Tell your boyfriend to get to the ENT NOW! The experienced people on this site know what they are talking about. My son had a sore under his tongue which he ignored. He thought it was from biting his tongue. It kept getting worse but he was out of a job with no health or dental insurance so he continued to ignore it until it got so bad he went to the dentist who referred him to an oral surgeon who did a biopsy and found a Stage 2 cancer. He had surgery and radiation treatments which is no pic-nic for everyone concerned. There are more and more young people being diagnosed with this type of HPV cancer especially if they are sexually active. PLEASE get your BF to a qualified ENT!