Tongue numbness like burns is generally caused by tongue bacillary papillitis, map tongue, atrophic lingual inflammation, etc., as follows. 1. Tongue bacillary papillitis: bacillary papillae are distributed in the anterior part of the tongue and the tip of the tongue, and the papillae are swollen, congested, burning, painful and uncomfortable in inflammation. 2. Map tongue: a superficial non-infectious inflammation of the tongue, when combined with fungal or bacterial infections, can produce burning dull pain when consuming irritating foods and drinks. 3. Atrophic lingual inflammation: it is the atrophic change of the tongue mucosa, in addition to the disappearance of the atrophy of the tongue papilla, the whole layer of the tongue epithelium and the tongue muscle are atrophic and thinning, atrophic lingual inflammation caused by Candida infection can appear burning sensation, numbness and so on. Tongue numbness like burning sensation may have other reasons, it is recommended to go to the hospital in time to receive formal treatment.