Alert for cerebral embolism in elderly patients with Glossalgia

In addition to suffering from mild hypertension, Mr Zhang is in good health at ordinary times However, one morning when he got up, he felt pain and discomfort in his tongue, and thought he was on fire He was busy looking for multivitamin B to take several tablets Who knows, after taking medicine the symptom is still aggravating gradually, the tongue is burning Helpless, had to go to the hospital to see the emergency The emergency department doctor asked Mr Zhang to have a CT scan of his head, and he was found to have cerebral embolism Many old people have a sore tongue, but they don't have to be taken seriously The reason is that most of the time, it may only be a symptom of burning such as sore mouth and tongue But from the medical point of view, the cause of Glossalgia can be caused by local factors, but also by systemic diseases, such as severe anemia, uremia, stroke and so on Medical research shows that the occurrence of microangitis is closely related to systemic arteriosclerosis, increased blood lipid and blood viscosity When examining the elderly patients with Glossalgia, the clinicians found that most of them had arteriosclerosis and increased blood lipid, and 100% of them had increased blood viscosity The blood circulation of the tongue is very rich, and the tiny changes of blood components in the tongue can be reflected quickly on the tongue This shows that there are microcirculation disorders and insufficient blood supply in the elderly with Glossalgia, which make the local vein of the tongue stagnate, produce peptide metabolites of pyruvate, and stimulate the nerves of the tongue to produce Glossalgia It is suggested that the elderly should not be careless when they have Glossalgia They should be treated in time to prevent cerebral thrombosis (Zhang Dongming)