A 43-year-old member asked:
what causes the back of your tongue to be raised and orange and have bumps?
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Dr. John DeWolf answered
40 years experience Dentistry
Might be normal: You really need to be seen for a useful answer to this question. If the bumps are arranged in a 'v; shape on the far back of the top surface of your tongue, they could just be taste buds.
Answered on Sep 16, 2013
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Dr. Robert Killian answered
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Bumps on Tongue: This is fully normal. These are two of your taste buds. Taste buds are of varying size and it is often a surprise when we have not noticed them befor ... Read More
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Dr. Dan Fisher answered
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Taste buds.: Vallate papillae - those are your taste buds. They get very large in the back of your tongue.
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Dr. John Thaler answered
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Normal: They are the papillae of the tongue. Likely you are noticing the filiform and vallate (circumvallate) papillae. Involved in taste. Normal -- not to wo ... Read More
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