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Any good ideas on how to help with mouth sores? This is the second time he has gotten them, and this time they are bothering him much more because they are on the inside of his gum right in front of his bottom teeth and he has to talk all day at work. We've been using 1/4 t of seasalt in 1 c of water for him to hold in his mouth to soak them, but are there any better ideas out there? I know he can't use anything with alcohol in it (chloraseptic, etc...) because the alcohol wll actually damage the new healing tissue, but just thought I would ask the experts! Hope you all have a wonderful day! Thanks:)
Hi there,
I believe it depends on what is going on in his mouth. Some of us get a thrush-like hard plaque in the mouth; I had one for several months on the back of my tongue. My doc Rx’d Nystatin, a swish and swallow suspension. It didn’t seem to do much good; and the condition eventually self-corrected. Another problem that can develop is oral candida; and some of just seem to get miscellaneous sores and ulcers. Most of these will resolve at the end of treatment. If you’re just trying to manage this, there’s a prescription product called ‘Magic Mouthwash’ that needs to be formulated by the pharmacist; it contains equal parts of Lidocaine, Maalox, and Benadryl—and sometimes Nystatin as well. This stuff numbs on contact, and provides near-immediate relief, but doesn’t often deal with the root cause. This **** can be a nuisance; I wish him well.
Bill
I believe it depends on what is going on in his mouth. Some of us get a thrush-like hard plaque in the mouth; I had one for several months on the back of my tongue. My doc Rx’d Nystatin, a swish and swallow suspension. It didn’t seem to do much good; and the condition eventually self-corrected. Another problem that can develop is oral candida; and some of just seem to get miscellaneous sores and ulcers. Most of these will resolve at the end of treatment. If you’re just trying to manage this, there’s a prescription product called ‘Magic Mouthwash’ that needs to be formulated by the pharmacist; it contains equal parts of Lidocaine, Maalox, and Benadryl—and sometimes Nystatin as well. This stuff numbs on contact, and provides near-immediate relief, but doesn’t often deal with the root cause. This **** can be a nuisance; I wish him well.
Bill
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