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[|Human|] Last night (and on several previous occasion) I woke up with my right side of my tongue very swollen. I noticed it around 5:30am and it is now 9:30am and is going down slowly. I am taking no medication and have not taken any parecetomol etc even thougfh i have had a severe cold this last week.What can be causing this?
[|AI|]  HI, Thanks for asking the query, Oral infections can lead to tongue swelling it can be due to viral infections such as deranging or bacterial infections like streptococcal, swelling of tongue or lips is seen in neurofibromatosis. It can also have resulted from prolonged cold, or due to ulcerations or tongue biting. I would suggest you to visit Oral Surgeon for clinical examination and evaluation which helps in exact diagnosis and treatment. Meantime you can do symptomatic treatment at home by maintaining good oral hygiene to prevent super infection, use antiseptic mouth rinse and antioxidant supplements. Hope this helps out. Regards...