Burning mouth syndrome treatment

Well did not last long useing baling soda but it felt so good while it lasted so I will keep trying !!!!!

My BMS started 8 months ago after surgery on my shoulder after an injury I sustained after a fall down my stairs. I tried elavil, did not work for me, acupuncture gave me some relief, but very expensive and not worth the relief I got. Over the last two-three weeks I have cut out gluten, soy, dairy, all processed food, only eat organic fruit and veggies, started rinceing with baking soda and water, when my mouth started getting dry from that, switched to baking soda toothpaste and biotiine mouthwash, then started rinceing with with watered down milk of magnesia. Something is working, my BMS is 75% better than it was 2 1/2 weeks ago. Also I fine I am keeping my stress level down to a minimum. The more stressed I am the more my mouth tends to burn. I also try to exercise as often as I can, I also suffer from chronic fatigue syndrome as a result from the surgery as well so it is hard for me but my mouth doesn't burn as much when I exercise. I hope this helps someone out there, because this is so bad to live with

Barbara I am suffering with this too for 5 weeks now. I don't know where to go for help. Who did you see at Columbia? I would like to get a diagnosis and my GP is dumbfounded.

hi i onl have it a few weeks b its awful
im 32 and someone told me it the menopause
can that be true

I have not been diagnosed with BMS yet, now I am very afraid to go to the Dr. I started a few days ago with the insides of my lips, and my tongue BURNING:( I have no lesions or blister, no explainable reason why this is happening.. I think I have my answer, this all sounds so familiar....

 

 

would like to know more not sure how to get to ur blog

I USE BAKING SODA AT NIGHT BEFORE I GO TO BED I'VE HAD IT FOR 10YRS I TRIED EVERYTHING I COULD READ ABOUT I HAD A LITTLE RELIEF FROM MILKAMEG I PUT BAKING SODA ON MY FINGER AND RUB WERE EVER IT IS BURNING BEST RELIEF SO FAR

HI How do I find your blog, regarding the remedy you used for BMS?

Thank you, Rhonda
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Thank you.

I have had burning mouth syndrome for 1 year now and it seems to be lessening but it's still very uncomfortable. i have tried every pill from every doctor and nothing seems to help. It worsens at 3 in the afternoon. ITherefore I am also interested in your help. Thanks

I don’t know how long you’ve had it but as you know it’s not pleasant.



Briefly, I had periodontal surgery last December and had problems starting in March. I went back to my periodontist, my dentist, and ENT doctor and my regular doctor, none of whom diagnosed it as Burning Mouth and finally I found my symptoms on a website for Burning Mouth.



There was an article written by a doctor in Boston who I emailed and asked if there was anyone near where I live (Sarasota, FL) that treats it.



She recommended a clinic in Ft Lauderdale at Nova Southeastern University.



I went there about three weeks ago a had a four hour session with a Dr.Paul Bradley.



He took my complete history, did a series of tests ( thermography of the tongue and mouth) and gave me a laser treatment of the tongue and did acupuncture on both my earlobes.



He recommended the following:



He prescribed the following:



- Clonazepam 0.5 mg : suck and spit three times a day and in the evening.Before I go to sleep at night suck and swallow to help me sleep

- Capsaicin mouth washes after every meal. Capsaicin is drug that has not been approved by the FDA but in place of that I use over the count hot sauce. I take a spoon full of water a drop 2-5 drops of hot sauce in it and rinse my mouth for about a minute. You get used to the burning taste pretty quickly

- Low intensity laser therapy to the tongue – I’ve had one treatment already

- A splint for my lower teeth that I wear when I sleep to keep my tongue from wondering.



My condition has improved but it has not gone away. Dr Bradley says sometimes it takes months to go away, sometimes it doesn’t go away, sometimes it goes away and comes back.



When I went to him I describe my syndrome as an 8. Today I would say it’s a 5.



I did have one day last week when I thought that it was going away but the next day it came back on me.



Hopefully this helps.



Stan Fox

Thanks for your quick reply. I went to an oral pain specialist at UCLA. I took the clonazepam . I made me so tired. Then I took neurontin and that made me tired. I finally decided to not do anything and it's no worse. I never heard of the laser therapy. I am just waiting for it to go away unless I hear of some magic cure. I chew gum when it gets bad in the afternoon. Let me know if you hear about any other ideas. Thanks!

This may sound crazy but sometimes I wonder if burning mouth syndrome might just be a new sexually transmitted disease like herpes that know one had discovered yet. I have had it on and off for about a year now. My lips burn, inside of mouth, back of throat and down my esophegus. It drives me crazy. Oh....one more thing that I noticed is that I have several cracks on my tongue during these episodes.

anonymous wrote:

mrwills1 wrote:

I don’t know how long you’ve had it but as you know it’s not pleasant.



Briefly, I had periodontal surgery last December and had problems starting in March. I went back to my periodontist, my dentist, and ENT doctor and my regular doctor, none of whom diagnosed it as Burning Mouth and finally I found my symptoms on a website for Burning Mouth.



There was an article written by a doctor in Boston who I emailed and asked if there was anyone near where I live (Sarasota, FL) that treats it.



She recommended a clinic in Ft Lauderdale at Nova Southeastern University.



I went there about three weeks ago a had a four hour session with a Dr.Paul Bradley.



He took my complete history, did a series of tests ( thermography of the tongue and mouth) and gave me a laser treatment of the tongue and did acupuncture on both my earlobes.



He recommended the following:



He prescribed the following:



- Clonazepam 0.5 mg : suck and spit three times a day and in the evening.Before I go to sleep at night suck and swallow to help me sleep

- Capsaicin mouth washes after every meal. Capsaicin is drug that has not been approved by the FDA but in place of that I use over the count hot sauce. I take a spoon full of water a drop 2-5 drops of hot sauce in it and rinse my mouth for about a minute. You get used to the burning taste pretty quickly

- Low intensity laser therapy to the tongue – I’ve had one treatment already

- A splint for my lower teeth that I wear when I sleep to keep my tongue from wondering.



My condition has improved but it has not gone away. Dr Bradley says sometimes it takes months to go away, sometimes it doesn’t go away, sometimes it goes away and comes back.



When I went to him I describe my syndrome as an 8. Today I would say it’s a 5.



I did have one day last week when I thought that it was going away but the next day it came back on me.



Hopefully this helps.



Stan Fox

Thanks for your quick reply. I went to an oral pain specialist at UCLA. I took the clonazepam . I made me so tired. Then I took neurontin and that made me tired. I finally decided to not do anything and it's no worse. I never heard of the laser therapy. I am just waiting for it to go away unless I hear of some magic cure. I chew gum when it gets bad in the afternoon. Let me know if you hear about any other ideas. Thanks!

Did you have any loss of taste after your laser therapy?

Sorry asked this of the wrong person, but did you have a loss of taste with the laser therapy?