.)

[@Boi-Faan]

I have weak stomach acid which causes malabsorption of nutrients vitamins and minerals.

[@VernCrisler]

Geographic tongue, 9:16. I found that after taking B12, the underlying problem doesn't go away but the symptoms seem to be less noticeable.

[@The_Missus93]

I have had Geographic Tongue since I was a newborn and it’s never gone away and it can be very painful.I was also diagnosed with an autoimmune disease Axial Spondyloarthritis 2 years ago.. I’ve always wondered if they were connected!

[@dmphax]

I too have Geographic Tongue, along with Behçets Disease. Definitely feel this is linked to autoimmune conditions.

[@VernCrisler]

Have you tried B12?

[@Flowcountry0721sounds]

Wow Geographical Tongue 😢 that's cleared up some much 🎉

[@daniellem.gibson4658]

EYES! I’m an eye lover! And I would like you to tell us if you ever came across a patient who had the most beautiful eyes you have seen ❤️

[@Thomas12332]

Dr Emovon your commitment to helping people with bad breath and acid reflux) is truly remarkable. Thank you for spreading awareness about alternative solutions and providing hope to those who have bad breath and acid reflux. thank you Dr Emovon on KZbin channel..🙏🏿🙏🏿

[@Squaredot01]

Geographic tongue might be caused by food. I've always had it but it went away (and stayed away) when I stopped eating wheat. I recently started eating wheat again and the geographic tounge came back again in full force. Would be interesting to see if this wheat related or just a food interaction or intolerance.

[@aschalewwoldemariam2599]

Same here. It went away when stopped eating wheat

[@davidsavage6227]

Plaquenil reduced size and frequency of my ulcers. Life-changing.

[@georgeedward1226]

Back in the day, a doctor would always use a tongue depressor to examine your tongue as part of a routine checkup. They don't do that anymore. They don't look into your eyes and ears either. Seems to me they could be missing a lot.

[@joelcowley3695]

Loved the money shot at the end jabby jabby ..

[@ashikihsan1946]

Thank you Dr. Siibhan for explaining about tongue types. I have a pink white tongue. I'm also getting mouth ulcers on my lips, specially when the weather changes

[@carlosdaniels999]

Thanks for the update it's really important

[@amytoney6191]

I have constant sinus drainage down my throat and it costs my tongue. Would the mucus coating my tongue cause me to have a constant sweet taste on my tongue? It’s not a pleasant taste.

[@anneclarecheah6487]

I get canker sore on and off. Why is this so? Greetings from Malaysia 🇲🇾. Thank you for this video. Looking forward to your next video.

[@kaiyune472]

The only thing I didn't see was about someone with big cracks in their tongue. Great video.

[@ernestmugo1765]

You're such a vibe!

[@gabrielazampieri6923]

Wow jamais vu ça bravo travail bien Docteur super très intéressant comment savoir prévu merci Docteur ❤❤

[@3novembersky]

I had a vertical sleeve surgery and noticed that I got canker sores more often afterwards. So after some research and trying different things I figured out it was due to B12 deficiency.

[@stafonvoncamron]

I have always gotten a few a year, sometimes several on the same day. I can always tell when one is coming, because I can feel the tingle sensation on the spot it will appear a few days before hand. I do believe I get them from drinking orange juice or from eating to much spicy foods, or mouth trauma. Once I was eating and accidentally bite into my inner cheek and that spot turned into a painful canker sore. So I think those 3 things are triggers for them to appear. Takes a good week or two to go away.

[@mariaochoa4969]

I'm happy to see your violin! 🎻 ❤

[@leifharmsen]

"Stick out your lounge as far as you can... how much can you see at the back of your mouth?" Nothing, I'm looking the other way at you.

[@JustUdoro]

🤣🤣🤣🤦🏾‍♀️

[@SelfAbridged]

Wow, this video explained a lot of stuff for me! I've had geographic tongue but it's actually resolved a lot through diet changes, mainly reducing my soda intake and increasing my water intake. I used to drink a lot of coca-cola and my tongue would hurt when I had salty/acidic foods, but cutting that down helped dramatically and now my tongue looks much more normal. I do get the tongue ridges from my teeth - I also have hypothryoidism, didn't realize those were related. Also my husband has a very longue tongue and is hypermobile, but also has lots of oral health issue and that can apparently be related to Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. It gives us something to look into. So much good info! Thank you!!!

[@Maria-qm9cg]

Thank you so much for this very informative video, but most importantly for teaching it in a very enthusiastic way. I love it. Bless you.

[@titanicgirl774]

I believe I have the growing tongue over time. Thyroid problems run on my dads side, I have a “scalloped” tongue and have been recently dosed with step apnea. I have # 17 and 32 (wisdom teeth) erupted and have been told that maybe removing those teeth would help with the sleep apnea. I’m curious if that’s true because those teeth cause no other issues and I don’t want to go through removing them if it wouldn’t help.

