Medically reviewed by Steffini Stalos, DO There are many reasons you can develop bumps on your tongue. Often, these growths ...

Bumps on your tongue may be lie bumps, canker sores, cold sores, or in rare cases, oral cancer. Lie bumps are common and happen when the small bumps on your tongue become inflamed. Oral cancer is ...

Classic lingual papillitis causes a few red, whitish, or yellow-colored raised bumps on one area of the tongue—typically on the tip or sides. Symptoms usually clear up within one to five days ...