Tongue Atrophy: Uneven Sides?
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Hi, I agree with j_sageurge.I hope that you are aware of the asymmetry of our body, this includes the tongue. As a tongue twitcher myself I know how you feel – been there (still am). You have no idea how many times I thought I had atrophy on my tongue! In addition, when I stick my tongue out it tends a little to the left (where I first started to twitch). I showed my neuro that, but he wasn't even slightly concerned. BFS was his bottom line. I try not to test it anymore since it can drive me totally insane!! I suggest you do the same.May
I believe you that it is thinner, but you should see my tongue… Both sides are different, plus the tip on the left side is a little thinner... Are your teeth on both sides are the exact same size and shape? No. This also affects the molding of the tongue. You are simply becoming more and more aware of every little thing that was probably there forever! Not to mention that atrophy on the tongue=speech difficulty (not the one that comes and goes, but rather a permanent one) =swallowing difficulty (since we use the tongue in order to swallow). You do not have bulbar ALS!I am so tempted to ask you to check other people's tongue and see that asymmetry on the tongue does exist – but I won't! So don't. As bk mentioned on a different post, you must stop tormenting yourself! Please promise me that you will at least try. It will make a huge difference in your overall state of mind.Be strong and hang in there. You are definitely not the only one here with this tongue issue 
.May
.MayhCapitalize
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You too?I have a big groove on one side of my tongue, it is of course quite invisible to Dr's and Neurologists (they usually are) but I have friends who can see it. Nah I guess that having a perfectly regular tongue would be so out of the ordinary it would be scary in itself
Nervous - I have seen tongue atrophy in patients with ALS. It doesn't sneak up on you. It is "not" a tongue that is slightly assymetrical. It is "very" obvious with clear physical deficits that go along with it. Don't spend a lot of time examining your tongue for every minor detail. When I thought I had ALS (about 9 years ago) I almost rear ended the car in front of me while trying to analyze my "perceived tongue issues" in my rear view mirror while driving. Now wouldn't that have been nice.....killing myself (and someone else!!) in a car accident over a condition I never really had. YIKES. Virtually all BFS'ers go through a stage when they have perceived tongue issues. My tongue scare lasted about 2 months (atrophy, slurring, etc.). Nine years later my tongue is working just fine. Don't worry...you will be fine too. Best of luck...
papillon58
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omg-- i do the rear view thing ALL THE TIME-- ! if you want to see a funky tongue look my way-- i have teeth marks on them-- dont know if it is the same as a scalloped tongue or not but ..... -- dont know how long i have had those marks-- had my dentist and neuro look at it-- no one cared. dentist thinks i am a clencher. my tongue twitches. neuro didnt see any when i was there. as i said,they look for something, and i am GLAD i dont know what it is... and if you have the chance to ever learn what it is, close your ears-- the only person i know with a pretty tongue is my daughter -- she is 10-- RELAX>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
hCapitalize
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I did not even know what a scalloped tongue was until I found this forum and discovered I have one, I reckon the groove is down to my teeth as well, I guess the leave quite an impression.