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2yrs. ago i was eating 50 halls cough drops a day, that's when i could no longer eat hot & spicy foods. now i have a sore tongue all the time. help?

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GERD: In the absence of any visible abnormalities of the tongue, gerd is a cause of sore tongue.

Answered 9/30/2015

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Burning Tongue Syndr: Eating all of the cough drops with an anesthetic efffect may have damaged your tongue and you may now have burning tongue syndrome. Visit your dentist to confirm.

Answered 3/12/2017

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