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!
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 😊
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 .
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!
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?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
@@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!
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.😊
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.
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
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!
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.
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).
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😄♥️
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 😂🤣🤣🤣
@@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
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 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.
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.
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🤩💚!!!
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!
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 RUclips channel..🙏🏿🙏🏿
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!
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!!!
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.
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.
I've had dozens of canker sores and I concur with your assessment: they suck! A couple decades ago I learned I can rapidly end canker sores (which will suck far more during the treatment!) by swishing common mouthwashes - alcohol based or fluoride based but alcohol seems quicker acting - for two minutes; one minute never seems to work. Alternatively, when there is only one canker sore a cotton swab wetted with the same sort of mouthwash can be held in place for two minutes with a lot less pain than we would think, but it is only useful when we can accurately target the sore. Rinsing with water afterward does not seem to affect the treatment results in either case.
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.
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 ❤
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.
Aphthous stomatitis - I used "organic oregano oil with E", extra strength. Dip a Q-tip in this oil and apply only on the canker where you keep it for max 10 seconds, or as long as it is comfortable for you. Repeat once or twice a day after brushing the teeth. Don't drink water or swish water after applying the oil for one hour, at least. With me in 2 to 4 days it was gone. I used to do it in the evening as the last ritual before going to bed - so nothing in my mouth until the next day. As it did for me, I hope that it will benefit others as well.
@@ChiaraBiker Take a Q-tip, soak it in oil, and touch with it only the aphthous stomatitis - not the whole tongue. When you are with the Q-tip on the stomatitis keep it on top of it for 10 seconds more or less depending on how you tolerate it. Don't exaggerate keeping the Q-tip.
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.
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.
Just come off some pretty hefty IV antibiotics and an oral course of them, coupled with hexachloride mouthwash after having two abscesses fixed (wisdom tooth removal was not easy), and my tongue went brownish black. Naturally I freaked out, finished them mouthwash course, and now it’s a yellowish brown, so getting better. It’s been a hell of a few weeks tbh.
How agile a person's tongue is may be related to what language they grew up speaking. Some languages contain sounds that take some gymnastics to produce.
I also have an geographic tongue, for as long as I can remember. Certain foods makes it inflamed like banana, sour candy and tomato - very painfull. No other family member has it and I don't have psoriasis or asthma.
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 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 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
My canker sores were due to being contagious of sodium laurel sulfate in toothpaste, which then lead to determining a reaction that ingredient in other cleaners as well (it’s in shampoo and soaps).
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.
The tongue moving one kind of scares me. i used to be able to move my tongue a lot more but the left side doesnt really move much anymore. should probably get that checked out. thanks
@Cindy B I have noticed that when it's really bad, my taste does change! I don't follow a super bland diet like your daughter does, but I probably should. I do avoid spicy, acidic, or any really harsh food when it's flaring up, though.
Is Eosinophilic Esophagitis a condition that would fall under rheumatology? Is it something you've ever seen? I was diagnosed as a kid and I think it's pretty rare, it took almost a year to find a doctor to diagnose it for me. I've got so many questions about it but there's so little out there. I love your channel
I have the symptoms (primarily esophageal spasms when eating anything containing chicken) and follow my doc's advice to use omeprazole (OTC) as one tablet morning and night. That does a good job for me, but remember this is a report, not medical advice. Paradoxically, the more I chew the chicken the worse the reaction.
I had a friend who didn't have that anchor string thing under her tongue. She could touch the top of her nose with her tongue, not just the tip, and she could also swallow her tongue. It was strange because her identical twin had a normal tongue. I have no idea how something like that isn't genetic and in their shared DNA.
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.
Geographic tongue from high acidic oral consumption in my findings. The pH is lower than neutral in the body (saliva, etc.) A higher ratio of alkalizing fluids and foods should give relief within minutes, hours and as long as the alkalinity ratio is higher than the acid consumption. Visible results to normalcy will also start to take effect within the day. Pay attention to your body's response when consuming anything. Be mindful of allergens to foods as well. There a pH charts that say spinach is alkaline but personally my tongue burns when I consume it and leaves my teeth feeling very stripped. Some food labels claim alkalinity. However when tested, they have a very low alkaline presents. Do your research and have a better life.
