2022年12月19日 · A swollen taste bud is a taste bud that’s inflamed or irritated for some reason. Thousands of taste buds cover your tongue. These tiny sensory organs help you tell the difference between sweet, salty, sour and bitter flavors. But like other places on your body, your taste buds can become inflamed. Swollen taste buds can result in pain and ...

A taste bud is a collection of cells grouped inside the bumps on your tongue called papillae. A taste bud includes: Taste receptor cells: Each taste bud has between 50 to 150 taste receptor cells. These cells contain receptors that extend upward inside the taste pore. These extensions are taste hairs called microvilli.