Analysis of three situations when babies love to stick out their tongues

Some parents find it very annoying to see their children always sticking out their tongues, not paying attention when eating, and secreting too much saliva. So, why do babies love to stick out their tongues? Is it a normal physiological phenomenon or a pathological condition for babies to stick out their tongue? As a parent, if you are confused about your child's behavior of sticking out his tongue, you might as well follow the editor to find out why your baby likes to stick out his tongue.

When a baby sticks out his tongue, there are three situations that can be analyzed.

1. The most common thing is that some healthy and happy babies will stick out their tongues with a smile when they are happy. When children see delicious food, they will also stick out their tongues to lick their lips. These are all normal phenomena. This tongue sticking out will not last long and will soon return to normal. If the baby develops well and is not physically or intellectually backward, then the condition is not pathological and the child will no longer stick out his tongue as he grows older.

2. If your child often opens his mouth, sticks out his tongue, drools, and has an enlarged tongue, and the symptoms do not improve with age, you should pay attention and ask a pediatrician to give your child a comprehensive health check.

Third, there are pediatric diseases in which sticking out the tongue is a symptom. For example, "cretinism" among endocrine system diseases is characterized by the child developing a special facial feature 2-3 months after birth, with a big head, flat nose, wide nose wings, big tongue, short and thick neck, enlarged thyroid gland, tongue often sticking out of the mouth, and being abnormally quiet. As children grow older, they will show signs of growth retardation, rough and dry skin, sparse hair, low muscle tone, and a large abdomen.

Among hereditary diseases there is "congenital idiocy". Children with this disease also have special facial features: wide distance between the eyes, upward slanting eyes, flat nose, small ears, narrow hard palate, and half-open mouth. Physical development is slow, the tongue often sticks out of the mouth, and there is excessive drooling. For some children, the symptom of tongue sticking out of the mouth will be alleviated as they grow older, but the tongue will become enlarged and cracked.

The above-mentioned tongue-sticking problems are not diagnosed solely based on whether the tongue is stuck out or not. They may also manifest as abnormal intellectual development and physical retardation.

Generally speaking, it is normal for babies to stick out their tongues frequently, as this is a physiological phenomenon. Of course, the reasons for each baby sticking out their tongues are different. In addition to normal physiological phenomena, it may also be caused by pathological reasons. Therefore, as parents, we must make a correct diagnosis based on the symptoms of our children sticking out their tongue. If we find any abnormalities, it is best to go to the hospital for examination.