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Here’s what may be behind your swollen, enlarged, or inflamed taste buds, plus treatment options to help you get rid of them.

The taste bud diagram, used in many textbooks over the years, originated in a 1901 study but was actually showing the sensitivity of different areas of the tongue.

A look at swollen taste buds, a condition where the taste buds become irritated and red. Included is detail on when to see a doctor and the outlook.

Here are some possible ways it can affect you: Swollen taste buds can be sensitive and painful, particularly when they are irritated by certain foods, drinks, or movements of the tongue.

“By scraping it off, you can actually taste things better because germs are covering where the taste buds are situated.” Are tongue scrapers medically proven to work?

Does your mouth taste like you’re sucking on old coins? Here are the common causes of a metallic taste in mouth, and how you can get rid of it.

Cleaning your tongue is important to keep away bad bacteria, which can cause bad breath, tooth decay and gum infections. But how safe is it to use your toothbrush or a tongue scraper?