Burning mouth syndrome – anyone else have this?

Posted by londonex @londonex, Jan 1 8:39pm

I was diagnosed with burning mouth syndrome (BMS) in 2019 after going to my GP and gastroenterologist with complaints of heartburn and throat soreness. An endoscopy proved no GERD issues and an oral pathologist ended up diagnosing me with BMS. It has been described to me as a neuropathy of the fifth cranial nerve, and the second cranial nerve which, in my case, affects the back of my throat, top of my mouth and occasionally up through my sinuses to cause a raging headache. It comes on with high stress and anxiety, sometimes with hot or cold or spicy foods, and lasts anywhere from one hour to one week.
Really doesn’t respond to any medication. Stress reduction and yoga do help a bit (placebo?) when I put my mind to it but for the most part, BMS is a bothersome undercurrent in my daily life. Just wondering if others are suffering with this as well.
Thank you!

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@dlydailyhope My wife has had this for a few years. It may be a result of Covid or the vaccine. I’ll keep watching this topic. She is not proactive about it.

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@willgranger1127 I never thought about the Covid connection. I did get Frozen Shoulder which the orthopedics specialist advised was an autoimmune reaction to the vaccine. The frozen shoulder did resolve after about 8 months. Will start checking into BMS connection.

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Let me know if you find out anything. My best!
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@willgranger1127 I never thought about the Covid connection. I did get Frozen Shoulder which the orthopedics specialist advised was an autoimmune reaction to the vaccine. The frozen shoulder did resolve after about 8 months. Will start checking into BMS connection.

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@kathyacurl My wife said she got burning mouth syndrome before the covid shot, so toss that out. A cannabis gummy may help. I don’t know. 🤷🏻‍♂️

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