I’ll sometimes suffer from tension in my neck and jaw while sleeping and, without realizing it, will bite my tongue or press it against my teeth. This results in a painful sore that lasts for several days and that used to confound and worry me, until I realized what was causing it.
Unless you can rule it out, I’d start investigating there, rather than considering weird diseases and medicines.
A couple of comments:
Some medications increase a person’s tendency to develop oral thrush, including PPIs (such as Prevacid and Prilosec), antihistamines, oral or inhaled steroids, and a bunch of others. I did not know this until seeing an infectious disease physician for recurrent thrush, which after testing he said is likely due to the combination of needing the PPIs, inhaled steroids, and a couple of other meds.
Another possible issue is that Arimidex can cause dry mouth, which can lead to development of thrush because the normal flora in the mouth changes.
The doc can do a quick test for thrush. If there aren’t many spores, “magic mouthwash” might be helpful. It’s a 1:1:1 mixture of Mylanta, nystatin, and children’s liquid benadryl. Swish and spit. It seems to calm things down if it’s mostly irritation.
Finally, some women develop mouth sores or canker sores as a result of reduced estrogens.
Hope that gives you a place to start.
There’s a real remedy for canker sores? And it’s been available for 80 years?! And this is the first time I’m hearing about it?!!
I’ve literally asked dozens of doctors and dentists and never got anything but home remedy recommendations.
Thank you kind stranger.
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Thanks!
I am happy to spread the word.
Update: I’ve had good results from the Nystatin, except for one place on the back of my tongue that rubs against a pointy back tooth when I talk and every time I swallow. This morning I cut a postage-stamp-size square of gauze and I’ve put it over that tooth to give the sore place on my tongue some relief. I’m hoping a few days of this will fix the problem. (No, not overnight, as I don’t want to swallow/choke on the gauze. Anyhoo, my tongue is at rest when I’m asleep.)
Thanks to all who gave advice in this thread and by PM.
Make sure your vitamin B12 level is OK. Sore tongue is one symptom of a deficiency. You could also try taking a supplement of 1000 micrograms daily.
( While IAAD, I don’t know you and this should not be considered official advice. Always consult with your own doctor).
I take B-12.
I’ll be seeing my oncologist later this month.
Too much vitamin A can cause all kind of issues…also chemo.therapy can have long lasting effects…it will just take time if that’s the case…you could do a colonic please and take steam baths to hasten it
I don’t take vitamin A, and I didn’t have any chemo (just three weeks of radiation). I’ve taken Arimidex (anastrazole), a post breast cancer estrogen blocker for just over 2 years. I’m supposed to take it for 5 years or maybe longer. Anecdotal evidence suggests that Arimidex can cause mouth sores, although they are not officially listed as a high probability side effect.
What is this “colonic please” of which the newbie speaks?
Sounds like it might be less than pleasing to at least some patients.
It also sounds like it might be accompanied by b-woo-tiful music. 