Dry mouth and burning sensation on tongue

In daily life, people always encounter some physical conditions that they cannot explain. When this happens, many people are very worried that there are some serious problems with their bodies. Sometimes some people experience dry mouth and my tongue has a burning sensation. This is usually caused by Sjögren's syndrome or hyperthyroidism. Some are caused by oral diseases or diabetes, but no matter which one it is, it has a great impact on people's health and needs to be solved in time. Zhang has given specific explanations for different issues and hopes that everyone can prescribe the right medicine based on their actual situation.

1. Sjögren's syndrome

Experts point out that patients with Sjögren's syndrome may also experience symptoms of dry mouth. Sjögren's syndrome is an autoimmune disease that often affects the exocrine glands. Dry mouth and dry eyes are the most prominent manifestations. In the early stages, patients often experience a lack of saliva, dry mouth, or a sticky feeling in the mouth, followed by difficulty swallowing. They must use water to swallow dry food (such as biscuits), and may wake up at night due to dry mouth.

Experts explain that the dry mouth of Sjögren's syndrome is caused by the destruction of the saliva glands by immune cells, resulting in reduced saliva secretion. However, the patient's body is not dehydrated, so he often likes to drink small amounts of water multiple times. This is different from the thirst caused by diabetes. The thirst caused by diabetes is due to increased blood sugar and osmotic diuresis leading to dehydration in the body. Patients need to drink plenty of water to replenish water.

About half of patients with Sjögren's syndrome have enlarged parotid glands, and some also have enlarged submandibular glands or nearby lymph nodes. Some patients also experience joint pain, most commonly in the elbows and knees, as well as a foreign body sensation or burning sensation in the eyes, and scabs form in the nostrils.

Severe Sjögren's syndrome can cause damage to the patient's renal tubules, leading to serious consequences such as arrhythmia. Sjögren's syndrome is easily missed and misdiagnosed. Patients need to see a rheumatologist for a comprehensive examination. Blood tests such as ANA (antinuclear antibodies), anti-SSA and anti-SSB can confirm the diagnosis.

2. Hyperthyroidism

Hyperthyroidism (hyperthyroidism) can also cause dry mouth symptoms. Clinical symptoms include dry mouth, sweating, heat intolerance, thyroid enlargement, and exophthalmos. Hyperthyroidism has a slow onset and its early symptoms are not obvious, so it is easily ignored by patients. However, with the help of thyroid function laboratory tests, it is easy to get a clear diagnosis.

3. Oral diseases

Oral diseases such as chronic submandibular gland inflammation, mumps, oral gland stones, etc. can lead to oral gland lesions and reduce saliva secretion, thus causing dry mouth symptoms; and many elderly people have aging and reduced function of tissues and organs, and atrophy of oral glands, which reduces saliva secretion and causes dry mouth. This type of dry mouth in the elderly is physiological dry mouth, and they can go to the dentistry department for a specialist examination.

4. Diabetes

Experts reveal that the most common sufferers of dry mouth are diabetics. In the early stages of diabetes, patients often experience discomfort such as dry mouth and thirst. Further development may lead to polydipsia, polyuria, polyphagia and weight loss, which are typical "three mores and one less" symptoms. Due to increased blood sugar, diabetic patients suffer from increased osmotic urination, which causes a large loss of water in the body, resulting in dry mouth and thirst. In most cases, the degree of dry mouth and thirst is proportional to the degree of increase in blood sugar. Therefore, dry mouth is one of the signs of diabetes.

The diagnosis of diabetes is relatively simple. It can usually be confirmed by measuring fasting blood sugar and blood sugar 2 hours after a meal.

5. Lungs do not distribute fluid, kidney yin is insufficient

In addition to the above reasons, experts say that traditional Chinese medicine believes that dry mouth involves the lungs, kidneys, spleen and stomach. Lung fluid deficiency and kidney yin deficiency can cause dry mouth. Eating spicy and hot foods can also cause dry mouth. At this time, drinking water alone is not enough, and it is also necessary to nourish yin and produce fluid.

Drinks such as watermelon juice, lotus root juice, pear juice, milk, and sour plum juice can help quench thirst.

6. Diabetes insipidus

Experts warn that obvious dry mouth and thirst should also be considered as a possible sign of diabetes insipidus. The symptoms of dry mouth, polydipsia and polyuria in patients with diabetes insipidus are more obvious than those with other diseases. The urine volume of ordinary patients is often greater than 4 liters/day, and in severe cases it can reach more than 10 liters. If the above symptoms occur, it is recommended to go to the hospital to check the urine specific gravity. The urine specific gravity of patients with diabetes insipidus is significantly reduced, often below 1.006.