Great video! I'd love to learn about what the eyes and skin say about health. My eyes have gotten much dingier and more bloodshot in recent years. Also, I'd love to learn your thoughts about why people's faces tend to get wider and puffier as they get older. My guess is kidney health as well as gut health?
My guess is lifestyle and diet. Have you ever checked out a lot of obese people shopping at Walmar? I know I know Big judgement call. Well, they can't all be glandular!
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.
Such an interesting video. What a person can do with their tongue is a weird topic for conversation, so, I never have talked to anyone about it. Having always been able to touch my tongue to my nose, just above my nostrils, I thought everyone could do this.
I can't do this now as an adult, but I trained myself to do it as a kid to gross out my brothers, who were always finding weird things to scare me. I would pull on it daily to stretch it out. So funny 😆 what a kid will do!
My mouth becomes so dry that it causes my tongue to get stuck between my teeth and my inner cheek to also get stuck even my lips get stuck together. What is the causes that. Please my know. Thank you
I get cankersores on occasion and they always seemed to be caused by mouth injury. If I bite my cheek by accident hard, or bang my gums with my tooth brush hard enough it will turn into a cankersore every time.
My 16 year old daughter has had a tongue that looks like a geographic tongue but worse since she was a toddler. It is harmless unless she eats anything like oranges, pineapples, etc, then it gets really painful, like it's burning. Doctors say it's normal. What's her condition called.
When I was in the hospital after going into DKA (I had only been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes 2 days before), I had a really bad case of oral thrush. It made eating so painful.
I was hoping to learn the cause of my geographic tongue. It can be painful at times. At least I learned that it may be related to the eczema on my hands and feet.
I have geographic tongue and it's definitely more dramatic when my RA is poorly controlled. Sometimes it acts up before my joint pain does - it's interesting
Hi good day I hug have these deep cut like in the front of my tongue it’s painful when I eat spicy foods acid drinks and hot food the doctors in Trinidad don’t know what it is or how I got it or how to make it go away do you know what it is
I would love for you to cover feet in particular toe nails and various fungal infections, I've had problems with my nails with black streaks in some and in 2 nails, nails coming off, I've been to the chemist and have been applying OTC treatments, teatree oil and more recently vicks vapour rub (this because on Dr Mike, another RUclipsr, he had a dermatologist in one of his vlogs suggest this) so any info would be soooo appreciated😢❤❤❤❤
Apthous Stomatitis is my red flag that I'm about to develop a bacterial or viral sinus or respiratory infection. The only time I get them is 24-72 hours prior to said infection.
I had geographic tongue for most of my young adult life. Very embarrassing and weird. How did I change it? I reduced high-acid intake like several sodas per day, and changed my diet to avoid eating fast food and constant red meat. Most of my young adult life I did not eat many vegetables, so during my diet change I started eating vegetables and fish. I prefer that diet now. I wasn't trying to fix the tongue, but it worked. So I am pretty sure it has to do with acid levels or vitamin deficiency of some sort. But I also tried taking different multivitamins during my youth that didn't work, so whatever vitamin it is seems to only work via actual food unless its an acid issue. I saw many doctors who had no idea. None of them told me to change my diet.. lmao Alkalize your body with daily vegetables, and fish/chicken. Eat potatoes rather than fries. Replace juice and sodas with water. Watch the geographic tongue clear up in a few months.
I had a dentist tell me I had "regional tongue" but I just figured it was because in certain circumstances I tend to chew on the sides of my tongue. I was diagnosed with JRA (or JIA as one doctor insisted) when I was nine. I'm 63 this year.
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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!
Eyes. My eyes water too much…. What if your tongue looks normal EXCEPT for ridges on the side of your tongue?? Thank you. 🥰🩷
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!
Eyes for sure. They are so important that we should know things to look out for.
Not only she is a doctor, but also a really good teacher.
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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.
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 😊
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 .
You are the best, most uplifting, and un-scary physician online :)💕
Thanks Erin!
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!
Thank you Stephen! Great points!
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?
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.
