Why are some of my tastebuds swollen?
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Tongue papillae are the small bumps or nodules of tissue on your tongue. Your taste buds lie in these nodules. Sometimes, these papillae can become painful. Several can hurt at a time, or just one or two papillae can become painful.\n\nTrauma is the most common cause of painful papillae of the tongue. About 80 percent of the time, pain occurs because you have bitten your tongue or eaten something hot, such as pizza, or acidic, such as orange juice.\n\nSome people unconsciously push the tip of their tongues against their upper teeth, which can cause tongue inflammation. People who grind or clench their teeth also irritate the lateral borders of their tongue.\n\nA painful tongue also can be a symptom of an underlying systemic condition, such as severe anemia, uncontrolled diabetes or a vitamin deficiency. Many skin diseases also can affect the mouth. In fact, signs and symptoms may show in the mouth prior to the onset of skin lesions.\n\nIf the pain is caused by an underlying disease, the pain will disappear once the condition is treated. Pain caused by trauma will disappear when the area heals (usually within two weeks).\n\nBecause the most common cause of a painful tongue is trauma, you should avoid food and drink that is extremely hot, salty or acidic. If you grind your teeth, wearing a night guard (also called a mouth guard) can protect your tongue as well as your teeth. \n\nIf the pain lasts for more than a week or increases over time, call your dentist.
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Hey! I'm not the only one!  That happened to me on Christmas Day 6 months ago. I had to go to the hospital because I was gagging so much.  \nThe thing that hangs is called your uvula.  It's actually pretty rare for it to swell so large that it touches your tongue but it's usually caused by a bacterial infection. \nTry ibuprofen to reduce swelling first.  If nothing improves, you may want to see a Dr.\nIf you go to the hospital, the Dr. might give you a steroid in the form of a pill or a shot.  At least, that's what my doctor did.  Take the shot if you go; it works faster.  The swelling went down to a comfortable level within 12 hours, but it took 4 days to feel normal again.  The wierd part was that I didn't really have any other cold symptoms other then a sore throat and the uvula swelling.\n\nhttp://www.biocrawler.com/encyclopedia/Uvula
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Sounds like you're experiencing a "taste phantom".  Do a google search on that.  Where is the 'taste' originating from, your throat or your mouth? a particular region of your mouth?  did you start any new medications recently?  look up the side effects of those medications with regards to taste.
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Are you a mouth breather?  Do you live in a very dry climate?  Have you tried drinking water with lemon in it?  Do you eat lots of salty food?  Are you taking an anti-histamine?  If the answer is no to all, see your M.D.
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Fortunately, it is extremely unlikely that your swollen lip is caused by MS.  MS affects the nervous system and causes reactions in the brain and CNS related to signal processing.  It doesn't generally produce swelling.\n\nBoth doctors are probably right.  It's probably allergic, probably makeup-related, and probably nothing to worry about.  If it gets worse, you start to feel a change in the lip (lumpiness, intense pain), or if it starts to ooze (yuk, sorry), see the doctor (not the dermatologist) right away.
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None saliva breaks down starches with salivary amylase\nYou taste with your taste buds which are the little raised bumps on your tongue \nCheck out tase buds on wikipedia
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You're probably getting a small electrical charge, known as electrolysis, which happens when 2 dissimilar metals come in contact with one another, which causes that horrible flavor in your mouth.  I have a bridge that does that when eating utensils touch it, and yeah, its a disgusting taste and sensation, very bitter.
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Metallic or acidic taste in mouth can be caused by gastric problems, lead poisoning, or scrombotoxic fish poisoning.\n\nThere are other causes such as deteriorating fillings, and possibly a mineral imbalance. \n\nYou should check with a doctor to determine the actual cause.
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could be something going on with an old filling. sometimes that could cause that taste, especially if they are those old silver fillings.
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Blood cells contain hemoglobin which carries oxygen. When blood breaks down, iron is released and causes a metallic taste in mouth. Bleeding can be from the gums, sinuses or nose. The taste can get especially bad when someone has post nasal drip and the dried blood sticks to the back of the throat. If bleeding gums are the cause there is often bad breath associated with the bad taste.\n\nAnother uncommon reason for a metallic taste in mouth is due to small electric currents in the mouth. When two types of metals are used in two different dental fillings a battery can be created. Some believe that it's due to the mercury leakage from dental silver/mercury fillings.\n\nMany oral or IV medications such as thyroid medicine, penicillin, and lithium can give a metallic taste in mouth. When someone is allergic to a specific food, the food can often be detected even in extremely small amounts. Food allergies, such as with sulfur dioxide, can also cause this. Some gastrointestinal disorders can be aggravated by food allergies and cause burping, dry mouth, thirst, rectal itching and a metal taste. High protein diets can cause benign dietary ketosis. This has also been associated with a metal taste.\n\nChemotherapy, radiation therapy, or cancer itself can cause a metallic taste in mouth. It has also been associated with B 12 deficiency, zinc deficiency, Bell's palsy, Strep throat and Sjogren's disease along with anything that causes dry mouth. \nhttp://www.atlantadentist.com/metallic_taste_in_mouth.html\n\nAND:\n\nA metallic taste in the mouth can be caused by infections of the mouth or teeth, skin conditions that affect the mucous membranes in the mouth such as lichen planus, or other problems, such as Crohn's disease.\n\nA metallic taste also may be caused by a substance present in the mouth. Medications that are chewed, rather than swallowed, may cause a temporary metallic taste at the back of the tongue. Other medications, such as Flagyl, tetracycline, penicillamine, Biaxin, ethambutol, biguanides, or allopurinol, can cause a metallic taste because they get into the mouth through salivary secretions or directly from the blood. http://www.sjmercyhealth.org/110333.cfm
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Any allergie will do that. There is also something called Oral Allergy Syndrome where the mouth swells.\n\nEat any fish or seafood lately?
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Could be thrush (yeast) or could be that you are fondling your new braces with your tounge too much as we have tendency to touch excessively any new anomily, ache or sore tooth etc without being able to stop, lol. That would be my first guess. You are just irritating it by getting used to the braces. And the white spots would be inflamed tastebuds.\n\nAlso eating a lot of sour or acidic foods or candy can irritate the tounge to the point of getting sores and being raw and inflamed.\n\nIf its not better in 2 days I wold see the dr or do some research on yeast. Which could also caused by too much sugar.\n\nRinse your mouth with salt water. Take some extra vitamin c as soft tissue repair needs lots of C. Along with your regular multivitamin.
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do you drink enough water \ncould be dehydration\nyou body may be telling you you are thirsty\nare you eating more processed foods or junk food\ncheck the labels they have an incredible amount of sodium in them\ndo you have a cld or sinus infection that can change the taste of food\nare you taking any new medications that may change the taste of foods
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You poor thing!  :-)  It's also possible there could be a medical problem affecting your breath.  Here's a link to some basic info about halitosis.  Good luck to future smooching!
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Try juice or any other beverage that isn't carbonated. That might help it taste better.
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could be stomach ulcer matey or stomach problems and have you had a furry tongue
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Your tongue can swells a lot. That happened to a guy in my class.