Can acid reflux damage your tongue?
Tongue damage due to heartburn Unfortunately, poor diet, smoking, and obesity can cause an imbalance in stomach acids, leading to heartburn or gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Heartburn has been known to cause severe tongue damage and result in a long-term burning sensation of the tongue.
Can acid reflux cause tongue inflammation?
Stomach acids on the tongue certainly would be irritating, but this is a rare complication of GERD. A common infection is thrush, an overgrowth of yeast. The tongue can be burned, bitten or damaged by rubbing on jagged teeth or ill-fitting dentures. Irritants such as tobacco and alcohol may be a problem.
What does it mean when your tongue hurts?
Some of the more common causes of sore or painful tongue include canker sores, cold sores, bite injuries, and burns. In some cases, pain that originates in other sources (such as cardiac angina or problems with the teeth and/or jaws) can be experienced in the tongue, even though the tongue itself is normal.
What are the home remedies for acid reflux?
Avoid Your Trigger Foods. You may have already discovered that certain foods can trigger your heartburn and reflux symptoms.
How does acid reflux affect the tongue?
Persistent acid reflux, or gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), may also affect the tongue. Laryngopharyngeal reflux is the medical term for acid that reaches the throat because of reflux.
Can GERD be cured?
Yes, most cases of acid reflux, sometimes referred to as gastroesophageal reflux disease, or GERD, can be cured. When faced with this diagnosis, I like to treat both symptoms and root causes.
Does a highly acidic diet cause tongue pain?
While some tongue pain comes from a temporary irritation from acidic foods, burning mouth syndrome is a long-term issue. It is more common for acidic food preservatives to trigger burning mouth syndrome than it is to experience it after eating simple acid foods such as vinegar or lemon juice.