Inflamed Taste Buds

For the past few days, the left side of my tongue has been having this nagging pain and this is what I see in the mirror:
You know how neat and tidy your taste buds are usually arranged on your tongue right? Well suddenly 3 or 4 of them are poking out of line and look a little fatter than the rest. And these lil *&@^%# are causing me pain when I eat and brush my teeth.

This morning I got really worried and thought I could be suffering from some weird tongue disease. So I searched online and to my surprise, I'm not the only one in the world with havoc taste buds (whew).

Look at this (useful) story:

"A former co-worker had a reputation of being absent on Mondays or Fridays. She always had some lame excuse, but one day she called and said she could not come to work due to 'an inflamed taste bud on her tongue,' claiming this would prevent her from being able to speak or answer the phone. Some people will do anything to get out of work."

I should get more of these then I don't have to teach anymore :D


Daniel Nathan Reed, Associate Professor from the College of Dentistry, The Ohio State University said,

"Inflamed taste buds are very common. The primary reason for the change is usually trauma. This can be from hot, spicy, or hard foods that can cause local inflammation."

Eureka! Of course! Trauma from SCHOOL ADMIN!

"Biting your tongue is another very common cause. In 7-10 days, it should be back to normal. If not, contact your dental professional."

Er.... too lazy.....

I surfed on for home remedies and saw that

some
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crazy
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people
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actually
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BITE
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off
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their
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taste
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buds!!!

Another NUT CASE from a discussion forum:
"Should I clip off an inflamed taste bud with nail clippers?"

OH-AM-GEE!!! OUCHYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Someone else replied, "Yes, and cut out your entire tongue while your at it. Also, cut off all your fingers too, so you won't be able to use a keyboard anymore."

ROFL!!!!!

I'm NOT going to bite/clip off my taste bud thank you very much. Maybe it will go away soon.


Then another person said,
"hmm I don't know about that, I'm had an inflamed taste bud on my tongue for more than 7 years and its still there."

SEVEN FREAKIN YEARS!? Gimme that knife...

Another one: "I get those after eating salty foods, like fries or chips. Not much you can do until it pops!"

Huh? I never knew taste buds could pop!! Imagine how it feels like when the little buggers starting popping away - it'll be like eating those crackly candy which fizzles in your mouth.. pop.. POP... POP!




I wonder what comes out when they pop. Ewww.

I'm thinking about what happens to the taste bud after it's exploded/cut off. Will a new one grow back? Like a lizard's tail??? (You know how the new tail will look like.. it always looks funny and smaller and never quit fits the lizard anymore. Will the new buds look smaller than the rest??)

You know what.. I think if my buds are removed they will not grow back.

In fact the existing ones would commit suicide rather than face my mom's leftovers.