What is the cause of numbness at the base of the tongue?

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Many people have the phenomenon of bitter tongue. In fact, there are many reasons for bitter tongue. Sometimes in life, it's very uncomfortable in the mouth. The main performance is that the tongue will feel a little bitter. Some more serious friends may also feel tongue pain. Today we will introduce to you what is the cause of tongue numbness?

What is the cause of numbness at the base of the tongue?

The causes of tongue numbness may be related to slow blood flow, increased blood viscosity, microcirculation changes, local blood supply insufficiency or brain blood supply insufficiency, which may lead to tongue numbness.

If there is numbness on your tongue, it may also be a sign of ischemic cerebrovascular disease. If there is ischemic cerebrovascular disease, in addition to numbness on your tongue, there will also be tongue pain, local swelling of the tongue, poor activity, accompanied by systemic symptoms and numbness on the side of the limbs, unfavorable speech, weakness in limb activity, increased blood pressure, dizziness, headache, etc.

In addition, the use of certain drugs such as gentamicin, streptomycin can also cause the tongue, if your tongue appeared on the tongue numbness, see if you take these drugs.

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If your tongue is numb, you should drink more water in your daily life, which can effectively help you get rid of the numbness.