Hi Shirley! It was so lovely to meet you on the subway! Glad you said hi! 👋🏻 😊- Siobhan and Mark
I didn't know she was in Canada I'm from Alberta
@@tanyabruce1019 that’s farther away than Texas
@@WhiteGuysMadder yup its a cold place to
I’ve had the mouth ulcers. But I’m diabetic and went to pcp dentist and my ent. It was awful
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.
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.
Listerin strips!
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.
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.
@@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!
I had a tongue biopsy recently! Nothing bad came of it, but I have a new appreciation for this part of the body.
I’m having one Monday. I am super nervous
@@ccalexander1924 good luck 🤞🏼
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.😊
Yes! It’s interesting how it changed shapes and locations isn’t it?
My daughter has it too, and my cousin's son also, but I don't know of anyone else in our family.
I have it too. Some days i become paranoic.
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.
Same. I think mine is related to allergies or stress.
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
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!
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.
My tongue looks exactly like the thumbnail. I had to click the video. Thank you for the information
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).
Could be a B12 deficiency.
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😄♥️
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 😂🤣🤣🤣
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!
@@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
@@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.
@@pgpg3783 But What's the problem if I call her a mam?
I stopped getting chronic canker sores after switching to a toothpaste without SLS. It was a game changer for me!
FELLAS *MR OBALAR* ON RUclips CURED ME TOTALLY ❤.
She is a great teacher and story teller. Thanks for that information!
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.
Pls can you explain better have similar conditions as well
@@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.
I love this series!! I'm a med student currently learning semiology and it's lovely to see videos about these topics!!
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.
Trying upping your dose of B12.
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🤩💚!!!
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 ❤️
Great video again! What are the painful white swollen taste buds and what causes them? They are so annoying.
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!
Eds maybe?
Your joy is so contagious, I was smiling all along the video. Super interesting, thank you so much for your videos ❤
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 RUclips channel..🙏🏿🙏🏿
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!
What is EDS?
@@MelB868ehlers-danlos syndrome. A group of collagen disorders.
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!!!
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.
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.
I've had dozens of canker sores and I concur with your assessment: they suck!
A couple decades ago I learned I can rapidly end canker sores (which will suck far more during the treatment!) by swishing common mouthwashes - alcohol based or fluoride based but alcohol seems quicker acting - for two minutes; one minute never seems to work. Alternatively, when there is only one canker sore a cotton swab wetted with the same sort of mouthwash can be held in place for two minutes with a lot less pain than we would think, but it is only useful when we can accurately target the sore. Rinsing with water afterward does not seem to affect the treatment results in either case.
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.
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.
Same here. It went away when stopped eating wheat
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 ❤
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.
Aphthous stomatitis - I used "organic oregano oil with E", extra strength. Dip a Q-tip in this oil and apply only on the canker where you keep it for max 10 seconds, or as long as it is comfortable for you. Repeat once or twice a day after brushing the teeth. Don't drink water or swish water after applying the oil for one hour, at least. With me in 2 to 4 days it was gone. I used to do it in the evening as the last ritual before going to bed - so nothing in my mouth until the next day. As it did for me, I hope that it will benefit others as well.
FELLAS *MR OBALAR* ON RUclips CURED ME TOTALLY ❤.
But how you put the oil into the tongue?
@@ChiaraBiker Take a Q-tip, soak it in oil, and touch with it only the aphthous stomatitis - not the whole tongue. When you are with the Q-tip on the stomatitis keep it on top of it for 10 seconds more or less depending on how you tolerate it. Don't exaggerate keeping the Q-tip.
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.
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.
Was so impressed with my ability to touch the nose. Then you said EDS - which I've known about for my entire life.
I like how excited you are talking about serious issues 😊
I have geographic tongue as well as my mother. I passed it onto my son. We have to be careful when eating acidic foods.
Just come off some pretty hefty IV antibiotics and an oral course of them, coupled with hexachloride mouthwash after having two abscesses fixed (wisdom tooth removal was not easy), and my tongue went brownish black. Naturally I freaked out, finished them mouthwash course, and now it’s a yellowish brown, so getting better. It’s been a hell of a few weeks tbh.
How agile a person's tongue is may be related to what language they grew up speaking. Some languages contain sounds that take some gymnastics to produce.
