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A member asked:

Hey, i have like lot of red bumps in pairs of two or three at the back of my tongue...they do not irritate or anything, but i think i had them 1 yr bk?

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Dr. David Houghton answered

Sounds normal: These sound like normal papillae.

Dr Seibert and another doctor agreed

Answered 1/3/2016

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