Numbness of the tongue in the elderly may be a precursor to acute cerebrovascular disease, but it is not absolute. Numbness of the tongue may be an organic lesion or a functional sensory abnormality. It depends on the specifics of the patient’s tongue numbness and the duration of the numbness. Elderly people itself is the high incidence of cerebrovascular disease, if also suffers from hypertension, diabetes mellitus, high blood cholesterol and other underlying diseases, in the absence of any causative factors, tongue numbness lasts more than 1 hour without relief, or although there is relief, but still frequent recurrent episodes, need to pay attention to, except for the possibility of acute cerebrovascular disease. Numbness of the tongue may also be related to the diet of pepper, pepper, chili and other stimulating foods, this numbness is often short-lived, can disappear on their own. Numbness of the tongue in the elderly may also be related to other factors. It is recommended that patients with symptoms that appear for a long time and are not easily relieved or recurring should consult a doctor in a timely manner to clarify the cause and carry out reasonable treatment under the guidance of the doctor to avoid delaying the condition.