I didn’t burn my tongue with hot peppers, I didn’t burn it eating a hot pizza – I burned it chewing three pieces of Big Red chewing gum in a row – and this was three days ago.
It’s just the tip of my tongue where I have this burning sensation, but it doesn’t feel like it’s gotten any better. Normally, even if it’s a hot pizza scald, I’m okay within a day or two. At three days with still a burnt sensation (and an intense cigarette-being-put-out-on-Ewdlorr’s tongue feeling when I rinse with Listerine), I’m starting to get worried. I also feel like a true :wally for having damaged my tongue with chewing gum.
Have I permanently damaged my tongue? Either way, can I heal it somehow? Is this kind of damage possible by just chewing too much gum? I’ve been sick with a nasty head cold since then, and while the cold is getting better – my tongue is still burned! Please help me, Teeming Millions!