and red or swollen tonsils that can show white spots of pus. Biting your tongue or burning your tongue or throat while consuming hot foods or liquids may cause a sore tongue and/or throat.

A sore tongue can be swollen, inflamed, discolored, or marked with blisters or sores. Read on for specific causes. Canker ...

An uncontrolled growth of cells in your mouth may produce white patches ... a black tongue. Tobacco and caffeine can stain the papillae, which make your tongue look black. A sore tongue might ...

You may also notice bumps on the back of your tongue, sores that appear on the side, or a white coating. COVID can also sometimes cause loss of papillae, which makes your tongue look smooth.

You can get them on or under the tongue and on the inside of the cheeks and lips ... Your mouth might tingle or burn before a canker sore appears. Soon, a small red bump rises. Then after a day or so ...