DISCOLOURED TONGUE: Blame the docs for this one. They’re always getting patients to poke their tongues out and I’ve no idea why – it rarely gives any useful information. But it does create tongue neurosis in the public – so if it’s furry, coated or black, you panic. Don’t bother. It’s normal or just caused by whatever you’ve been eating. BUT SEE THE DOC IF... you’re middle-aged or more and you’vehad a painless ulcer for weeks – especially if you’re a smoker. It might just be something nasty.
舌頭發(fā)白:這要怪醫(yī)生。醫(yī)生們總是讓病人伸出舌頭,我不知道為什么——這并不能得到多少有用的信息。反而會在公共場所讓人害上“舌頭恐懼癥”——如果舌頭發(fā)毛、舌苔厚或發(fā)黑,你便會驚慌失措。不要擔(dān)心,這屬于正常情況,或者只是由你所吃的食物造成的。
但如果有以下現(xiàn)象就要去看醫(yī)生了……你是中年人或更年長的人,并且已經(jīng)口腔潰爛好幾周了(但沒有疼痛感)——特別是如果你是一個吸煙者——這可能會有一些危險。