[@ChideraJudith-m9w]

Glad I learnt something from this video ❤

[@TeenTitanGirl123]

I have EDS and when you said touch your tongue to your nose i was like "Oh yeah, easy" and then you began to mention its common in EDS my reaction turned into "Oh yeah that checks out" XD I always find EDS so fascinating thought because I have an insanely long and stretchy tongue but someone else i know with EDS can barely stick their tongue out of their mouth because they dont have the connective tissue at the bottom of it and even i've heard from other EDS people that the muscle gets so tight that its hard to do it, really is a condition to keep you on your toes!

[@MelB868]

What is EDS?

[@dodopson3211]

​@@MelB868ehlers-danlos syndrome. A group of collagen disorders.

[@Bluewave710]

Very interesting! Love these medical blogs!

[@IrishHoneyBlossom]

I 've had geographic tongue since I was child so almost 30 years and it's gotten better/ less visible but it was always there. I showed it too my family doctor when I was a teen and he said that it's nothing. A few years later I went to a new dentist and he told his assistent to write down that I have it for his notes and I was like ❓ I have never heard that name before

[@margareth1504]

I know a couple of people in the family who are affected when they eat pineapple and they end up with patches on their tongue as if the pineapple erodes away parts of the surface. I love pineapple and it doesn’t happen to me.

[@IrishHoneyBlossom]

@@margareth1504 same here with pineapple also with kiwi 😥

[@margareth1504]

@@IrishHoneyBlossom must be more common than I knew of 🙂

[@mjgrant1515]

very informative video. love your attitude & friendly demeanour. well done. i subscribed & liked.

[@supremacy2040]

I’ve had geographical all my life along with my asthma & it’s painful. The docs would always just tell me I don’t use mouthwash enough & no matter what I do, it would still be an issue. I found that making sure my vitamin intake is up to par, that I can keep it at bay as long as I don’t get a chest infection which generally brings it on.

[@inhaledexhaled5460]

It sounds like its definitely an immunity issue

[@supremacy2040]

@@inhaledexhaled5460 over time, I’ve worked out that’s right. It generally appears when my body is run down or about to come down with something. It’s generally the first indication I get that tells me I’m about to get a cold or flu & need to up the Vitamin C intake which in turn helps Immensely with getting me back on track quicker.

[@VernCrisler]

Are you taking B12? A deficiency in B12 seems to be related to tongue and mouth disorders.

[@supremacy2040]

@@VernCrisler yes now I am. It’s been less of an issue as I’ve kept up with my vitamin intake B 12 included, but I came to that solution on my own, not a single doctor in my many years of being in hospitals being sick has ever said anything like keeping up my vitamin supplements

[@johna5428]

Good morning any thoughts about vitiligo and what can be done about it. Thank you

[@Adohleas]

I have geographic tongue and I still remember how It developed. It started as a large red swollen bump on the side of my tongue that lasted for 6 months. Eventually it opened up and looked like the outer skin was being eaten with a white layer and a red layer behind it. It slowly spread to the center front of the outer layer of my tongue and it looked as if the outer layer of my tongues skin was being eaten and what was left was burning red part of my tongue. Then 2 months later it fully reached the left side outer layer. After almost a year it finally reached the center of my tongue(no longer just the outer layer) and the best I can describe it visually is it was as if the skin was eaten away on my taste buds, and many of the tastebuds looked like they were swollen after part of the skin was removed and some of them were oddly shaped with parts of them sticking out further initially. Eventually over time it morphed into what looks like geographic tongue and with the frequent inflammation, it has left my once smooth, yet bumpy from tastebuds, tongue with many fissures. I have had geographic tongue now for 20 years now with it always changing shape and the red part behind the white layer always burning. Sometimes it feels like I just let my tongue sit on something pulled out of a microwave, oven, or stove that is very hot and burning. While other times I don't feel the pain that much unless I were to move my tongue around and touch the roof of my mouth, fold my tongue, or eat specific foods. Usually there is also some numbness as well. Basically it started around the same time I was in a lot of pain and the Doctors found my liver was inflamed however its possible it might have just happened at the same time and not be related. However I also developed chronic constipation for nearly 15 years at that same time as well. Doctors did a lot of test when my liver was constantly becoming inflamed for a few months but they never found the root cause. The only other abnormal thing was that my gall bladder was moving bile slower than normal. However I ran out of insurance not long after a lot of test were done and I remained in a lot of pain off and on and feeling as if acid was running in my veins of my entire body and my right side throbbing all the time until it very slowly went away after which took 12 years. Although once in a blue moon I might get some discomfort and throbbing but it seems to be very rare now. It makes me wonder if there was a link between all three conditions that happened almost simultaneous, the bump on my tongue formed maybe a couple weeks after the first episode of my liver inflammation and the constipation about a a month and eventually changed to where it was chronic(although it wasn't sudden as it alternated between diarrhea and constipation for several months).

[@VernCrisler]

Could be a B12 deficiency.