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White film of skin on my tongue? it's peeling off in large patches, and it's really disgusting and a bit painful. just started today, what is this?
5 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
Sounds like fungus: Soft brush you tongue from back to front gently. May need to see a dentist to get a medication to get rid of fungus along with this brushing.
Answered 8/2/2016
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Geographic Tongue: Or many other interesting tongue conditions could be possible. Use good tooth brushing and also brush your tongue, and use a tongue scraper gently! you don't use steroids, and if you do not have an autoimmune disease, that makes thrush pretty unlikely. If it persists longer than 3 days, contact your doc or dentist.
Answered 11/28/2017
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Oral Thrush?: There are a number of things it could be. You would have to be clinically seen by a dentist (or ENT specialist) to be sure. My guess would be oral thrush also known as candidiasis which is a fungal infection and requires antifungal medication. However, there are other possibilities so make an appointment with your dentist\doctor.
Answered 11/22/2018
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