i have a friend that suffers from burning mouth syndrome and no one seems to be able to help her...so i was wondering if anyone knows of anyone that has this condition or suffers from it themselves that can shed some light on this for her. maybe a doctor that specializes in it or something that has helped them with getting some relief.
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I don't know anyone who has this, but here is some good information on the syndrome: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/burning-mouth-syndrome/D...
From what I understand, this can also be a related perimenopausal symptom.
Does she find that the burning fluctuates with her cycle?
Have her keep a journal of when the symptoms occur and when they subside. If nothing else this can be added info for her doctor.
She may want to look at OAS (oral allergy syndrome) as a possible problem. It can cause many things like swelling, itching and the burning feel when eating certain foods.
I was being treated for this for years with no relief, until I started taking Prilosec for GERD. Turns out the burning I felt was actually due to stomach acid coming up into the back of my throat without my being aware of it. I finally can get through an evening without needing to suck on hard candies to cool and mask the burning.
My mom had this and had a really hard time figuring out what to do. She ended up taking probiotics to reduce stomach acid. Helped her!
My husband is an acupuncturist and that can help. He's in the NW burbs and only charges $35 per treatment (it's a home-based clinic). www.SassackAcupuncture.com. If she goes to someone else make sure that they actually hold a license or degree in acupuncture and attended a two or three year program to obtain it (Chiros, while great at chiropractic, are usually not well-trained in acupuncture, and especially for something like this you'll want someone with good experience and training).
Can be known as Glossitis. These can cause burning mouth:
Dehydration
Low vit B levels (use liquid vit b complex, and liquid vit b12 under the tounge for best absorption)
Iron deficienct anemia
thrush (a yeast infection) , a white coating on tounge-use listerine 3x day
diabetes/sjogrens/RA (caused by high cortisol)
Poisoning (does she live near a sewage plant or cement plant (calcium oxide)
hardened arteries (dont take extra caclium or vit d supps)
Oral cancer
side effects to drugs she now takes?
