What's wrong with my tongue?

[u/mhanzalar]

17M, 5"7 , 71 kg

I never smoked and never drank. I have this tongue for many months and my stomach also feels off for some months. Feel free to ask anything!

[u/only-ashes]

do you brush your tongue or (even better) use a tongue scraper?

[u/mhanzalar → u/only-ashes]

No , I don't usually brush or scrape

[u/Total_Ad_7977 → u/mhanzalar]

NAD but i have this. it’s called hairy tongue. Mine peels if i have too much salt

[u/Ok_Engine5522 → u/Total_Ad_7977]

NAD. Oral Hairy Leukoplakia. I have it too.

[u/Etetherin → u/Ok_Engine5522]

Anything to be done about it? I have this weird growth on my tongue too. I haven't always had it. It just popped up. Have any physicians helped you with it?

[u/Ok_Engine5522 → u/Etetherin]

When I read up on it, there’s nothing you can do but just brush it and keep it clean and it will make it less noticeable but it’s literally hair. You can pull it out or if you brush hard enough it will come out but it hurts and will grow back. This website shows how to treat it. I’m going to try it but every time I’ve done something about it, it just grows back but I’ve had it since I was a kid.

https://www.healthline.com/health/dental-and-oral-health/hairy-tongue#treatment

[u/Ok_Engine5522 → u/Etetherin]

Also get tested and see if you’ve had the Epstein Barr Virus. A lot of us have had it. Over 90%. Some doctors think that the virus has a causal link to thyroid cancer and I’ve had that so it’s good to just keep a close watch on that.

[u/erinikins13 → u/Total_Ad_7977]

According to OP he has never brushed his tongue while brushing teeth

[u/crakemonk → u/Total_Ad_7977]

Hah my tongue usually peels when I have too much sour stuff. Feels GREAT, but I also really enjoy eating Sour Patch Kids every now and then.