The possible clinical causes of tongue numbness and pain include physical irritation, lingual inflammation, and vagal glossopharyngeal neuralgia.
1. Physical stimulation: some people regularly consume spicy and stimulating foods, such as chili, pepper, mustard, etc., which can cause irritation to the mucous membrane of the tongue, thus manifesting as numbness and pain in the tongue. This situation can be relieved by proper rest after stopping eating.
2. Tongue inflammation: this condition refers to the inflammation that occurs in the tongue area, which is related to nutritional deficiencies, infections, trauma and other factors, with clinical manifestations such as tongue numbness, swelling, burning pain and so on.
3. Vagal glossopharyngeal neuralgia: it is a kind of disease caused by the stimulation of the glossopharyngeal nerve, which is related to the tumor and infection around the nerve, with the clinical manifestation of cutting, pinprick and electric shock-like paroxysmal pain at the root of the tongue.
If the symptoms of tongue numbness and pain persist, it is recommended to go to the stomatology department of the hospital for a clear diagnosis and treatment.