What causes a tongue to Tingle

You’ve probably felt the “pins and needles” sensation on your tongue or body before, where it suddenly creates a tingling feeling that radiates all over the body. But did you know that it’s very common for this tingling, also known as paresthesia, to occur and be a symptom in the body. Here’s what happens when this sensation occurs. 

What is paresthesia? 

This is considered a sort of “traffic jam” in your nerves.  That’s created due to the constant feeling of pressure directly on the nerve itself. This prevents those impulses from traveling through the body as they may normally do so. When you remove the pressure, they move again, but it’s much stronger and it causes the tingling to affect the area. 

However, the tingling is rarely from falling asleep in a weird position or maybe you were holding your foot in a certain way. Here, we’ll go over what this can do to the body, and the reasons why a tingling tongue occurs. 

Nerve damage post-Surgery 

If you’ve had oral surgery, you may experience this every now and then, where it causes a delayed onset sort of reaction to tongue tingling. This is usually in the lingual nerve or the inferior alveolar nerve, which can happen in rare instances. This may happen as a temporary measure too, where it disappears within a few weeks to a few months at most. If it lingers, talk to a doctor, since they may be able to figure out why that is. 

Oral Allergies. 

It may be a substance that your tongue is allergic too. 

This is rare for most people, and it may come about due to an allergy of the birch pollen. It also may happen after fruits and veggies that are raw. The best way to avoid this from happening is to monitor the foods that will cause this reaction. 

Canker Sores 

Canker sores are small swellings that are white and while not contagious, this can be quite annoying. It can happen on any of your soft tissue. While there isn’t one singular reason for this, your genetics or an immune system weakened may be the case, or it may be due to smoking as well. This may cause a burning sensation as well, but also may cause a tingling of the tongue area too. While it may not be painful, sometimes it can be the case. 

Hypo cases 

Hypo means that you’re not getting enough of something. In this case, you’re not getting enough sugar or calcium. For those who suffer from a deficiency in this problem, you may notice the tingling of the tongue. This is very rare though, and usually it’s a deficiency in either blood sugar or calcium that causes this, and usually won’t occur unless you are not getting enough calcium. You also may notice it with a  contraction of the muscles around the tongue too. 

If you have this, you should talk to your doctor about this, since they can help you figure out the cause of this, and the reason for all of this to occur. You also may want to talk to someone if the cause of this is diabetes. While there are some causes for this that may be of concern, don’t worry. Know your body, and if you do know what you’ve been up to, that also can help you figure out why you have a tingling tongue, and also why you might want to consider the right kind of treatments for this, in order to help with stopping this before it gets worse.