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2006-3-20
If elderly individuals experience pain at the root or sides of the tongue without an obvious cause, and there are no surface lesions or ulcers on the tongue, special attention should be paid to preventing cerebral thrombosis.
In medical terms, tongue pain is referred to as glossodynia or glossopyrosis, also known as tongue microvasculitis. This condition is more common in people over the age of 50, especially women around 60 years old. Medical research indicates that the occurrence of microvasculitis is closely related to systemic arteriosclerosis, increased blood lipids, and elevated blood viscosity. Clinical doctors have found that most elderly patients with tongue pain have arteriosclerosis and elevated blood lipids, and 100% of these patients have increased blood viscosity. This suggests that elderly individuals with tongue pain have microcirculation disorders and insufficient blood supply, leading to local venous congestion in the tongue, which produces pyruvic acid and polypeptide metabolites that stimulate the lingual nerve, causing tongue pain.
Therefore, when elderly individuals experience tongue pain, numbness, swelling, or difficulty moving the tongue, they should promptly visit a hospital for oral and systemic examinations and receive early treatment to prevent cerebral thrombosis.
Source: China Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Pharmacy
Elderly Tongue Pain: A Warning Sign for Stroke Prevention
If elderly individuals experience pain at the root or sides of the tongue without an obvious cause, and there are no surface lesions or ulcers on the tongue, special attention should be paid to preventing cerebral thrombosis.
In medical terms, tongue pain is referred to as glossodynia or glossopyrosis, also known as tongue microvasculitis. This condition is more common in people over the age of 50, especially women around 60 years old. Medical research indicates that the occurrence of microvasculitis is closely related to systemic arteriosclerosis, increased blood lipids, and elevated blood viscosity. Clinical doctors have found that most elderly patients with tongue pain have arteriosclerosis and elevated blood lipids, and 100% of these patients have increased blood viscosity. This suggests that elderly individuals with tongue pain have microcirculation disorders and insufficient blood supply, leading to local venous congestion in the tongue, which produces pyruvic acid and polypeptide metabolites that stimulate the lingual nerve, causing tongue pain.
Therefore, when elderly individuals experience tongue pain, numbness, swelling, or difficulty moving the tongue, they should promptly visit a hospital for oral and systemic examinations and receive early treatment to prevent cerebral thrombosis.
Source: China Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Pharmacy