tongue sores
Painful oral lesions
Tongue sores are painful spots or lesions on the tongue, typically from canker sores, injury, or infection.
They make eating and speaking uncomfortable: I've had tongue sores all week and can barely eat.
Most heal on their own within a week or two.
- ulcersErosive internal sores
- cankerUlcerous sore or blight
- blistersRaised fluid-filled skin
- painfulCausing hurt or ache
- rawIn original state
burning · burning sensation · stinging · thrush · lesions · open wound · mouth · oral · swollen · inflamed · tender · irritated · eating · swallowing · salt · salt water · acidic · citrus
- tongue problemsglossitis, scalloped edges
- mouth problemscavity, mouth ulcers, gum infection, gum disease, toothache