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Black hairy tongue syndrome (BHT [4]) is a condition of the tongue in which the small bumps on the tongue elongate with black or brown discoloration, giving a black and hairy appearance. The appearance may be alarming, but it is a harmless condition.
It is a very common oral condition and affects 13% of the world population. It is often due to poor oral hygiene which leads to accumulation of oral bacteria and build up of keratin on the tongue surface. Black hairy tongue can also be associated with the use of certain medications such as antibiotics, prolonged coffee/tea drinking habit, or ...
Waking up in the light: cortisol awakening response is larger when people wake up in light rather than darkness. [14] [15] Noise: there is no cortisol rise after nights with traffic-like low-frequency noise. [16] Alarm clock vs. spontaneous waking: there is no difference on days when people woke up spontaneously or used the alarm clock. [3]
The sixty-year-old patient’s face skin also turned grey, doctors say
The time it takes for COVID tongue symptoms to clear up varies, but Dr. Mehdizadeh puts it in the "days to weeks" range. While the symptom is rare and generally uncomfortable but not life ...
A case study recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine is raising awareness about a condition being referred to as 'black hairy tongue.' Woman on antibiotics develops a 'black ...
Sleep inertia is a physiological state of impaired cognitive and sensory-motor performance that is present immediately after awakening. It persists during the transition of sleep to wakefulness, where an individual will experience feelings of drowsiness, disorientation and a decline in motor dexterity.
A hairy tongue may be an indication of Epstein Barr virus infection and is usually seen in those infected with human immunodeficiency virus. Other systemic diseases that can cause the tongue to form aphthous ulcers are: Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, Behcet's Syndrome, pemphigus vulgaris, herpes simplex, histoplasmosis, and reactive ...