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Mouth pain over a year, no help or end in sight
Chronic Pain | Last Active: Feb 20 11:46pm | Replies (51)Comment receiving replies
I have also been to an ENT with no answers. I have been on medication and I use Lidocaine swish to numb my mouth, but it is only temporary. Some doctors believe that when the tooth was pulled that a nerve became hot, but they don’t know what to do about it. Most doctors and even dentist have never heard of burning mouth syndrome. The only relief is when I am asleep. It is so painful. I wish I could find someone who could help me and you too. I never had this problem until I had that tooth pulled.Frustrated in Texas
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Try Xanax, 1mg to start. Worked for me been on 1/4 mg now for years .no side effects. Started in 2010. It won’t go away. I tried everything. Only thing that worked. Good luck.
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Oh gosh, that’s just an awful feeling. Nerves can be damaged. I have some residual peripheral neuropathy from my cancer treatments and I can certainly appreciate what you’re going through with the burning pain.
Burning mouth syndrome would be completely unrelated to that however. That is a real condition and it generally involves the mucosal tissue such as tongue, gums and cheek. It can be an autoimmune condition or even brought on but allergies to certain chemicals in tooth paste or foods. I’m not a dentist but I have 30+ years of experience as a dental assistant and we had seen patients with burning mouth syndrome. In fact, I also have that as a side effect from a medical condition.
So, I’m curious about your nerve pain. You mentioned that if you swish with lidocaine it takes the pain away for a little while. Topical lidocaine would only help with your pain in the tissue of your mouth. I don’t understand how it would take away the nerve pain associated with the extraction. You have me scratching my head! ☺️ By the way, I’m not a dentist but I have 30+ years of experience as a dental assistant
Can you tell me more about the pain? Is it constant? Does it get worse with different foods or ice? Is it down near where the root of the tooth would have been?