tongue question

[big jer]

anyone get those bumps on the back of their tongue? what are those and is there any way to get rid of em?

 

[Jimbo2k]

uh yes, me...im guessing everyone does...
maybe they are oversized taste buds

And unless its some sort of infection, im sure you cant get rid of them..Whats the big deal? who sees them?

 

[big jer]

just got a tongue scraper and its a pain in the a$$ to scrape around them.

 

[hardwork]

Thank you, Gray's Anatomy...!

[What self-respecting Health and/or Fitness buff doesn't own (or otherwise have access to) a copy of Gray's Anatomy? - VN]

They're not "over-sized taste-buds;" rather, they're they're for a wholly unrelated purpose.

Those bumps are called vallate papillæ, and I wouldn't recommend messing with them too godawful much: they're partially responsible for wetting your mouth.

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