There are many reasons for lymphatic hyperplasia at the base of the tongue, including disease factors, nutrient deficiencies, and teeth misalignment.
1. Disease factors: more often occur in patients with tonsillitis, herpes pharyngocleisis, etc., the former is due to inflammation spread to the root of the tongue lymphatic tissue and lead to its proliferation, the latter is due to the herpes simplex virus infection of the root of the tongue lymphatic tissue, which leads to lymphatic hyperplasia due to immune reaction within the root of the tongue lymphatic tissue.
2. Nutrient deficiencies: These patients are more prone to lymphadenitis, which in turn leads to lymphoid hyperplasia.
3. Poorly aligned teeth: these patients may often bite their tongues when chewing and develop ulcers, and long-term ulcers on the tongue can easily lead to lymphoid hyperplasia.
There may also be other reasons, it is recommended to go to the hospital in time, improve the examination to clarify the cause of the disease, and then give targeted treatment or therapy.