Hairy Tongue 2nd and 3rd Grade
What to say when making a presentation…
A Hairy Tongue is just another unpleasant consequence of smoking.
– Everyone has stuff on their tongue that is just like the very small hair on the inside of forearms. (It’s called papillae – “pa-pill-a”.)
– When someone smokes, the tar builds up in the back area of the tongue.
– The “hair” does not like this and begins to grow to push it off of the tongue.
– The color of the tongue can vary from: white, yellow, green, brown or black.
– A Hairy Tongue can begin to grow as soon as a person smokes their first cigarette.
– The good news is that if someone quits smoking – this could go away
Hairy Tongue 4th and 5th Grade
What to say when making a presentation…
- Everyone has stuff on their tongue that is just as small as the very small hair on the inside of forearms.
- It’s called papillae (pa-pill-a) and it is actually living “hair”.
- When someone smokes or uses spit tobacco, the tar builds up in the back area of the tongue.
- The “hair” does not like this and begins to grow to push it off of the tongue.
- The color of the tongue can vary from: white, yellow, green, brown or black.
- Everyone’s bodies are different and not everyone gets a hairy tongue, but a hairy tongue can begin to grow as soon as a person smokes their first cigarette.
- The good news is that if someone quits smoking – this goes away, unless they developed cancer of the tongue. In which case the tongue could need to be removed.
- One of the advisors for our group used to run a group for people who were trying to quit smoking. One person came up to her after a meeting and showed her his tongue. It had hair all over it.
- Can you imagine kissing someone with a hairy tongue?
