Symptoms of tongue edema

summary

There are many reasons for tongue coating whiteness, sometimes not necessarily the manifestation of the disease. If the tongue coating thickens or whitens, and the body has no other discomfort symptoms, then it is most likely that it is because of heat. At this time, halitosis often occurs. In addition, if long-term white tongue coating, the best to see the hospital Stomatology, may be symptoms of gastrointestinal disease. Tell us about the symptoms of tongue edema.

Symptoms of tongue edema

First: Patients with mild disease, early onset or convalescence of disease will appear white moss, early onset of respiratory tract infection, acute bronchitis, pneumonia, etc. Due to the lack of symptoms or the limitation of lesions in the early stage, the tongue coating is still thin and white, which belongs to the normal range. If the disease develops, the tongue coating will also change.

Second: white moss can appear in patients with retention of water and dampness or phlegm in the body. Clinically, some patients with pleural effusion, ascites, chronic nephritis, asthma, chronic bronchitis, bronchiectasis, etc. are common. There is turbid dampness or stagnation of phlegm in the body, which makes the tongue moss appear thick white or white greasy moss. It may be that the saliva secretion of the oral cavity is more, and the sputum secretion in the trachea is more, which softens the keratinocytes or incomplete keratinocytes of the tongue and makes the cells swell and not easy to fall off; In addition, the tongue tissue edema and lymphatic reflux disorder, the old keratinocytes on the surface of the tongue do not fall off, and the new keratinocytes increase and accumulate, so the tongue is swollen and fat, and the tongue coating is white, thick and greasy.

Third: a variety of chronic inflammatory infections: such as chronic pelvic inflammatory disease, chronic pyelonephritis, tuberculous meningitis, bone and joint tuberculosis, tongue coating is slightly thicker than normal, or thin white greasy coating.

matters needing attention

If you have glossitis, you should pay attention to keep your mouth clean, pay attention to oral hygiene, and brush your teeth every morning and evening. Don't smoke, don't eat too spicy food.