Coating on tongue that does not go away

[Mackenzie]

Hi,

So I'm sure a lot of people on this forum have a coating of bacteria/ gunk on their tongue, that will not go away - no matter how much you scrape it off. It still persists. For me this coating is a yellow colour, for others it is a whiteish colour.

What I believe this to be is a condition called hairy tongue - caused by elongated filiform papillae of the tongue, that do not shed properly. These elongated papillae act like a velcro strap for bacteria, dead skin etc...

I would like to know does anyone have any experience with getting rid of these elongated papillae.

[Mackenzie]

These hairs become keratinized (I believe), so my approach would be to dekeratinize the tongue. There are many people on this forum that have had mixed results.

I am planning to try these dekeratnizing agents (urea, salycinic acid....)

[Ali M.]

I have silent GERD, if I cure it the white tongue goes away after 1-2 weeks, but never completely.

[Julián.free]

Acid reflux