I also have the stabbing night pain on the right side of my tongue. I notice when I wake up that my sinus cavities are clogged.
I wonder if this pain is a precursor to allergy problems or cold sores. It would be interesting to find out if alcohol plays a part in this
Since it dehydrates you.
Me too and this is the second bout of the issue. First time, about a year ago, it started and it lasted about 2 months then just went away. I asked my dentist and he had no clue. Yesterday it started again, out of the blue.... it was midddle of the day, I was wide awake driving and it just struck. Happening quite frequently today and very painful. Any solutions?
Hi, I am a 41 year old woman. I also have this sharp pain -usually wakes me up early morning, it is intermittent (It seems like a cramp sometimes). I have two bulging discs in my neck, and a diagnosis of fybromyalgia . I haven't even gone to see the doc, as I am fed up of not really been taken seriously. I suppose it could be due to either problem- but am more inclined to think it is my neck, as this has troubled me more recently. I also have had pins and needles in the night down both arms into my hands, and have swollen fingers in the morning.
I have also experienced this issue. Not as along as you have(sorry I know it is very uncomfortable). The first time it happened I woke up an freaked out. I turned to my husband and said "I think I slept with my mouth open and a bug bit my tongue". Then looked in the mirror... Nothing. Gleaking(expelling saliva from my glands), along with massaging the nerve under the effected side of the tongue seemed to stop the pain. I'm not a doctor but I looked at hundreds of posts and have only found one constant. Dry mouth. All medications listed have a common side effect of dry mouth. This seems to be the majority of the reason why people have the pain when falling asleep, asleep, or waking up. The glands seem to not be active when this happens. The mouth becomes dry and when the jaws are moved in a dry mouth the stiff mouth tissues that are usually moist and flexible cause irritation to the nerves in and around the tongue. Causing pain in the tongue. Just my theory. Again, I'm not a doctor but I have come up with a few personal fixes that have stopped my problem completely. Drinking sufficient water(body weight divided by two= ounces per day). Sleeping with a cough drop(dangerous but works for me). Changing mediation(if it gives you chronic side effects, talk to your doctor about something that won't give you dry mouth).
I'm 51 year old male. Type 2 diabetic with leg and feet pain from nerve damage. Blood sugar runs at about 170. I'm 100 lbs overweight. The tongue thing started about a month ago along with a Sharp increase of leg and foot pain. I reconciled from reading these post that the nerve damage is the cause. I hope everyone gets check-out for diabetes. You don't have to be fat to have it. DIABETES IT'S A KILLER.
I think you might me on to something, I have anxiety disorder and I stated having thing problem.
this happens to me almost every morning. it's just from your tongue being extremely dry, I've figured out that if I drink something while it's hurting it will stop and won't do it again. I think it's from smoking, because I don't know why my tongue would be so dry.
I get this as well. It seems to be Palatal Myoclonus which occurs during the transition of beta to theta stage of sleep.
I think first you have to make sure you are well hydrated. Next get your vitamin D checked. Worst case... get tested for MS
I think first you have to make sure you are well hydrated. Next get your vitamin D checked. Worst case... get tested for MS
I am glad I am not the only one with this problem. I am a 47 year old male. The first time this happened to me was about 2 years ago. It woke me up from a sound sleep. It felt like I bit the tip of my tongue off but there was no blood so I know I didn't bite my tongue. For the next 10 days the tip of my tongue was numb (similar to the feeling you get from burning the tip of your tongue on hot food or drink). SInce then it has happened to me dozens more times. It happens just as I am dozing off to sleep or when I am in a sound sleep. It jolts me awake like getting zapped with electricity. It has never happened when I was wide awake. Once in a while there is a tiny white lump on my tongue after it happens, like a zit on my tongue, but the white lump does not always appear. I don't understand why it happens when I am asleep (or just as I am dozing off) but there is definitely a connection. I am not taking any medications. I don't drink and I don't smoke. I exercise regularly, I am not overweight, I don't eat junk food, and I drink plenty of water. I don't have any neck or back pain. I am happily married, financially secure, and have no issues in my life causing stress. Anyone who thinks it is caused by stress, poor diet, obesity, drugs, alcohol, dehydration, sugar, neck or back pain - not in my case. I have not consulted a doctor about it because I don't think there is any risk of long-term or permanent damage. However, it would be nice to know why it happens and if there is anything to prevent it. In the meantime, I just try to ignore it and move on. The most bizarre thing about it is the connection with dozing off and sleep. And it is weird that it only started happening to me in the last 2 years.
One possible reason could be if you performed oral sex for a pronged period of time the night before. The tongue is sort of :unwinding"
Well, I said I was married, so rule out oral sex. Seriously tho, I thought about this possibility but it does not explain why it suddenly started two years ago, and why it never happens during the day after having oral sex in the morning. I think it is a sleep disorder because of the connection to sleep. I also noticed that it is more likely to happen if I have been sleep deprived for several nights.
Well me too! I have this same problem and hoped to find some kind of answer for it. I worry maybe a stroke happen at some point or its a systom of fibromyalgia.
Yes, could be related to stress. Still bewildered by the connection to sleep. It has not happened to me in several months, but waiting to see if it strikes again.....
I'm a 65 year-old male and I experience sharp, burning or piercing pains in the tip of my tongue too. I just woke up at 4:00 AM to feel this burning tongue episode. One time it happened I looked in the mirror and saw that there was a small hole in the tip of my tongue. It happens every several months and only when I'm asleep. There are no sharp edges on my teeth or no mouth prosthetic My Doc also gives me the "B.S." look when I tell him. I'm sorry to see there are no answers here either, but I am somewhat comforted that I am not alone!
Mine has gone away for a month now since I have been getting 8-12 hours sleep a day and no work....maybe it is stress related.