The results of hypoventilation are hypoxia, hypercapnia, pulmonary hypertension with cor pulmonale, and respiratory acidosis. Treatment includes weight reduction in cases of obesity, artificial respiration, and possibly tracheostomy. Compare hyperventilation.
What causes warts on tongue? In most cases, a wart on the tongue is caused by a virus that is sexually transmitted from one person to another. The virus is known as human papilloma virus and once you get the virus, you have it forever. But donât be distressed, over 90% of the human population has this virus.
Syphilis can cause a small painless sore or ulcer on the tongue if caught from having oral sex. This appears from 10 days to three months after exposure to the infection. Treatment is with a single dose of penicillin. If left untreated, syphilis may lead to white plaques on the tongue called syphilitic leukoplakia.