Burning tongue

  The main cause is hormonal imbalance, especially due to the declining estrogen levels. As per a survey, it was found that burning tongue occurs in around 40% of menopausal women, which strikes between three years before menopause and lasts until 12 years after menopause.

Estrogen plays an important role in the production of saliva. So, as per the researchers, the drop in estrogen levels can lead to burning tongue because of decline in saliva. Further, estrogen influences the bitter taste buds situated at the tongue’s back and so with the drop in estrogen, some women also tend to lose their bitter taste buds. Besides hormonal causes, there are some more causes of burning tongue, which are as follows:

get rid out of the physical pain and discomfort, it is recommended to begin with those options that involve the least or no side effects. So, take a step to make certain lifestyle changes like drinking more water for stimulating saliva production; avoiding spicy foods, cinnamon, and mint; and chewing sugar-free gum. Definitely, you will experience relief or might even come out of the symptoms. However, the root cause of the symptom is still to be addressed without which you cannot eradicate it.