Tongue And Nose Pain

My tongue and the inside tip of my nose are so sore i cant even sleep.....does anyone else have this while on treatment? Didnt have it till a couple of weeks ago and im about 13 weeks in treatment.

[wyntre9]

I've posted about so many strange sx the past 11 months that i was hesitant to add this one as well, but . . . .

Yup . . . I get the same thing,  not on the tongue but on the insides of my left nostril.

It's like an annoying little pimple in the wrong friggin place, like nasal hemmorroids.

It comes and goes and is very irritating.

wyntre

[Lady Lauri]

With Hep , just this last year, I kept getting a strange tongue problem ?? Not like yeast, but raw, brown looking. Well guess what, on tx it's back, and raw as h*ll. I got Nystatin oral suspension, helps a lot. swishing as we speak before work :}
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[debnevada]

the mouthwash helps with almost any mouth problem.

i tried the ayr nasal gel on the sore part inside my nose. it helps.

[mremeet]

I had the sore tongue/mouth thing all the way thru treatment. I usually love spicy foods, but jesus my mouth was so sensitive I couldn't eat anything even remotely spicy. Something as bland as ketchup (or catsup, whatever) was even too much. I just accepted it as a byproduct of treatment, but sounds like some have found relief with certain remedies. I know it's miserable, but just hang in there best you can.

[JodyLynn]

Thanks yall at least im not alone......man i love this place. ; )

[ladybug52]

My tongue felt like I had burned it on hot food the whole time I was on tx. I drank plenty of water, but I'm a mouth breather at night and I wonder if it was constantly dried out. I'd wake up with my eyes glued shut from dry eyes and my tongue like a piece of cotton with a sore tip.
Good luck, you're not alone...
Bug

[meki]

I think we're more prone to infections and as such - I think dry mouth - or drying of everything on this dehydrating tx, causes more infections to happen.

So --- I would get all sorts of fungi or creepy stuff on my tongue and it was ALWAYS sore.

Mouthwash --- ask your doc for something for mouth problems - and it really helps.

The nose.. no... LOL!

But heck - who knows - there was a point when EVERYTHING hurt --- felt like I was going insane or was making everything up... LOL!

Don't worry - yer not alone.

Meki

[viaduk]

I developed sores and burning and it was diagnosed as oral lichen planus.  As others have said,  there is an RX mouth wash that helps. It is formulated by the pharmacy.  I think it's called "magic mouth wash" and it contains nystatin, some corticosteroid medication and other stuff that I can't remember.  You swish it in your mouth and spit it out. Also, Biotene toothpaste is very mild and should not burn when you use it. It is available at Walmart and other stores.

Good luck.

[merryBe]

you may want to get an ointment with benzocaine it it, and another with triple antibiotic, and compine that for the nose. a steroid cream also will lower swelling.
try for the tonge a drop of anbesol, like what they give babies when they teeth. in conjuction with viadulks mouthwash suggestions, these should help things settle.
Also are you grinding or biting the tip of your tougue more. we tend to get very tense, short with people, not sleep as well, grind our teeth or jaws, so youmay be having a nervous tougue. If you need an antidepressant, snapping crying, irritable alot, get on one, and some of the worse nervousness will subside.
hope that help.

[elm57]

hi, i had the tonge pain and white spots on my tonge and my nose was sore.
.took Nystatin and went to oral guy who put me on tabs i had to suck 5 times aday it did ease up  but all went away with in a few months after tx stopped. i  put cream on nose .its fine now to.
  

[nygirl7]

I believe that the constant dehydration helps the microorganisms inside our mouths/noses just run rampant.  I had sores on my tongue throughout all 72 weeks of treatment (the interferon causes them) but they went away within a week of stopping.

It's horrible. Just horrible. Do whatever you can to try and keep your nose and mouth moist. Nothing else worked for me at all and I just had to live with it.

[DebInDenver]

No nose problem except constant congestion, but yeah...the tongue is sore...corners of mouth as well, and cancer sores in my mouth.  Ain't treatment grand?  *laughing*

I just did my 11th injection yesterday.

[alagirl]

I am in my third week of treatment and the little fairy of mouth ulcers began to visit me about a week or so ago.  I now have mouth sores covering the inside of my mouth.  This is most particularly true of my tongue, which has ulcers all over the top of it; front, back and sides.  These ulcers are the worst along the back and sides where my teeth naturally rest closely to my tongue.  And they added dryness in my mouth from the medications only makes the ulcers worse.

So I guess I just wanted to say... Sorry :(  
I know how you feel as do many many others and you're definitely not alone on this one.  

Lots of people have different things you can try, so keep checking your post responses.  And even though its sometimes really painful because of the sores, its my opinion that its a good idea to brush your teeth often enough that you keep your mouth as clean as possible also.  I think someone on this thread mentioned a rinse or mouthwash, I'm certainly going to try that.  

[JodyLynn]

Kool i will try that mouthwash stuff....thanks again yall. : )