Mouth/tongue sore??

Question:

I have a sore under my tongue, on the side near the back-- I have to push my tongue out of the way to see the sore. Its a white spot with what looks like a cut/black line down the center. It started out small and has gotten bigger. That may be from me pushing my tongue around to show my husband and whine a couple times a day. I've been putting orajel on it cuz it hurts like hell, and I've been swishing salt water around in my mouth a couple times a day. What causes these and what do I do about it? And what exactly is it?? Aahk it hurts!

Answers:
Sounds like a canker sore. Annoying but harmless as far as I know. There might be over the counter meds for it.

I read about them a few years ago when I had one on my gums in the lower right quadrant of my mouth.

Just stay away from spicy foods, and "hard" foods. (anything crunchy, sometimes apples too...biting into them can hurt it too, but your's is under your tounge, you might be ok there) Spicy foods tend to aggravate a canker sore.

Gargle w/ warm salt water, and use the orajel for pain. (I noticed ambisol has more benzocane in it, as does Wal-Marts Equate brand "Orasol" (20%).

It will clear up on it's own in a few days to a week or so. Maybe a bit longer depending on what you eat during the time you have it.

Sometimes, once you get one, you are more prone to getting them again. Thankfully, I haven't had another one!

It sounds like a canker sore. Here's a link from mayoclinic.com that talks all about it. http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/canker-...

Mouth/tongue sore??

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