Tongue pain in the elderly may be caused by burning mouth syndrome, tongue ulcers, tongue papillitis and other diseases, need to be vigilant. 1. Burning mouth syndrome: stumpy roots and crowns, fungal infections, menopausal syndrome, diabetes, etc. are the causes of burning mouth syndrome, which usually manifests itself as a burning pain in the tongue. 2. Tongue ulcers: it may be eating too hot and hard food, resulting in mucosal damage, or it may be accidentally eating and biting the tongue, forming traumatic mouth ulcers, or it may be recurrent mouth ulcers. 3. Tongue papillitis: Inflammation of the tongue filiform papillae can cause pain in the tongue, which is mostly seen in vitamin deficiency, malnutrition, anemia, local irritation and so on. There may be other causes of tongue pain. If the symptoms of tongue pain in the elderly are serious or have not been improved, it is recommended to go to the hospital in time for treatment.