HOGANVILLE, Ga. - Justin Smith first felt the bump on his tongue last spring. "It was the size of a penny, maybe not quite the size of a penny," Smith remembers. He told his wife he might have bitten ...

Are you reading this over a snack or your lunch? Go ahead, take a bite and notice how you use your tongue. Expertly, you nudge your food into the right place so your teeth come down right on top of ...

That sharp pain when teeth accidentally clamp down on your tongue is a sensation most people know all too well. While occasional tongue biting during meals is a common annoyance, frequent or recurring ...

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Home remedies for a sore tongue can bring relief when your tongue hurts from a minor cause, such as a bite or minor burn ...

Maybe dogs who chew sticks are on to something. We don't necessarily have to chomp with a canine's zeal, but the basic concept – safely gnawing some hard, durable material – might be worth considering ...

Sensor tests that respond to taste—such as through chewing gum—could offer an easy way to detect flu before symptoms start and help prevent future outbreaks. This is the concept of scientists from ...

More than 50% of people experience transient lingual papillitis, a benign form of tongue bumps. Stress and anxiety can cause tongue bumps by affecting your immune system. Bumps on the tongue could be ...