Many patients today do not complain of classic symptoms such as shortness of breath or loss of taste, rather, they complain of a range of symptoms that are quite distinct from one another. Tongue COVID is one of them.
How to detect it?
COVID tongue is white, patchy, and swollen. Some people may also have bumps or open areas called sores on their tongue. As a result, many people may experience pain while eating.
In addition, people may experience a loss of taste and a feeling of heat in the mouth.
Reason
Oral thrush caused by coronavirus or medications used to treat COVID could be the reason behind COVID tongue.
ACE 2 receptors help fight the entry of the coronavirus that can cause swelling in the COVID tongue.
Another reason for COVID’s tongue is dry mouth. Due to COVID-19, the salivary glands of the mouth produce less saliva leading to dry mouth.
Infections caused by the Omicron variant have symptoms like the common cold and COVID tongue along with some other signs like muscle pain, diarrhea, and skin rash.
Treatment
There is currently no targeted treatment for COVID tongue. In some cases, the COVID treatments you receive will be enough to resolve tongue COVID. When COVID tongue is more severe and doesn’t respond to overall treatment, you may be able to get specialist treatment.
More information on COVID tongues will be available as more research is available in the future.
Source: Medindia
