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Tongue swelling
Tongue swelling may occur due to infection, autoimmune disease, trauma to the tongue, or an allergic reaction.
Dr. Robert Kwok reviewed this
35 year experience in Pediatrics
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A 39-year old female asked:
What causes tongue swelling?
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A 36-year old asked:
What is causing my tongue swelling?
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A 42-year old asked:
Just how long can tongue swelling last?
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A 42-year old asked:
What can I do to reduce tongue swelling?
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A 41-year old asked:
How to make tongue swelling go away fast?
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A 42-year old asked:
What will help my tongue swelling go down?
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A 45-year old asked:
How can I make my tongue swelling go down quick?
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A 38-year old asked:
What is the best way to make tongue swelling go away?
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A 45-year old asked:
How do I get my tongue swelling to go down so I can eat?
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A 55-year old male asked:
Sir my name umair razzaq and my problem tongue swelling I am very upset so please recommend some medical tests?
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A 31-year old female asked:
Average time for tongue swelling to go down after partial glossectomy?
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A 49-year old male asked:
I have severe tongue swelling both at home and when I'm away. No med changes in years. No food-related patterns. Always feel numbness 1st. Causes??
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A 46-year old asked:
How long for tongue swelling to go down after an allergic reaction?
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A 40-year old asked:
Throat and tongue swelling after eating?
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A 40-year old asked:
What can cause finger, lips and tongue swelling?
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A female asked:
Sudden half side tongue swelling no allergies found.?
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A 41-year old asked:
Should I see a specialist for tongue swelling, or can my regular doctor take care of it?
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A 46-year old asked:
Does Claritin (loratadine) help with localized tongue swelling from dental work?
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A 60-year old female asked:
I have ulcers under my tongue and also some tongue swelling. My tongue also looks like it has laserations on it. What should I do for this?
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A 19-year old female asked:
Is there any way i can make my tongue swelling go down? I just had tonsils and adenoids taken out yesterday, i literally can't eat anything b/c tongue
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A 25-year old female asked:
Tongue swelling several days before and during period (sometimes even few days after). Cause? Who to see? Hormone testing was negative. Occurs monthly
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A 25-year old male asked:
I don't have food allergies, or other allergies. How likely is it that my tongue will swell? Afraid of tongue swelling. This fear came out of the blue.
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A 36-year old asked:
Cause and cure for gross tongue swelling? What are allergies cause it. I heard from a doctor that farmers used to get it ?
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A 34-year old female asked about a 28-year old female:
Is a tongue punch biopsy as painful as an incisional biopsy?does it cause tongue swelling and difficulty speaking and eating?and is it helpful in diagnosis?
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A 26-year old female asked:
What might cause tongue swelling at the time of menstruation each month? Not on any meds and have had allergy tests.
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A 25-year old male asked:
Can a tongue just start to swell ? For no reason, and with no allergies ? I have a fear of this. Fear of not breathing because of tongue swelling.
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A 25-year old male asked:
I have health anxiety. Never gotten swollen tongue. I'm afraid of tongue swelling. How likely is this to occur? No food allergies, or other allergies!
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A 21-year old female asked:
After taking these for some years, midol, pamprin, & tylenol (acetaminophen) now make me break out in hives & give me slight tongue swelling. What can I take?
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A 40-year old female asked:
2yrs ago i started having daily allergic reactions. (face mouth tongue swelling). I take Claritin & Zantac (ranitidine) daily.They can not find a cause. Thoughts?
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A 25-year old male asked:
I have health anxiety. My fear is food allergy and tongue swelling because of the food i eat. I have no food allergy, or other allergies. Phobia?
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