Oral lichen Planus: What home remedies or medications help you?

Posted by lovebug61 @lovebug61, Apr 4, 2019

Anyone in the group suffer from Oral Lichen Planus. I am at my wits end with all these erosive sores in my mouth. I've had two biopsies , one in the inside cheek and one under the side of my tongue. The spot under the tongue is extremely sore to touch and has been for over a year. It scares me because the soreness never goes away, sometimes it isn't as sore but nothing helps. Any home remedies for this dreadful condition?

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gsfitzgerald | @gsfitzgerald | Nov 5, 2025

In reply to @suecutuli "@laurelsorensen YES thank you so much my PT is letting me use her red light lamp..." + (show)

@suecutuli where can I get the red light? When searching do I just search under "red light"

suecutuli | @suecutuli | Nov 5, 2025

In reply to @gsfitzgerald "@suecutuli where can I get the red light? When searching do I just search under "red..." + (show)

@gsfitzgerald
Yes I believe you find them on Amazon . I’ll look and get back. I just reached out in my PT class and was offered this one .

suecutuli | @suecutuli | Nov 5, 2025

In reply to @suecutuli "@gsfitzgerald Yes I believe you find them on Amazon . I’ll look and get back. I..." + (show)

@suecutuli I looked on Amazon and saw many. There was on on a stand that looked like it would serve our purposes for our mouth it was $59. Good luck

kjoeme1978 | @kjoeme1978 | Dec 7, 2025

In reply to @susanjeanmom "I had all my shots and then got Covid. I believe my OLP was brought on..." + (show)

@susanjeanmom I agree I have had for three years and same scenario.

diabetesknow | @diabetesknow | Dec 30, 2025

I haven't tried a place that offers red light therapy (I'm sure they're good), however, I've read that the best red light therapy you can get is from the early morning sunrise. 10–20 minutes of exposure during this time is best.