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Salty tongue
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A few days ago I had a weird mouth thing going on, yellow residue on tongue, horrid taste and some soreness. I put it down to poor hygiene (I don't typically scrape or brush my tongue or use mouthwash - just a good old toothbrush) or some sort of bacterial imbalance in a similar way that ladies can get thrush.
Anyhoo, a day later it cleared up but I have been left with a salty sensation in my mouth all the time. This is only the third day it's been like this, but it's really quite horrid. If I am sucking on a sweet or drinking or whatever the taste goes away, but as soon as air touches my tongue the switch back to tasting salt is almost instant. I wondered if anyone had experience anything like this before and whether it's likely to clear up by itself or whether the doctor should have a look at it?
Anyhoo, a day later it cleared up but I have been left with a salty sensation in my mouth all the time. This is only the third day it's been like this, but it's really quite horrid. If I am sucking on a sweet or drinking or whatever the taste goes away, but as soon as air touches my tongue the switch back to tasting salt is almost instant. I wondered if anyone had experience anything like this before and whether it's likely to clear up by itself or whether the doctor should have a look at it?
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edit: phoned NHS direct but they said they're currently only dealing with urgent enquiries i.e. if you have flu like symptoms or want information about swine flu.
That sounds horrible for you,we do have various sensations and tastes buds on our tongue, as you may already know, it could be that yours have enhanced and therefore the salty taste is present.
Great idea to get it checked out with your doctor, as you said it is distasteful
goodluck . keep us posted to what it is
lol someone posted something to that effect on my facebook wall this morning
i do brush my teeth twice a day though for 2 minutes each time. (edit: except if I'm drunk in which case getting undressed for bed is an achievement)
Sorry couldnt resist
If you brush your tongue (you really don't have to go far back enough to make yourself gag) and do a serious swish with mouthwash, and it's still there, I have no idea.
So does wiping your ass after taking a shit. You still wanna do it though. Even if you floss once a week, its better than not flossing at all. Plus, you won't have a mouth that looks like a bag of spanners in a few years time. Not sexy.
Forgot about this thread, after reading Simba's post I stopped using the mouthwash for 2 days and it cleared up. Might have done that by itself if I had left it alone or it might have been this killing of the good bacteria, whatever it was...it's gone now!
Teagan, I might look into buying some floss next time I'm in a supermarket then. It just seems like something to do when you have nothing else to do, like moisturise your skin or something, but I guess it does have it's merits.
I recommend it. When you do get the opportunity to floss, take a sniff of the thread after you have flossed your teeth. I bet it smells gross (unless you have wide-gapped teeth whereby food trapped in the teeth is less likely). Well, that's the smell of decaying food etc and that's what the hot bird in the club gets a whiff of, when you lean forward to kiss her for the first time. Not pleasant. :no:
Or the beer... :razz:
Oh my god. I think this is the first time I've been useful on the site!!! You are now my favorite poster
Eons ago when I had my tongue pierced I overused the mouthwash and my tongue was constantly blue and had the apperance that it was peeling :yuck: so I just thunk it