What is geographic tongue?

Geographic tongue is a condition where the tongue develops “bald” patches often surrounded with a thin white line. Most often, it is asymptomatic.

How do members experience geographic tongue?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with geographic tongue*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for geographic tongue*

Who has geographic tongue on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 3
30s 9
40s 8
50s 8
60s 9
70+ 7

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 10
Female 30