Wellness

[Madisson]

Mix liquid Maalox with liquid Anbesol (which is numbing). Swish in mouth and spit out. Helps a lot.

[floridagirl]

Thank you all very much. Hopefully she will be able to find relief soon!

[Nooks]

Lolakimono was kind enough to re-post (properly) my comments/links below.

[Stray]

Maybe thyroid? I had something similar and saw my dentist; he gave me a preparation with a local anesthetic and it helped, as did tums, cepacol lozenges and Biotene mouth wash, as someone else suggested. Does she have dentures? Sometimes the membrane in the mouth can react to the denture substance or if she uses whiteners, that can be a causative agent.

[shannara]

I can empathize. I have this, as did my grandmother and my mother. They both searched for answers, visited many doctors and dentists over decades and were pretty much dismissed because testing and visual inspection showed nothing. They were not smokers, did not have dentures or major dental work. They both died with their natural teeth intact. I didn't have any signs of this until sometime after 40. I switched dentists about 20 years ago and decided to see if he had anything to offer. He was an older dentist with years of experience and immediately said to me that it was most likely an irritated major trunk line of nerves that is in the roof of the mouth. He did not know what caused it but told me to take L-Lysine.

The only thing I can tell you is that mine is not constant which is a great relief. I can go for months without it and then it will reappear. Sometimes it only lasts for a day, other times for weeks or months. If I have a long bout, on the day it finally leaves, the roof of my mouth is a bit shredded. I avoid spicey food and things like toast which can scrape. Other than those specific things, eating is not a problem, in fact it is almost like it's not there while I'm eating. I have noticed that wearing my retainer (from braces at age 32) gives me some relief because it puts a smooth surface between my tongue and the roof of my mouth. I have never been able to figure out a link between what gets it started or what makes it go away. I tried the L-Lysine, but could never tell if it helped or it just went away on it's own.

I wish I could tell you I know the answer since this is such a miserable thing, but I thought that knowing it might go away on it's own, at least for a while, might give her some hope that it may not be an everyday, forever thing.

[Montana]

Years ago, I would ocasionally get a burning sensation under my tongue. The burning did not last long - maybe a minute or so. My doctor had no explanation and said it was nothing to worry about. The burning eventually stopped by itself.

[lolakimono]

On 4/1/2015 Nooks said: My MIL recently asked me to research this topic for her. From what I've read, many cases start after dental procedures (extractions, implants, crowns, etc.).

The simple things that gave the fastest relief were adding B-vitamins & alpha-lipoic acid supplementation (I believe R-Lipoic Acid is far superior to Lipoic Acid. Here is a link to the brand I use):

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000I4C19G/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Thayers Slippery Elm Lozenges are also said to offer immediate relief:

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=sr_nr_p_89_0?fst=as%3Aoff&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3AThayers+Slippery+elm+lozenges...

Informational Links: http://www.earthclinic.com/cures/burning-mouth-syndrome.html

(recommends vitamin B, alpha-lipoic acid, baking soda, honey, lavender).

Note User comments at the bottom of page.

http://www.naturalremedies.org/burning-tongue/

http://www.drweil.com/drw/u/id/QAA400275

(recommends "slippery elm" lozenges)

http://www.medicinenet.com/burning_mouth_syndrome/patient-comments-2967.htm (quite a few recommendations here from fellow sufferers - don't forget page 2)

http://www.peoplespharmacy.com/2010/07/15/nutritional-support-for-burning-mouth-syndrome/

http://www.life-enhancement.com/magazine/article/726-lipoic-acid-helps-quench-the-fire-of-burning-mo...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERI3p-IXa9Q&feature=youtube_gdata_player

http://www.steadyhealth.com/Burning_mouth_syndrome__treatment_t82948.html?page=1

(lots of people discussing their cases, and what helps them - multiple pages)

http://www.mumsnet.com/Talk/general_health/a1640232-Burning-Mouth-Syndrome

I, too, would be off to see a holistic doctor. I wish your Mom the best with everything she is dealing with. Edited to apologize for iPad post. Perhaps you can copy and paste to separate out links.

[GSPgirl]

My sister has had it for a few years. She hasn't complained about it lately but I will email her and find out what she has done. She lived in Japan and my mom used to send her Biotene. My PT told me she should call a neurologist because it could be nerves causing it. She did have a tumor taken off near her pituitary gland and the Japanese doctor said he didn't cause the mouth pain.

[Nooks]

Bless you, Lolakimono! What a sweetheart! (That's not by chance a Filipino "Lola," is it?)

[ID2]

See if she's anemic. I suffered through a horrible spell with a terribly painful burning/hurting mouth. A simple blood test revealed I was severely anemic and my doctor started me on ferrous sulfate pills. Within a few days I had my life back.