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Introduction Mouth: When the threshold of bitter taste of the tongue taste cells is lowered, the secretion of salivary glands is reduced, and the tactile sensation of the tongue is abnormal, oral sputum may occur. Common people: neurosis or overnight sleepless people are prone to mouth sputum, generally just adjust the sleep time, if necessary, use a sedative to eliminate. However, it should be noted that some malignant tumors, especially in the advanced stage, are often bitter and bitter.

Cause

The threshold of bitter taste of the tongue taste cells is reduced, the secretion of salivary glands is reduced, and the tactile sensation of the tongue is abnormal. People with neurosis or overnight sleep are prone to mouth sputum. Generally, as long as the sleep time is adjusted, a sedative can be used if necessary. However, it should be noted that some malignant tumors, especially in the advanced stage, are often bitter and bitter. Or if you eat some foods, such as sand dates and other low-yield or immature fruits, you will feel a mouthful.

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Common people: neurosis or overnight sleepless people are prone to mouth sputum, some malignant tumors, especially in the advanced stage, more taste and bitterness. However, it should be noted that some malignant tumors, especially in the advanced stage, are often bitter and bitter. Or if you eat some foods, such as sand dates and other low-yield or immature fruits, you will feel a mouthful.

Oral sputum is only used as a reference for diagnosing diseases. It is meaningful for the diagnosis of Chinese medicine, and generally does not require special examination.

Differential diagnosis

(1) mouth acid: Chinese medicine believes that most of the acidity of the liver and gallbladder caused by heat spleen, this situation is due to liver and stomach disharmony, resulting in excessive gastric acid. Common people: more common in gastritis and stomach and duodenal ulcers.

(2) Sweet mouth: also known as "mouth". Even if you drink boiled water, you will feel sweet, or sweet and sour. Chinese medicine believes that the sweetness of the mouth is mostly caused by dysfunction of the spleen and stomach. Common people: Spicy and thick foods eat too much, old or long-term illnesses and spleen and stomach will generally have sweet mouth symptoms. In addition, diabetic patients have a sweet taste in their mouth due to an increase in blood sugar.

(3) Oral bitterness: The only organ that can produce bitterness is the gallbladder. If you feel bitterness, you can think that it is a problem with liver and gallbladder. It is more common in acute inflammation of the liver and gallbladder. Common people: people who often eat hot food, cancer patients. People who stay up late or smoke often wake up in the morning and feel bitter.

(4) Spicy: People who are conscious of hot mouth may have a high tongue temperature. When the temperature is between 18 °C and 22 °C, the normal tongue temperature is mostly between 33 °C and 35 °C, and the mouth is sometimes more than 36 °C. Chinese medicine believes that the mouth is spicy with kidney yin deficiency, liver fire is more prosperous, followed by lung heat. Common population: high blood pressure, neurosis, menopausal syndrome and long-term low fever.

(5) Salty mouth: I feel salty in the mouth, just like salt in the mouth. Chinese medicine believes that the salty mouth is mostly caused by kidney deficiency, which is caused by the kidney fluid, accompanied by symptoms such as weak waist and knees, dizziness and tinnitus. Common people: patients with chronic pharyngitis, chronic nephritis, neurosis or oral ulcers are prone to salty mouth.

(6) The mouth is light: the mouth is light, the taste in the mouth is delayed, the taste of the food cannot be tasted, and the taste is sweet, sour, bitter and salty. The threshold of the taste threshold is generally increased. Common people: more common in the onset or regression of inflammation, and more common in digestive diseases, but also in patients with endocrine diseases, vitamins and trace element zinc deficiency. In addition, the mouth is light and tasteless, the taste is weakened or even disappeared, and it is one of the characteristics of cancer patients.

(7) Oral sputum: When the threshold of bitter taste of the tongue taste cells is lowered, the secretion of salivary glands is reduced, and the tactile sensation of the tongue is abnormal, mouth sputum may occur. Common people: neurosis or overnight sleepless people are prone to mouth sputum, generally just adjust the sleep time, if necessary, use a sedative to eliminate. However, it should be noted that some malignant tumors, especially in the advanced stage, are often bitter and bitter.

(8) Chewing: There is a scent in the mouth, such as fruit aroma. Common people: more common in diabetes (diabetes). You should go to the hospital immediately to confirm the diagnosis and treatment. Common people: neurosis or overnight sleepless people are prone to mouth sputum, some malignant tumors, especially in the advanced stage, more taste and bitterness.

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