In 1862 English explorer John Hanning Speke journeyed from Africaâs east coast to find what he considered to be the source, where the river exits Lake Victoria in present-day Uganda.
Nerve Pain. Common types of nerve pain you may experience in the mouth can come from your taste and sensory nerves (burning mouth syndrome), inferior alveolar nerve located in the lower jaw, skin of the chin and lower lip, or in your lingual nerve, which descends to the tongue and under the mucous membrane of the mouth.erve Pain. Common types of nerve pain you may experience in the mouth can come from your taste and sensory nerves (burning mouth syndrome), inferior alveolar nerve located in the lower jaw, skin of the chin and lower lip, or in your lingual nerve, which descends to the tongue and under the mucous membrane of the mouth.
Symptoms of burning mouth syndrome may include: 1  A burning or scalded sensation that most commonly affects your tongue, but may also affect your lips, gums, palate, throat or whole mouth. 2  A sensation of dry mouth with increased thirst.  Taste changes, such as a bitter or metallic taste.