feels like popcorn kernel stuck in back of tongue

For some reason, I thought it was the back of your throat.  Okay, gotchya.

And yep, they can be quite rough when they floss.  I currently have dentures, but back when I had teeth, regardless of being vigilant with my oral care, many hygienists left my gums bleeding and sore.

It may just make your tongue more angry.

I was confused,...when you mentioned this occurring after the hygienist wedgied your gums, I thought that's what you were then referring to, not actually your tongue since they don't (usually) go probing back there.

I know those bumps you mean, way back....way, way back where your tongue meets your throat?  Yep, I've had those get enlarged on me as well before and never knew why.

They're rather strange looking too, aren't they?  They look out of place,...for a tongue.

M.

So I had to really tighten the reins on what types of foods I was eating.  I didn't necessarily have stomach pains or problems, and I didn't consciously feel like any active bouts of GERD were taking place, but this was the precursor.

The acid can kick up into our throats and irritate the backs of our tongues.

Staying away from trigger foods like coffee, tea, soda, fried foods, oily/greasy foods, dairy, certain deli meats, onions/garlic, hot peppers, tabasco sauce, certain nuts and seeds,...

I don't have any problems with things like lemons or limes or oranges....it isn't (for me, anyway) the acid, necessarily, but rather what the offending food product does once it has entered my stomach.  That is the culprit.

M.