In daily life, people always encounter some physical conditions that they cannot explain. When this happens, many people are very worried that there are some serious problems with their bodies. Sometimes some people experience dry mouth and my tongue has a burning sensation. This is usually caused by Sjögren's syndrome or hyperthyroidism. Some are caused by oral diseases or diabetes, but no matter which one it is, it has a great impact on people's health and needs to be solved in time. Zhang has given specific explanations for different issues and hopes that everyone can prescribe the right medicine based on their actual situation.

1. Sjögren's syndrome

Experts point out that patients with Sjögren's syndrome may also experience symptoms of dry mouth. Sjögren's syndrome is an autoimmune disease that often affects the exocrine glands. Dry mouth and dry eyes are the most prominent manifestations. In the early stages, patients often experience a lack of saliva, dry mouth, or a sticky feeling in the mouth, followed by difficulty swallowing. They must use water to swallow dry food (such as biscuits), and may wake up at night due to dry mouth.

Experts explain that the dry mouth of Sjögren's syndrome is caused by the destruction of the saliva glands by immune cells, resulting in reduced saliva secretion. However, the patient's body is not dehydrated, so he often likes to drink small amounts of water multiple times. This is different from the thirst caused by diabetes. The thirst caused by diabetes is due to increased blood sugar and osmotic diuresis leading to dehydration in the body. Patients need to drink plenty of water to replenish water.

About half of patients with Sjögren's syndrome have enlarged parotid glands, and some also have enlarged submandibular glands or nearby lymph nodes. Some patients also experience joint pain, most commonly in the elbows and knees, as well as a foreign body sensation or burning sensation in the eyes, and scabs form in the nostrils.

Severe Sjögren's syndrome can cause damage to the patient's renal tubules, leading to serious consequences such as arrhythmia. Sjögren's syndrome is easily missed and misdiagnosed. Patients need to see a rheumatologist for a comprehensive examination. Blood tests such as ANA (antinuclear antibodies), anti-SSA and anti-SSB can confirm the diagnosis.

2. Hyperthyroidism

Hyperthyroidism (hyperthyroidism) can also cause dry mouth symptoms. Clinical symptoms include dry mouth, sweating, heat intolerance, thyroid enlargement, and exophthalmos. Hyperthyroidism has a slow onset and its early symptoms are not obvious, so it is easily ignored by patients. However, with the help of thyroid function laboratory tests, it is easy to get a clear diagnosis.

3. Oral diseases

Oral diseases such as chronic submandibular gland inflammation, mumps, oral gland stones, etc. can lead to oral gland lesions and reduce saliva secretion, thus causing dry mouth symptoms; and many elderly people have aging and reduced function of tissues and organs, and atrophy of oral glands, which reduces saliva secretion and causes dry mouth. This type of dry mouth in the elderly is physiological dry mouth, and they can go to the dentistry department for a specialist examination.

4. Diabetes

Experts reveal that the most common sufferers of dry mouth are diabetics. In the early stages of diabetes, patients often experience discomfort such as dry mouth and thirst. Further development may lead to polydipsia, polyuria, polyphagia and weight loss, which are typical "three mores and one less" symptoms. Due to increased blood sugar, diabetic patients suffer from increased osmotic urination, which causes a large loss of water in the body, resulting in dry mouth and thirst. In most cases, the degree of dry mouth and thirst is proportional to the degree of increase in blood sugar. Therefore, dry mouth is one of the signs of diabetes.

The diagnosis of diabetes is relatively simple. It can usually be confirmed by measuring fasting blood sugar and blood sugar 2 hours after a meal.

5. Lungs do not distribute fluid, kidney yin is insufficient

In addition to the above reasons, experts say that traditional Chinese medicine believes that dry mouth involves the lungs, kidneys, spleen and stomach. Lung fluid deficiency and kidney yin deficiency can cause dry mouth. Eating spicy and hot foods can also cause dry mouth. At this time, drinking water alone is not enough, and it is also necessary to nourish yin and produce fluid.

Drinks such as watermelon juice, lotus root juice, pear juice, milk, and sour plum juice can help quench thirst.

6. Diabetes insipidus

Experts warn that obvious dry mouth and thirst should also be considered as a possible sign of diabetes insipidus. The symptoms of dry mouth, polydipsia and polyuria in patients with diabetes insipidus are more obvious than those with other diseases. The urine volume of ordinary patients is often greater than 4 liters/day, and in severe cases it can reach more than 10 liters. If the above symptoms occur, it is recommended to go to the hospital to check the urine specific gravity. The urine specific gravity of patients with diabetes insipidus is significantly reduced, often below 1.006.