The tongue is covered in lots of little bumps. On the walls and grooves of these bumps are thousands of tiny taste buds, too small for the human eye to see. The buds sense the taste of everything ...

However, these are not the same as taste buds. Let us break it down for you. Taste buds are the cells on your tongue that ...

and swollen. The inflammation also gives the tongue a smooth appearance, as the tiny bumps containing taste buds stretch out and disappear. Mouth ulcers are another potential symptom. Symptoms of ...