I also have an geographic tongue, for as long as I can remember. Certain foods makes it inflamed like banana, sour candy and tomato - very painfull.
No other family member has it and I don't have psoriasis or asthma.
This is caused by hyperacidity
@@elizabethmassi7327 caused by hyperacidity or inflamed by it?
It's usually genetic.
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
How interesting. Thanks! I’d like to know about eye health.
I had studied traditional Chinese medicine and had a book on tongue diagnosis.
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.
It sounds like its definitely an immunity issue
@@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.
Are you taking B12? A deficiency in B12 seems to be related to tongue and mouth disorders.
@@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
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
My canker sores were due to being contagious of sodium laurel sulfate in toothpaste, which then lead to determining a reaction that ingredient in other cleaners as well (it’s in shampoo and soaps).
Geographic tongue here! It changes pretty much daily. Usually, a mix of white rings and splotches!
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
I m still a learner for salt
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.
Your voice was very pleasant. I was able to listen to the whole video. Thanks
The tongue moving one kind of scares me. i used to be able to move my tongue a lot more but the left side doesnt really move much anymore. should probably get that checked out. thanks
I have a geographic tongue and it can be so painful if the ridges get really deep. I have to watch what I eat
My daughter has geographic tongue, and I am sure it affects how she tastes food! Most acidic foods are a no for her, a bland diet is definitely best.
@Cindy B I have noticed that when it's really bad, my taste does change! I don't follow a super bland diet like your daughter does, but I probably should. I do avoid spicy, acidic, or any really harsh food when it's flaring up, though.
God bless u dr violin
The way u taught was so fun with respect to our boring internist teaching us GPs
Is Eosinophilic Esophagitis a condition that would fall under rheumatology? Is it something you've ever seen? I was diagnosed as a kid and I think it's pretty rare, it took almost a year to find a doctor to diagnose it for me. I've got so many questions about it but there's so little out there. I love your channel
I have the symptoms (primarily esophageal spasms when eating anything containing chicken) and follow my doc's advice to use omeprazole (OTC) as one tablet morning and night. That does a good job for me, but remember this is a report, not medical advice. Paradoxically, the more I chew the chicken the worse the reaction.
Oh wow. I am learning seriously. Thank you doctor
I like how she said she unlocked a new fear for us. I watch just to see those new fears!!!
I really enjoyed this as a nursing student. Subscribed! 😂
I had a friend who didn't have that anchor string thing under her tongue. She could touch the top of her nose with her tongue, not just the tip, and she could also swallow her tongue. It was strange because her identical twin had a normal tongue. I have no idea how something like that isn't genetic and in their shared DNA.
Women generally have bigger longer tongues
Frenulum
Unless l missed it, you did not cover what causes deep cracks in the tongue ?
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.
Geographic tongue from high acidic oral consumption in my findings. The pH is lower than neutral in the body (saliva, etc.) A higher ratio of alkalizing fluids and foods should give relief within minutes, hours and as long as the alkalinity ratio is higher than the acid consumption. Visible results to normalcy will also start to take effect within the day. Pay attention to your body's response when consuming anything. Be mindful of allergens to foods as well. There a pH charts that say spinach is alkaline but personally my tongue burns when I consume it and leaves my teeth feeling very stripped. Some food labels claim alkalinity. However when tested, they have a very low alkaline presents. Do your research and have a better life.
Great video! I'd love to learn about what the eyes and skin say about health. My eyes have gotten much dingier and more bloodshot in recent years. Also, I'd love to learn your thoughts about why people's faces tend to get wider and puffier as they get older. My guess is kidney health as well as gut health?
My guess is lifestyle and diet. Have you ever checked out a lot of obese people shopping at Walmar? I know I know Big judgement call. Well, they can't all be glandular!
This is really educative.Thank you doc
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.
Such an interesting video. What a person can do with their tongue is a weird topic for conversation, so, I never have talked to anyone about it. Having always been able to touch my tongue to my nose, just above my nostrils, I thought everyone could do this.
I can't do this now as an adult, but I trained myself to do it as a kid to gross out my brothers, who were always finding weird things to scare me. I would pull on it daily to stretch it out. So funny 😆 what a kid will do!
