Why does my tongue blister when I eat melon seeds? What is the reason?

Many people like to eat melon seeds. In their spare time, they can eat melon seeds while watching TV, or eat melon seeds while daydreaming and thinking about things. These are all very leisurely and pleasant things. So why do some people get white blisters on their tongues when they eat melon seeds?

(1) Cracking too many melon seeds and rubbing the tongue for too long Under normal circumstances, the tip of the tongue has a certain degree of wear resistance. However, if too many melon seeds are eaten at one time and the duration is long, the friction between the seeds and the tip of the tongue will increase, exceeding the tongue's tolerance, causing swelling, pain, redness, blood blisters, etc. Especially in the drier winter, people are prone to getting angry and will experience the above symptoms. In severe cases, even talking and eating are affected.

(2) The seasoning of melon seeds irritates the tongue. Some people like to eat flavored melon seeds. Many of them particularly like to eat salty melon seeds, which have a unique flavor when chewed. However, few people know that salty melon seeds contain a lot of salt, which dissolves in saliva to form salt water. As the time of eating melon seeds increases, the concentration of salt water in the mouth will become higher and higher. When it exceeds a certain concentration, the tongue cells will have high osmotic pressure, causing the water in the tongue cells to penetrate to the outside, resulting in cell dehydration. This damages the tongue cells, which is what we call blistering.

(3) People who often suffer from oral ulcers should not eat melon seeds often. People who often suffer from oral ulcers especially feel that they will get blisters or even ulcers after eating melon seeds. Why? This is because, for people who suffer from oral ulcers more often, the oral mucosa or tongue surface cells are more sensitive to stimulation and have lower tolerance than other people. Therefore, after being stimulated by friction, heat, spiciness, saltiness and other tastes, adverse reactions such as redness, swelling, blistering, and ulcers are more likely to occur.

Now everyone should understand why cracking melon seeds will cause blisters on the tongue. The tongue is not only an important organ for our diet, but also an important organ for our speech. The importance of protecting the tongue is self-evident. Not to mention how many benefits a healthy tongue has, at least a disease-free tongue can reduce people's torture. In this regard, Aikoukou.com once again reminds those friends who love to eat melon seeds not to eat too many melon seeds. For the health of your tongue, please be a little restrained!