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Is tongue normal?
Saw some redness and swelling at the base of my tongue. It's red and looks swollen.feels itchy and very sore.feels like skin bruised when I run my tongue over that area. Nothing was spotted the day before and this redness appeared on Wednesday morning when I woke up. Saw redness and swelling on Wednesday. I used mouth wash for 4 days prior to that. I took ibuprofen for 2 days and the redness reduced. Still have the mild Swelling. I have burning sensation in tongue and throat. Don't see any visible blister on upper side of tongue. But burn feel and very sore on upper side of the mouth. Eating only cold foods. Tongue underside veins looks little blue greyish. Looks darker than before. Is that normal? I see the mild Swelling under the tongue on the floor of the mouth. Is this normal or any oral disease ? I am worried if this could be something oral cancer or oral disease. Attaching the pics for day 1 with redness and swelling and today's picture(redness reduced). Any inputs. thanks
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After seeing the image it seems to be normal.. tongue is a highly vascular part which has more keratinized on dorsal surface so it looks white  and very mild keratinized on ventral side..the lingual veins and artery enter the tongue from ventral side..that is why the looks red in the floor of the mouth and bluish gray on ventral surface of tongue.. and soft tissue band starting from ventral surface to floor of mouth is the lingual frenum which is more prominent ..it looks like normal..
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please don't palpate and check  the lower side because it may further make the mucosa red
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