Ok, this sounds rediculous, but i heard smoking causes hair to grow on ur tounge. does this really happen?
2007-01-10 15:36:32 · 7 answers · asked by Evelyn 1 in Health ➔ Other - Health
NO , ONLY OCCURS IN CATS .
2007-01-10 15:40:08 · answer #1 · answered by jack jack 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It can actually. My best friend has a degree to be a dental assistant and showed me the pictures in her book while she was in school. It can be caused by a variety of things butit is mainly by poor hygiene. So if someone who uses tobacco does not brush their teeth (and tongue) regulary a build up occurs clogging or inability to shed the dead cells making the tongue black and looking hairy. It's not really hair though. Just in case this didn't make sense I found some links for you
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/black-hairy-tongue/HQ00325
http://www.dentalfind.com/glossary/black_hairy_tongue.html
2007-01-10 15:48:06 · answer #2 · answered by ADragonsGoddess 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah hair-like strands do grow on your tongue, but it's actually just the taste buds coming up to the surface of the tongue. but this only happens when a person is smoking anything other than just plain cigarettes.
2007-01-10 15:56:40 · answer #3 · answered by *MaRi* 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's funny.
It does a lot of really awful things to the human body, but only a DARE officer could have come up with that one. Hahaha.
Thanks.
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2007-01-10 15:45:25 · answer #4 · answered by halarious 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Nooo... Sounds like something someone told you to keep you from smoking.
2007-01-10 15:43:09 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard. Have a good one.
2007-01-10 15:41:24 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
No.
2007-01-10 15:43:37 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