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Very small hole - very worried!

05/17/2008 03:27PM

Question:

Hello I have a small hole in my tongue and it is kinda of swollen.Well a couple of days ago i took a bite of fish out of the deep fryer and it burned my tongue.IS this what this hole is or is it cancer yes i use smokless tobacco for 2 years.

Answer:

If this problem persists more than a week, and if it gets worse instead of getting better, you should be seen by a specialist.

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Response by:

The Ohio State University Enver Ozer, MD
Assistant Professor
Division of Head & Neck Surgery
Department of Otolaryngology
College of Medicine
The Ohio State University