 [ Symptoms ] as allergy shots take effect can i reduce my allergy medications such as zyrtec [ Disease ] the tongue will most likely completely heal over time perhaps in a few more days or a week let his discomfort be a good lesson not to do such stupid things in the future i suspect he was mimicking slick the kid who did the same thing on the classic movie christmas story you can treat the pain with ibuprofen but there is little more that can be done during this healing process