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Burnt Mouth/Tongue Syndrome - have you had it?

I ended up with Thrush 2 1/2 months ago - my mouth was very sore by the time I went to the doctor. I was prescribed medicine and got through it and not all my symptoms went.  The sensation that my tongue was burnt (always felt that way even though I hadn't) wouldn't seem to go away. It would feel better and then come back strong.  Sometime my whole mouth felt a burning sensation!  There did not seem to be any rhyme or reason to it! My doctor kept telling me to give my mouth more time to heal.  After a long time passed - then I went in he told me he had no idea what I had - but didn't think it was thrush anymore so take another 3 weeks and then call him if it didn't change.  So we are now moving into the 3rd month and I finally started doing more research and ran across some things.

I started applyling tea tree oil in my mouth 3 times a day after I brushed after a meal.  I tried hard to stay away from most carbs (only some whole grain) and most sugars and all refined.  I have fudged a few times, but I have tried to be good overall.  I have also been praying, because this does make life and cooking a little more difficult.  I tend to be a sensory cooker. I don't often use recipes and having my taste affected (I had a metallic taste in my mouth and some things my taste buds were actually altered and they did not taste normal or good to me!) really affected how I cook. 

I could eat no fresh fruit without it zinging or burning my tongue!  The feeling in the tip of my tongue was very dulled.  Last week I distinctly remember feeling water move across my tongue when I drank some cold water and realizing I hadn't felt that for a very long time!  I was very excited! :)

So I have pleaded with my Father for healing - so that I can still benefit and use the food we have here for our family and not incur great expenses to feed a weird diet.  I want to be a good steward of what we have and try to feed our family a healthy diet overall. 

I applied the tea tree oil and tried to cut back my diet. I am going on almost 2 weeks where I can say my mouth feels mostly normal!  I even ate fresh garden tomatoes on my sandwich tonight.

I have to fight the urge not to rub my tongue on the roof of my mouth (when your mouth is sore - you get into weird habits that come without being conscious of them) and has felt pretty good an other than the tea tree oil - the bitter taste I believe is gone! Thanks be to God!!! 

Have any of you ever dealt with this? 

Have a wonderful day!

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12:09, Tuesday, August 19, 2008 .. Posted by gabbie427

I have not personally dealt with this, but my MIL had the same exact symptoms and could not get rid of it forever. She also tried tea tree oil, and eventually it went away. She never could figure out what caused it and the doctors kept giving her antibiotics just like you but it never took care of it.

Keep up with the tea tree oil. In the mean time, I will try to ask her what else, if anything she did to get rid of it for good!!!

God's Blessings,
Amy Jo

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09:21, Tuesday, August 19, 2008 .. Posted by haflinger

I've never had it or heard of this before..But I'm glad to hear you are feeling better..
Blessings Sister Brenda