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For what reason does my tongue burn really bad whenever it touches salt?
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Irritation .: There are several causes.' very common reason is the "burning tongue syndrome" tongue mucosa is irritated probably due to lack of saliva that can lead to opportunistic infection of bacteria and/or fungus.
Answered 4/17/2018
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