Swelling and pain at the root of the tongue may be caused by localized injury, oral ulcers, contour papillitis and so on.
1. Localized injury: If the back teeth have overly sharp tips, they may cut the mucous membrane of the tongue root, forming trauma and swelling and pain at the root of the tongue. In addition, if you eat too hot food or drink hot water, it may lead to mucous membrane damage at the root of the tongue, resulting in swelling and pain at the root of the tongue.
2. Mouth ulcers: when the body’s immunity is low or lack of vitamins, it may lead to mouth ulcers, and the lesions may occur in the root of the tongue, causing local mucous membrane damage and bleeding, resulting in swelling and pain at the root of the tongue, accompanied by difficulty in swallowing and other discomforts.
3. Contour papillitis: contour papillitis belongs to a kind of papillitis of the tongue, easy to develop in the contour part of the tongue, mostly because of the inflammation caused by local irritation, which will easily lead to local congestion and edema, and the phenomenon of tongue root swelling and pain, and it will also affect the taste buds to appear taste disorders.
Patients with tongue root swelling and pain, should immediately go to the hospital, after the cause is clear and active treatment.