What is the cause of the child's big tongue?

As children grow up, they gradually begin to learn to speak. However, in reality, many children have macroglossia. Such a young child has such symptoms, which makes us very worried that it will have lasting effects on the child in the future. So, what is the cause of children's tongue platycodon? Let's take a closer look at it below.

In fact, when a child's pronunciation is unclear, after a doctor's examination has ruled out hearing and throat problems, the most common situation is that the tongue tie is too short or abnormally attached, like Niu Niu. Tongue-tie is a common disease in dentistry. It is a congenital developmental malformation with an incidence rate of about 6% and is unrelated to gender.

The symptoms of tongue tie are mainly caused by the short frenulum that restricts the movement of the tongue. When a newborn baby cries, parents can see that the frenulum at the bottom of the tongue is too short, the tip of the tongue is round and blunt, and in severe cases it is "W" shaped. The tongue usually does not extend beyond the gums. When sucking, the tongue cannot effectively wrap around the mother's nipple and areola, resulting in difficulty in breastfeeding. Older babies cannot correctly pronounce palatal and retroflex sounds.

If your child has these symptoms, it is possible that he or she has a tongue tie or abnormal attachment. Even so, parents don’t have to worry too much. Doctors can treat the deformity of a short frenulum through tongue-tie repair surgery. The operation is performed under local anesthesia. It is simple and can be performed in an outpatient clinic without hospitalization. The effect after the operation is obvious and the success rate is high.

The above is an introduction to what causes children to have a tongue twister. I hope it will be helpful to everyone’s understanding. There are many factors that cause children to have a big tongue. In daily life, if you find this situation, you must pay attention to it and take effective measures to correct it in time to avoid causing more serious consequences to the child.