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Problem on my tongue?
Hello everyone. After some opinions.
I have a dentist appointment in 5 days time.
I've had suspected Labryinthitus for about 5 weeks, which has given me mild vertigo and Tinnitus.
Last week I've had a sick bug and what now feels like a sore throat; all three of my children have had the sick bug and cold/sort throat.
I still have the sore throat and generally feeling unwell at the moment...it feels like a cold/flu.
Anyway, I'm pretty sure my body is fighting the inner ear infections. I have a slight swollen gland below my ear by above my jaw - note it isn't behind my ear, nor below my jawline. At first I thought it was a swollen muscle. My GP said "I can't feel a gland there". I can notice a difference on that side, my left side. It isn't visible to the eye, you need to feel for it.
The Tinnitus seems to be in my left ear more than my right although I am sure I've heard it in both.
Today I saw something on my tongue and wanted to check if it looks like Geographic tongue, or something more sinister? Or something that will go as the infection goes.
It only seems to be on my left side of my tongue, even though I have large taste buds on each side. I've added some photos to show you what I mean.
Any opinions? Should I rush through a dentist visit or go see my GP again? Or wait it out?
Some images of my tongue:
http://s29.postimg.org/uc9lvah1j/IMG_7902.jpg
http://s29.postimg.org/af3omby6f/IMG_7908.jpg
http://s29.postimg.org/tb9d6601z/IMG_7910.jpg
I have a dentist appointment in 5 days time.
I've had suspected Labryinthitus for about 5 weeks, which has given me mild vertigo and Tinnitus.
Last week I've had a sick bug and what now feels like a sore throat; all three of my children have had the sick bug and cold/sort throat.
I still have the sore throat and generally feeling unwell at the moment...it feels like a cold/flu.
Anyway, I'm pretty sure my body is fighting the inner ear infections. I have a slight swollen gland below my ear by above my jaw - note it isn't behind my ear, nor below my jawline. At first I thought it was a swollen muscle. My GP said "I can't feel a gland there". I can notice a difference on that side, my left side. It isn't visible to the eye, you need to feel for it.
The Tinnitus seems to be in my left ear more than my right although I am sure I've heard it in both.
Today I saw something on my tongue and wanted to check if it looks like Geographic tongue, or something more sinister? Or something that will go as the infection goes.
It only seems to be on my left side of my tongue, even though I have large taste buds on each side. I've added some photos to show you what I mean.
Any opinions? Should I rush through a dentist visit or go see my GP again? Or wait it out?
Some images of my tongue:
http://s29.postimg.org/uc9lvah1j/IMG_7902.jpg
http://s29.postimg.org/af3omby6f/IMG_7908.jpg
http://s29.postimg.org/tb9d6601z/IMG_7910.jpg
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