tongue brushing

[keltoi]

why is it suddenly so important to brush your tongue? are we eventually going to have to brush our tonsils too? and surely tongue hairs serve some kind of function and should be left to grow luxurious and long?

[encey]

No, it triggers my gag reflex like Lexington Steele.

[Guest Coalbucket PI]

tongue hairs?

[Squee]

Most of the bacteries that make your breath smell are on the tongue so yeah I brush my tongue every now and then.

[patternoverlap]

Yes. The tongue is holds most of the plaque in your mouth and is responsible for bad breath.

[hardcode]

you need to especially brush the back of the tongue cause thats where food particles/bacteria get stuck. even after brushing my tongue ill use mouth rinse, this particular mouth rinse i have is purple and when i spit it out, you can see the purple bits in the spit, if i didnt rinse, all that crap would still be festering in my mouth

[keltoi]

No, it triggers my gag reflex like Lexington Steele.

 

me too. i can only brush near the front. any further back it feels like i'm sexually assaulting myself.

[keltoi]

tongue hairs?

 

What happens is these hair-like papillae grow on your tongue (100% normal) and usually they shed when you eat rough food and brush your tongue at a short length. However, some are genetically inclined to shed at longer lengths so they look more hair-like than what you see on another person's tongue. These little fibrile papillae are normal physiology, just be careful--smoking and other staining foods can change their colors, like smokers get a black hairy tongue from tobacco staining these otherwise-white papillae. Patches are normal too, just excessive damage to the papillae has caused that.

[BCM]

it makes me retch and has no appreciable benefits that i can see, but i do it religiously every morning.

[Guest Coalbucket PI]

tongue hairs?

What happens is these hair-like papillae grow on your tongue (100% normal) and usually they shed when you eat rough food and brush your tongue at a short length. However, some are genetically inclined to shed at longer lengths so they look more hair-like than what you see on another person's tongue. These little fibrile papillae are normal physiology, just be careful--smoking and other staining foods can change their colors, like smokers get a black hairy tongue from tobacco staining these otherwise-white papillae. Patches are normal too, just excessive damage to the papillae has caused that.

Oohhhh papillae, why didn't you say. Anyway I've never had my tongue look in any way hairy. I've noticed it be a funny yellowy colour a few times and I didn't find brushing it made any difference, plus I can't really get to the back without retching. Mouthwash seems like the most reasonable way to deal with it to me.

[sneaksta303]

Y'all would make some pathetic dick suckers.

[eugene]

tongue hairs?

[keltoi]

tongue hairs?

 

think we established "hair-like papillae grow on your tongue (100% normal)".

[keltoi]

Y'all would make some pathetic dick suckers.

 

i admit i am a pathetic dick sucker.

[hardcode]

if you drink coffee w/ any kind of cream you'll get this nasty ass yellowish coating on your tongue that normal brushing/rinsing may not fully get rid of. this is exacerbated if you also smoke herb.

[Guest theSun]

this just perpetuates the elitism that "idm" fans exhibit when talking about something unrelated to the purpose of this forum.

 

way to go assholes

[Npoess]

I do every now and again to keep my breath fresh. But not often enough, i usually forget it.

 

Y'all would make some pathetic dick suckers.

 

I am a pretty good dick sucker btw... Haters better recognize.

[hardcode]

you sound like a non-tongue brusher.

 

this just perpetuates the elitism that "idm" fans exhibit when talking about something unrelated to the purpose of this forum.

 

way to go assholes

[jules]

No, it triggers my gag reflex like Lexington Steele.

 

 

yea, i can't at all either. it's gross. actually thinking of doing it is making me gag.

[BCM]

i find i gag less if i hold my tongue taught with my other hand whilst brushing

[Guest theSun]

you sound like a non-tongue brusher.

 

this just perpetuates the elitism that "idm" fans exhibit when talking about something unrelated to the purpose of this forum.

 

way to go assholes

 

whatever.

[keltoi]

Medications that commonly cause hairy tongue include antibiotics, anti-psychotics, anti-depressants, and anti-cholinergic agents. Other causes include smoking, alcohol, the use of mouthwashes, exposure to radiation therapy and sucking dick.

 

just shows you eh? you buy mouthwash cos your tongue's hairy, and you keep having to buy more cos it's not going away, and you're caught in an endless cycle of buying mouthwash when all you have to do is stop buying mouthwash and drink more water.

 

i have noticed drinking lots of water keeps the tongue hair at bay without brushing.

[BCM]

head and shoulders gives you dandruff: fact.

[sneaksta303]

Tongue scraping is much better for a few reasons

 

quicker

more efficient

more thorough

 

My favorite thing to use is the lid to a 32 oz Powerade bottle.

[Guest rumbo]