There are many causes of dry mouth and numb tongue, the common ones are dry mouth syndrome, dry syndrome and atrophic lingual inflammation, etc. The specific analysis is as follows:
1. Dry mouth syndrome: its typical manifestation is dry mouth and reduced salivary secretion. In addition, it is also accompanied by some nerve involvement, which can be manifested as numbness of the tongue, aphasia and so on.
2. Dry mouth syndrome: the typical manifestation is the decrease of secretion in the oral cavity, eyes, nose and other parts of the body, and the patients are mostly accompanied by dry mouth. In addition, tongue pain, tongue surface dryness and tongue numbness can also occur.
3. Atrophic lingual inflammation: mainly occurring in middle-aged and old women, clinical manifestations of atrophy of the filiform papilla on the back of the tongue, accompanied or not accompanied by dry mouth, burning sensation and other non-specific symptoms, individual patients may experience pain and numbness of the tongue.
If patients have the above factors, they should consult a doctor in time to clarify the diagnosis and treat the cause.