What are the two blue veins on the back of the tongue?

The human body is composed of many organs, and different organs play different roles in the body. The tongue seems to be an unimportant part, but in fact, we can usually judge whether the body is healthy by observing the changes in the tongue. Different colors of tongues usually indicate different diseases. For example, some people have many blue veins on the back of their tongues. What is going on?

What is the reason for two blue veins on the back of the tongue?

Whether the blue veins under the tongue are obvious or not cannot be used as a basis for judging whether the heart is healthy. In other words, it doesn’t make sense to say that because the blue veins under the tongue are more obvious, it indicates problems with heart health.

What are the “blue veins” under the tongue?

The tongue is one of the important organs of the human body. It has the functions of perceiving the taste of food, stirring food, and assisting in swallowing food. Many people can easily find two blue veins when they roll up their tongue and observe the back of their tongue. These two blue veins are actually the veins under the tongue that show through the surface skin. Everyone has them. Its main function is to gather the blood in the capillary network of the tongue and flow it to the internal jugular vein, and finally return it to the heart. Because the subcutaneous mucosa under the tongue is relatively thin, the sublingual veins are easier to see and generally have little to do with disease. It is even more ridiculous to use this to judge whether the heart is healthy.

Are “blue veins” a sign of disease?

Many people are surprised when they suddenly find "blue veins" under their tongue. Some people even suspect whether it indicates a certain disease, such as high blood lipids, blood viscosity, or even suspect that there is blood stasis in their body.

In fact, whether the human body is suffering from a disease cannot be judged by the color of the sublingual vein. Generally speaking, the sublingual veins are thicker and darker in color, and look more obvious, indicating that the blood vessels are wider and the amount of blood flowing back is large. This situation is more common in people with a stronger physique, such as athletes, fitness coaches, etc.; relatively speaking, the sublingual veins of women, people with weaker physiques, or people who exercise less, are thinner and not as dark in color, and do not look as obvious.

Therefore, whether the "blue veins" under the tongue are obvious or relatively "hidden", it is a normal phenomenon and cannot be used as a criterion for judging physical illness, let alone as a criterion for judging symptoms such as high blood lipids, blood viscosity, and blood stasis in the body. When we go to the hospital to see a doctor, the doctor may often observe the condition of our tongue. At this time, the doctor observes the entire surface of the tongue, not the "blue veins" under the tongue that we are worried about. Never associate the blue veins under the tongue with any disease, as this will only increase your psychological burden and you are just scaring yourself.

In the past, because people's living standards were relatively low and science was not well developed, their understanding of themselves and diseases was not as accurate as it is now, which led to some phenomena of judging diseases based on experience or coincidence. Although many of them do make sense, they cannot be used as the basis for diagnosing the disease and may even lead to "misdiagnosis". Therefore, when you experience symptoms of physical discomfort, you should go to the hospital for examination in time instead of making various guesses on your own.