Why is my tongue a little numb?

The tongue is the most important taste organ in the human body. If a person's tongue becomes diseased, it may be serious enough to cause the person to lose their sense of taste. Without a sense of taste, food will feel bland and difficult to swallow. Some patients often feel numbness in their tongue, which can lead to unbearable dryness. So why does the tongue feel a little numb? Let me give you a detailed introduction below.

The tongue is numb. The tongue is an important organ of the human body. There are many reasons why the tongue feels dry, astringent, and sometimes numb: it can be caused by diseases of the heart, lungs, liver, spleen, kidneys and other organs. It is generally related to blood circulation disorders, especially cerebral ischemia. At the same time, cerebral vascular Doppler ultrasound or CT scan can be done to detect problems early and prevent them early. Can be treated by internal medicine.

If the tongue of an elderly person becomes numb, one should consider whether it is due to insufficient Qi and blood or high blood viscosity. Observing the tongue coating is only one aspect of diagnosis, and the symptoms shown by the tongue coating may also be false.

I would like to remind everyone that if you find something unusual about your tongue, you should go to a regular hospital for diagnosis in time, and never draw conclusions or take medicine on your own.

Numbness at the tip of the tongue is often related to slow blood flow, increased blood viscosity, changes in microcirculation, local blood supply insufficiency or cerebral blood supply insufficiency. You can check whether blood lipids, blood sugar, blood pressure and blood viscosity are increased. Numbness at the tip of the tongue may also be a sign of ischemic cerebrovascular disease. If ischemic cerebrovascular disease occurs, in addition to numbness at the tip of the tongue, there will also be tongue pain, local swelling of the tongue, poor movement, and accompanied by systemic symptoms and numbness of half of the limbs, speech impairment, weakness in limb movement, increased blood pressure, dizziness, headache, etc. In addition, the use of certain drugs such as gentamicin and streptomycin can also cause numbness of the tip of the tongue and lips. Therefore, if you have high blood lipids, blood sugar, blood pressure, or blood viscosity, you must actively seek treatment. Pay attention to drinking more water, take small doses of aspirin, salvia miltiorrhiza, vinblastine, ginkgo leaf tablets and other medicines under the guidance of a doctor, and pay attention to supplementing vitamins B1, B6, C, etc., which can reduce blood viscosity, improve microcirculation, and eliminate numbness. In addition, be careful not to use drugs such as streptomycin and gentamicin that may cause numbness of the tip of the tongue and lips.

Tongue numbness is a symptom that can occur with many diseases, but it is more common in sympathetic cervical spondylosis. You need to go to the hospital to see a doctor for relevant examinations, and the diagnosis can only be confirmed by combining the symptoms.