Tongue worries... again (pictures)

[sTeaLth]

I brought up months ago that my tongue had some inflammation. That comes and goes still to this day. Thought it doesn't worry me as much these days. I am learning that checking myself in the mirror is as bad as googling symptoms. I have been looking and focusing on my tongue WAY TOO MUCH and so the issues never seem to fully go away. The newest thing is I am starting to notice little white(ish) patches near the back of my tongue on both sides. This may very well be normal as I have never focused on that area before now so of course... everything seems foreign. The bad part is that the only reason I am focusing on them is from a google search from months ago. (This is why we must never google search, results stay in our minds for a LONG time) There is no effect on anything, I can't even feel that stuff, I just saw it in the mirror.

I went to the doctor for my throat spasm issues about a month ago and she looked at my tongue as well. She said it looked fine if not a bit dry. She even said it didn't seem inflamed which makes me think my mind is creating that as well. (The throat spasms have almost disappeared once I stopped focusing on them and believed they were nothing) I told her the dryness was because I was at the doctor and that gives me anxiety. I know I need to trust the doctor and move on, but it is hard some times. I have a dentist appointment on August 14 and I am scared that when he checks my mouth for any cancer signs, that he is going to mention my tongue.

I wanted to post a picture of what I am referring to with my tongue and get some feedback from fellow sufferers. Do you guys have similar stuff or do I need to be concerned? Am I just looking for problems at this point? Someone talk me out of this chaos. Thanks.

 

[Danny1001]

hey my tongue looks like that what are you worried about?

 

[Jgriffin]

Looks normal

 

[Rosy]

I have geographic tongue which is a condition that is not serious. It is uncomfortable at times. I get white patches and sometimes red raw spots. It is worse when my anxiety is high. It goes away and comes back. It is just a nusience. Maybe that is what you have. If it is don't worry about it. It is common.

 

[sTeaLth]

I think I am finding things that are not there. I don't even feel this stuff back there. I just noticed it when looking at my tongue in the mirror because of inflammation. My inflammation does come and go, usually with stress and anxiety. So this is not even anything that bothers me but seeing "something" on the side of my tongue in the mirror freaked me out. In all honesty, I never check the back of my tongue so this may be how it has always been. I'd have no way of knowing. There is literally no other symptom that I see stuff on the side near the back. Looks lighter than the rest of my tongue unless you put a light on it. Then it blends like it did in this picture.

 

[Rosy]

Doesn't sound like what I have. You are probably fine. Just overreacting to something like we all do. lol