# Weird mouth pain help

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [September 19, 2013, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-mouth-pain-help/669240 "2013-09-19T16:38:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![Zachherbst](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/5fc32e/32.png) [@Zachherbst](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zachherbst)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2013, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-mouth-pain-help/669240/1 "2013-09-19T16:38:40Z")

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Hi I’ve been having very sharp mouth pain. It pulsates and feels like it’s coming from behind my toung maybe? It only happens when I suck on hard sour candy. I think it has something to do with the salivary glands

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**Author:** ![Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blue_blistering_barnacle/32/3386_2.png) [@Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blue_Blistering_Barnacle)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2013, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-mouth-pain-help/669240/2 "2013-09-19T18:14:17Z")

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Salivary gland is a good thought, especially if the pain is one sided. Sour candies do promote salivation, and could cause pressure to build up behind a duct obstruction.

An ulcer in the mouth could become more painful with sour (acidic) foods.

Salivary duct obstructions and mouth/tongue ulcers can both be either benign or malignant. If the symptoms persist (longer than you might expect a cold sore to last), I suggest you make an appointment to check this out, preferably with an ENT doctor, if you don’t have to go through primary care docs first.

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**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2013, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-mouth-pain-help/669240/3 "2013-09-19T18:34:05Z")

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Welcome to the Straight Dope Message Board, **Zachherbst**. Questions about medical issues and advice belong in the In My Humble Opinion forum. It’s no big deal. I will move the thread there for you.

Also, please note that any advice you receive here is just the opinions of a bunch of random people from the internet. If you want real medical advice, your best bet is to seek out a qualified medical professional.

Moving thread from General Questions to In My Humble Opinion (IMHO).

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**Author:** ![FloatyGimpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/floatygimpy/32/7750_2.png) [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2013, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-mouth-pain-help/669240/4 "2013-09-20T00:56:35Z")

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> [@Zachherbst](#):
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> It only happens when I suck on hard sour candy.

Patient: “Doctor, it hurts when I do this!”

Doctor: “Don’t do that!”