share: Burning Tongue Syndrome, aka Burning Mouth Syndrome
Burning Tongue Syndrome, aka Burning Mouth Syndrome, feels like your entire mouth has been scalded. It impedes speech and makes eating and sleeping difficult. It occurs mostly in post-menopausal women. I went to three doctors (my dentist, who sent me to an oral surgeon ... neither of whom came up with this problem ... then to the head of oral medicine at UCLA who finally diagnosed it) before one of them came up with this diagnosis. Here is what the Mayo Clinic has to say about it:
In my case, they finally prescribed Prilosec, Ativan and Klonopin ... obviously, stress is a key factor. It has helped but flares up when stress increases. It is full blown at the moment!
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I had burning mouth syndrome that leaked from the base of one tooth.
This tooth had a root canal that was done several years ago which had silver points in the root. I had no other pain from the tooth except when I touch my tongue to the base it tasted like hot peppers. The x-rays showed the shaded area at the base of the tooth which the dentist said it was an infection in the bone.
When the tooth was extacted I could taste this red pepper taste tremendously and my throat was on fire. The doctor gave me an antibiotic 2 days later and the symtoms completed went away.
My conclusion is that BMS is an infection in the bone which is not painful. I did not know I had this until the x-ray showed this.
January 16, 2009 - 4:02pmThis Comment