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I noticed i was getting a bad taste behind my tongue & bad breath, today i noticed i have bumps in the back of my tongue, doesn't hurt. what is it?

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Dr. Harinder Gill answered

Specializes in Cardiology

Bumps, tongue: Likely you are looking at circumvallate papillae=normal. One typically cannot tell when we have bad breath ;another person needs to confirm ;start with improvement in oral hygiene and dental care

Dr Davantzis agreed

Answered 6/19/2018

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