What Causes Burning Sensation On Tongue And Metallic Taste In Mouth?

Posted on Thu, 2 Oct 2014

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Question : I suffer from a number of symptoms and not sure if its general anxiety causing the symptoms or vice versa. I have very low testosterone level and recently diagnosed with low functioning thyroid and on synthroid. My symptoms are alarming to me. painful burning tongue, strong Gerd symptoms, neck and other arthritic type pains, constipation,. and chronic seemingly sinus for years. I have a metallic taste in my mouth, my phlemn is quite smelly, lots of gas. not sure what to do. Hate being a baby. no medication for head or sinus, cannot take NSAID based on bleeding diverticulosis over a year ago (fine colostophy). driving my family crazy type A person.

Answered by Dr. Binu Parameswaran Pillai (53 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Testosterone and Thyroid

Detailed Answer:
Good day,
Sorry to hear about your symptoms. Let us analyze your symptoms.
A low testosterone would make you feel tired and fatigued.
Hypothyroidism also could cause tiredness and lot of gas and constipation. Since you have been started on Synthroid, this should improve gradually.
The smelly phlegm could be due to a combinaton of sinus problems and GERD.
GERD itself can cause metallic taste in mouth and burning sensation in tongue.

You should try to repeat a testoterone test together with a prostate test ( PSA). If the repeat testosterone is low and if prostate normal, you may be started on Testosterone replacement.

You must also check for low Vitamin D levels.

And last but not the least, anxiety can worsen all the above symptoms. Please relax. Do yoga and meditation. Talk to good friends and liste to lots of good music. Do stretching exercises. All these will make you feel relaxed.

Regards XXXXXXX

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar