A white tongue is surprisingly common and usually harmless, but it can feel alarming if you don’t know what’s behind it. In ...

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) - It’s a body part that you probably don’t pay a lot attention to, but how your tongue looks and functions can provide clues about your overall health. Doctors say a normal, ...

More than 50% of people experience transient lingual papillitis, a benign form of tongue bumps. Stress and anxiety can cause tongue bumps by affecting your immune system. Bumps on the tongue could be ...

When your tongue swells, it’s typically responding to some form of irritation, injury, or underlying health condition. The tongue’s unique anatomy makes it particularly susceptible to swelling, which ...

Dark spots appearing on the tongue can create immediate worry and concern for many people. These mysterious marks often develop without warning, leaving individuals wondering whether they signal a ...

A glossectomy is a type of surgery to remove problems from your tongue. The surgery takes out part or all of your tongue. It often treats tongue cancer, but it can also help with tongue pain, bleeding ...

For thousands of years traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) practitioners have checked patients’ tongues as part of a full examination, carefully scrutinizing their color, shape and coating in an ...

Tongue tie surgery involves separating the lining that connects the mouth to the tongue, known as the frenulum. It is a surgery to treat tongue tie, which is when the frenulum is unusually short or ...