Mouth burns are usually the result of an injury or a single event, such as an electric shock, a chemical overdose or chemical poisoning (such as hydrogen peroxide).
A chronic burning sensation or sores in the mouth can be a sign of an underlying illness, tumor, or reaction to a medication. These include:
* Infection (such as hand-foot-mouth syndrome)
* Autoimmune diseases (including lupus)
* Bleeding disorders
* Malignancy (cancer)
* Immunosuppression (that is, when your immune system is weakened -- for example, if you have AIDS or are receiving medication after a transplant).
Drugs that might cause mouth sores include chemotherapeutic agents for cancer, aspirin, barbiturates (used for insomnia), gold (used for rheumatoid arthritis), penicillin, phenytoin (used for seizures), streptomycin, or sulfonamides.
Here are some home remedies and treatments that you can try in order to help alleviate the discomfort of any symptoms:
* Gargle with cool water or eat popsicles. This is particularly helpful if you have a mouth burn.
* Apply ice to the lesion.
* Rinse with salt water.
* Apply a thin paste of baking soda and water.
* Avoid hot beverages and foods, spicy and salty foods, and citrus.
* Take pain relievers like acetaminophen
* Take L-lysine tablets.
* Mix 1 part hydrogen peroxide with 1 part water and apply this mixture to the lesions using a cotton swab.
* For more severe cases, treatments include fluocinonide gel (Lidex) or chlorhexidine gluconate (Periden) mouthwash.