Keep up the good work in promoting healthcare system in the world 🌹👏
I had Lichen Planus diagnosed by my dentist. I went carnivore and it went away. I now have introduced non-starchy veggies back into my diet...
My mouth becomes so dry that it causes my tongue to get stuck between my teeth and my inner cheek to also get stuck even my lips get stuck together. What is the causes that. Please my know. Thank you
I get cankersores on occasion and they always seemed to be caused by mouth injury.
If I bite my cheek by accident hard, or bang my gums with my tooth brush hard enough it will turn into a cankersore every time.
3 videos in 2 weeks? GOOD TIMES!
Thx a trillion Doc for sharing knowledge and keep us abreast.
That thumbnail! 🤣🤣
Went for something a little different 😂😂
My 16 year old daughter has had a tongue that looks like a geographic tongue but worse since she was a toddler. It is harmless unless she eats anything like oranges, pineapples, etc, then it gets really painful, like it's burning. Doctors say it's normal. What's her condition called.
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.
When I was in the hospital after going into DKA (I had only been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes 2 days before), I had a really bad case of oral thrush. It made eating so painful.
Sooo, if you are female isn’t the strongest muscle the uterus?
Ooo good thought!! It’s a hard muscle to test though 😂
One thing missed in this video that sometimes indigestion causes sores or ulcers in the tongue and mouth
Maybe from acid reflux?
love this medical series
thanks for waving ☺️
Thanks for the update it's really important
I was hoping to learn the cause of my geographic tongue. It can be painful at times. At least I learned that it may be related to the eczema on my hands and feet.
Please do what your eyes say about your health! Great video!
I bet that humans would be a lot healthier if the chemtrails stopped...
Dirp
What was the point of your irrelevant comment?
Hahaha
Truth
Facts💯
I have geographic tongue and it's definitely more dramatic when my RA is poorly controlled. Sometimes it acts up before my joint pain does - it's interesting
The only thing I didn't see was about someone with big cracks in their tongue. Great video.
Something that wasn't mentioned, I get tiny painful bumps on the side or underneath. I usually bite, scratch, or cut them off and I'm fine.
I just love being first every time ❤😂
Hey Brian - keep up the streak!! 💪
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What does it mean of I have these painful/irritating cracks in the middle of my tongue?
Hi good day I hug have these deep cut like in the front of my tongue it’s painful when I eat spicy foods acid drinks and hot food the doctors in Trinidad don’t know what it is or how I got it or how to make it go away do you know what it is
I would love for you to cover feet in particular toe nails and various fungal infections, I've had problems with my nails with black streaks in some and in 2 nails, nails coming off, I've been to the chemist and have been applying OTC treatments, teatree oil and more recently vicks vapour rub (this because on Dr Mike, another RUclipsr, he had a dermatologist in one of his vlogs suggest this) so any info would be soooo appreciated😢❤❤❤❤
Apthous Stomatitis is my red flag that I'm about to develop a bacterial or viral sinus or respiratory infection. The only time I get them is 24-72 hours prior to said infection.
I had geographic tongue for most of my young adult life. Very embarrassing and weird.
How did I change it? I reduced high-acid intake like several sodas per day, and changed my diet to avoid eating fast food and constant red meat. Most of my young adult life I did not eat many vegetables, so during my diet change I started eating vegetables and fish. I prefer that diet now.
I wasn't trying to fix the tongue, but it worked. So I am pretty sure it has to do with acid levels or vitamin deficiency of some sort. But I also tried taking different multivitamins during my youth that didn't work, so whatever vitamin it is seems to only work via actual food unless its an acid issue. I saw many doctors who had no idea. None of them told me to change my diet.. lmao
Alkalize your body with daily vegetables, and fish/chicken. Eat potatoes rather than fries. Replace juice and sodas with water. Watch the geographic tongue clear up in a few months.
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I had a dentist tell me I had "regional tongue" but I just figured it was because in certain circumstances I tend to chew on the sides of my tongue.
I was diagnosed with JRA (or JIA as one doctor insisted) when I was nine. I'm 63 this year.
very informative video. love your attitude & friendly demeanour. well done. i subscribed & liked.
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.