A tongue in the tongue is an inflammation of the mucous membrane, caused by the appearance of microcracks and possible infection.
May be a consequence of a serious illness requiring immediate treatment.
Contents of
- Explicit symptoms and ulterior causes of
- How to get rid of a tympanum?
- What if I have any complications?
- How to cure folk remedies
- Dietary recommendations
- Possible complications
Explicit symptoms and underlying causes
Injuries to the tongue against a background of poor oral hygiene lead to glossitis. Microcracks occur with mechanical damage, burns, and infectious diseases. To provoke a mucus can even an ordinary allergy.
Damage to the tongue may result from an incorrect bite, tooth defect, or cleavage of the seal. With due care of the oral cavity, the disease will not develop, but if there are pathogenic microorganisms in the tongue in large numbers, the inflammation of the crack is ensured.
The provoking factors also include:
- smoking;
- consumption of spicy or very salty foods;
- consumption of hot drinks;
- poisoning, including alcohol;
- weakened immunity after disease.
Burning and discomfort appears in the formation of the typoon. Often observed numbness of the tip. With severe damage, eating becomes painful. In the locus of the disease a purulent seal of white color is formed. The tongue swells up and becomes bright red.
How do I get rid of a tiptoo?
Treatment of the tongue in the tongue includes several stages. First of all, it is necessary to identify the cause of the disease and eliminate it. If the damage to the tongue is a consequence of dental abnormalities, then you need to put your teeth in order, eliminate sharp chips and polish uneven edges.
Otherwise, the treatment of the typoon will be meaningless - the trauma of the tongue will occur again and again, contributing to its inflammation. If the provoking factors are dysbiosis and allergic reactions, then antihistamines and prebiotics are prescribed.
To eliminate formations in the language, antiseptic rinsing agents are used. With insignificant damage, solutions with furatsilinom, potassium permanganate, chlorhexidine are used. With severe pain, local anesthetics are prescribed.
As a rule, drug treatment of such a plan is prescribed with aggravation of the disease: the appearance of temperature, weakness, general intoxication.
To these symptoms are added inflammation of the lymph nodes, headaches, complete loss of taste sensations.
For the treatment of a typos in a neglected form, preparations of the cephalosporin series( Ciprolet) and semisynthetic antibiotics of the tetracycline series( Doxycycline) are recommended.
What should I do if there are complications?
How to remove the mucus, if the inflammation has reached a large size and is accompanied by an abscess and other purulent forms? In this case, surgical treatment, opening and draining of the abscess, antibiotic therapy in a hospital setting can be prescribed.
Fungal glossitis requires a different approach. Recommended solutions for rinsing with soda, irrigation of the oral cavity 2% solution of boric acid.
To treat the underlying disease, antifungal agents are prescribed( Candide).To cleanse the tongue, cotton swabs soaked in an antiseptic solution are used.
How to cure folk remedies
Among the folk remedies are well established:
- Rinses based on chamomile, calendula, oak and sage bark .They have an anti-inflammatory effect and contribute to the rapid healing of wounds.
- For rinsing, the charges of celandine and St. John's wort are suitable.
- Appliques with oils of sea-buckthorn, peach and dogrose have a good effect.
- In the absence of allergic reactions, you can use honey applications to the affected area. After the procedure, honey should be spun.
- For the removal of painful sensations, rinses with broths of coltsfoot, nettle and eucalyptus are recommended.
Treatment of the tympanum with folk remedies-details on the video:
Dietary recommendations
Patients with glossitis are prescribed a sparing diet. From the diet, products with irritating effects are excluded.
Recommended warm food puree. For better healing, you need to consume as many fruits as possible with vitamin C.
Because citrus fruits are mucosal irritants, they can be replaced with currants, dog roses and other less acidic foods.
Possible complications
Glossitis in the initial stage is considered a fairly harmless disease, but in neglected form it threatens the spread of infection in nearby tissues and organs of the oropharynx. A serious complication is phlegmon, whose treatment is possible only by surgical means.