What is the reason why the tongue becomes larger and thicker

In daily life, many people have a larger and thicker tongue. Generally speaking, the enlargement and thickening of the tongue is probably caused by spleen deficiency or too much moisture in the body. If it is spleen deficiency and accompanied by symptoms of drowsiness, you can take some Shenling Baizhu pills to treat it. If it is caused by moisture in the body, you can use Chinese medicine massage, scraping and other physical therapy methods to treat the disease.

"Big tongue" is a long-standing folk expression that carries a hint of ridicule or sarcasm. Of course, sometimes it may be emotionless and is just a description of a certain language error phenomenon.

"Tongue-tie" is mainly used to describe problems with pronunciation accuracy, such as inaccurate pronunciation of L, g and k, unclear speech, etc. It can be the inaccurate pronunciation of a single phoneme or multiple phonemes. Academically we call it dysarthria.

There are many reasons for dysarthria, generally due to insufficient muscle strength or coordination of the pronunciation organs, such as the tongue, palate, pharynx, etc., or it can be a structural problem of these pronunciation organs. For example, congenital cleft palate causes incomplete structure of the upper palate, and after surgical repair, the function still cannot meet the standard of accurate pronunciation. In addition, certain brain diseases or injuries, hearing impairments, and problems with the vocal organs themselves may directly or indirectly lead to abnormal functions of the vocal organs themselves, resulting in pronunciation errors.

The process of normal children learning to speak is also a process from inaccurate pronunciation to accurate pronunciation. This is because pronunciation is also a fine movement and requires long-term practice to master.

Pronunciation errors caused by different reasons will have different manifestations. Therefore, if a child speaks with a lisp, you can first conduct a speech test and make an accurate judgment on the cause based on speech pathology analysis and the child’s specific situation. Only after finding the cause can you take appropriate measures. For example, hearing impairment generally requires hearing aids first, followed by language training. In fact, many mild to moderate hearing impairments are easily overlooked, especially those caused by congenital hearing loss or certain diseases or injuries in the neonatal period. If the degree is relatively clear, the child will gradually adapt to the unclear environment. We have encountered many parents who still speak unclearly when their children are four or five years old, but still have not thought about hearing problems.

We call the inaccurate pronunciation caused by dysfunction of the vocal organs themselves primary dysarthria. This situation is quite common. For example, inaccurate L sound is generally caused by poor muscle coordination, and inaccurate pronunciation of g and k is related to the muscles at the root of the tongue, and so on.

Therefore, for the correction of "tongue-in-cheek", we usually first conduct targeted functional training based on the results of speech analysis. The functions of the vocal organs are improved, providing the basic conditions for accurate pronunciation. Then pronunciation training can be carried out, and each sound can be pronounced accurately. Generally, fluency training is also required to further consolidate the correction results and correct wrong pronunciation habits.

In short, scientific correction is based on academic foundation and practical experience.