To stop an itchy tongue start by using some mouthwash a few times a day or more often if needed and also use a toothbrush and some toothpaste to brush your tongue with.
Stay hydrated as well and avoid spicy or acidic foods.
If you're having an allergic reaction causing the itchy tongue, then over the counter antihistamines can help with the itchy tongue.
Rinsing your mouth with some salt water can also help stop an itchy tongue.
Your tongue can be itchy for a variety of reasons which include infections, nutritional deficiencies, allergies, poor oral hygiene, anxiety, stress, cold virus, flu virus and other viruses.
Oral allergy syndrome is a common cause of itchy tongue and is triggered by cross reactivity between pollen and certain foods like vegetables, fruits and nuts.
And allergic reactions to some foods can cause mouth and tongue itching and can sometimes also be accompanied by hives, swelling or stomach cramps and irritants like some mouthwashes, toothpastes or even cinnamon and mint can result in itchy tongue.
Oral thrush can also cause itchy tongue.
Oral thrush is a fungal infection that can cause white patches on your tongue and other parts of your mouth, and can lead to itching and burning sensations.
And cold sores and even low iron levels and vitamin and nutritional deficiencies and even dry mouth, Glossitis and mouth trauma or injury can cause your tongue to be itchy.
Glossitis is inflammation of your tongue, which can be caused by various factors such as allergies, irritants and infections.
The viruses that causes itchy tongue are the common cold, flu viruses, Coxsackievirus and even COVID-19 virus.
Coxsackievirus causes hand, foot and mouth disease and can result in painful blisters on your tongue and other parts of your mouth and can also result in irritation and potential itching.
Although no single virus directly causes an itchy tongue but these viruses can result in an itchy tongue.
Anxiety can also cause itchy tongue.
Anxiety tongue is a range of sensations in your tongue which can occur as a symptom of stress or anxiety.
When you're stressed or are experiencing anxiety your tongue can start tingling, be numb, have a burning feeling or even itching.
Anxiety tongue can also cause a feeling of swelling of the tongue or even a swollen appearance to the tongue.
The anxiety tongue symptoms can be worrisome but they are not usually harmful or anything to worry about and are often just a result of the body's stress response.
When your anxiety goes away and your stress goes away the anxiety tongue symptoms like the tingling, numbness, burning, itching or swollen tongue should also go away.
Treatment for tongue tingling that occurs from anxiety involves treating the anxiety such as through psychotherapy, medications like SSRIs or SNRIs or even a combination of both psychotherapy and medications.
Stress management can also help manage anxiety and stress and reduce the anxiety tongue symptoms.
Stress related tongue symptoms can also result in a scalloped appearance of the tongue due to teeth indentations or even a geographic tongue that has patches that move around.
Other physical symptoms of anxiety include shortness of breath, rapid heart rate, sweating, dizziness, muscle tension, headaches, stomachaches and digestive issues.
Anxiety can also cause fatigue, insomnia as well as shaking or trembling and the symptoms can also be triggered by your body's fight or flight response to perceived threats.