If you experience discomfort or pain in your tongue—or if your healthcare provider notices that it is swollen, smooth, red, whitish, or enlarged—you may need to be tested for anemia.

Most often, the pain is on the tip of your tongue or roof of your mouth. But sometimes, it affects the front of your mouth or the inner part of your lips. It often lasts many years. About a third ...

“When you kiss someone … it’s like having two tongues,” said Jeremy Lanig, 24, a teaching assistant for the math department at the University of Wisconsin, about his split tongue. Lanig’s tongue is a ...

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) may affect the tongue. Symptoms include a burning feeling in the mouth, bad breath, and tooth decay. Laryngopharyngeal reflux is the medical term for acid ...