Has your doctor asked you to stick out your tongue and say “aaah”? While the GP assesses your throat, they’re also checking out your tongue, which can reveal a lot about your health.

Has your doctor asked you to stick out your tongue and say "aaah"? While the GP assesses your throat, they're also checking out your tongue, which can reveal a lot about your health. The doctor ...

White spots on the tongue have different causes. They can look like pimple-type bumps, or they may be white canker sores with a red edge. A fungal infection is the cause of oral thrush, which has ...

Tongue cancer is a type of head and neck cancer. Cancer is when abnormal cells start to divide and grow in an uncontrolled way. Symptoms can include a spot or lump on your tongue that doesn't go away.

Tongue cancer refers to cancers that involve the structures of the oral tongue. The type of cancer (e.g., sarcoma, squamous cell cancer, adenoid cystic cancer) depends on the type of cell in the ...

Tongue tie surgery involves separating the lining that connects the mouth to the tongue, known as the frenulum. It is a surgery to treat tongue tie, which is when the frenulum is unusually short ...

The function of the hypoglossal nerve is to enable your tongue to move. It's the 12th cranial nerve, and it helps you speak, swallow, and move food and liquid around in your mouth. As your nerves run ...

Tongue cancer is classed as a mouth or oropharyngeal cancer. This depends on whether it starts in the front or the back of the tongue. The main treatments for tongue cancer include surgery, ...

SINGAPORE: Students who do well in their Mother Tongue Language at the Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) will be given the chance to study Higher Mother Tongue at Secondary 1 from 2026 ...

Parts of your body that when touched make you feel aroused are called "erogenous zones." Not everyone has the same erogenous zones, but common ones are breasts and nipples, the anus, neck, lips, mouth ...

HYDERABAD: “Move fast. Quick, quick, quick! Now slow down. Form a circle and make contact.” We look at each other like a ...