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Black hairy tongue
A temporary, harmless oral condition that gives the tongue a dark, furry appearance.
Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this
39 year experience in Internal Medicine
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Preteen 6-13 | Rare | ||||
Teenager 14-18 | |||||
Young adult 19-40 | Common | ||||
Middle-aged adult 41-60 | Very common |
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How common black hairy tongue?
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Is black hairy tongue dangerous?
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What causes a black hairy tongue?
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How do you know when you are starting to get a black hairy tongue?
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Can penicillin cause a black hairy tongue?
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Black hairy tongue is caused by what problems?
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Can black hairy tongue make you ill? I take a lot of pepto.
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Can scraper get rid of black hairy tongue ?
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Can a tongue scraper get rid of black hairy tongue?
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A black hairy tongue is a coating or is a real change in the tongue?
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A female asked:
Hi, my tongue is yellow and my papillae are enlarged. I am terrified of getting black hairy tongue. What should I do?
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A 64-year old male asked:
Can I treat black hairy tongue using diode laser? if yes which wave length is better? And what is the treatment protocols? Thanks
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Can i get black hairy tongue by whitening my teeth with hydrogen peroxide?
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A 22-year old female asked:
What will cause a higher body temp and a really itchy vagina? I did have black hairy tongue, could that cause an infection in my vagina?
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Can antibiotics cause a black hairy tongue?
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Is a black hairy tongue common with antibiotics?
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Is it common for antibiotics to cause black hairy tongue?
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A 36-year old female asked:
Is there a remedy for black hairy tongue? I developed it after taking antibiotics for a long time but have been off for a year. Tongue remains black.
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A 48-year old female asked:
I woke e up this morning with a black tongue i'm 50 years old and this morning my tongue was completely black
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A 31-year old female asked:
What the cause of black spot in tongue?
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What does a black patch on my tongue mean?
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What does black spots on baby tongue mean?
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Black spot on my baby's tongue? What does it mean?
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A 19-year old female asked:
Tiny black bumps on the side of my tongue and little pain?
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1 tiny black spot on side of tongue, should I be concerned?
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A 28-year old female asked:
Mi little boy 2 month having black spot on tongue. why it is?
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A 37-year old asked:
My tongue ring area has turned blackish and swollen, what to do?
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A 28-year old female asked:
What does it mean when your tongue is black and has pink bumps on it is that a sign of something?
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A 35-year old male asked:
I am having small black spot on tongue which appeaes for 2-3 days and disappears and later appears on different area of the tongue?
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A 56-year old female asked:
I have a lesion under my tongue that is 1/2 CM in size, been there for at least 2 months, changes colors from red to black with white.
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