Every 3-5 weeks my tongue seems to swell up on my left side. It then makes talking difficult as it rubs against the back of my teeth and hurts my tongue even more. This has been going on for a long time maybe 6-9 months, anytime I can get to the doctor it seems it has already passed lasting about 2-3 days. I was wondering if anyone had something similar to this? Someone mentioned to me I may need my tonsils out and I just wanted to check on here to get an opinion. I know I should have seen a doctor but I do work a lot.