My 18 month old daughter came down with The Croup this week and the same day that she went to the Dr. for that we also noticed a large sore on her tongue. It is on the side of her tongue and the Dr. said it looked like she probably just bit her tongue. Here we are three days later and the sore is still there. I would imagine that a bitten tongue would have healed by now. I'm familiar with canker sores and this is definitely not one. She has never had a cold sore in the past so I don't believe that it is oral herpes. The sore's size is a little smaller than a dime. Any ideas of what this might be and what we could do to help it heal? She does seem more irritable than usual but I'm not sure if that is because of The Croup or the sore in her mouth. Thanks for your help!
My son got sores in his mouth and on his tongue and they looked just like cancer sores, and it turned out to be hands foot and mouth disease. It is not as bad as it sounds. he has had it 2x and it is from putting things in his mouth or dirty hands, and this is common for kids that are curious with there surroundings. it was a combination of benedryl and tylenol to help it heal
It sounds similar to what my family had. I can't remember the name of the condition (though it would be really helpful if I could) but it was related to a virus we all got. My children started with sores on their tongues and eventually my husband and I caught it. It was pretty annoying for us and miserable for the kids: it hurt to eat, talk, etc.
There really isn't a treatment for it, it just went away in about a week. If the sore doesn't look any worse, I wouldn't worry about it too much. Good luck.
If it is just one on her tongue it could be a swollen taste bud or where she did bite her tongue. Mouth sores heal slower because of the moisture in the mouth.
When viruses kick up things like this can happen.
Don't do anything! Being in her mouth only time can help that. If you are truly concerned have the Dr swab it and figure out what it is.
Otherwise if it doesn't spread, give it time. If it seems to be hurting her put some ice in a rag on it as that can numb it or ask the Dr about Oragel on it (though I do not like oragel for choking reasons).
I think if it hasn't healed in a week I would take her back in or if you see it getting worse not better.
My kids have bitten their inside cheeks and tongues many times and it takes a while to heal.
The doctor told me to have my daughter gargle with mouth wash to get rid of the sore on her tongue. She is older, but I think that you might be able to put some on a Qtip and wipe it on the sore. Children are all so different and she may not want to open her mouth.
Our daughter has what is called Geographic Tongue....a strange thing where the tongue looks like it has sores on it, like a map, but they are not painful to her or affect her eating or anything. Our dentist confirmed this when I asked him about it and said she would have it her whole life, but it is nothing to be concerned about, fairly common I guess. The sores look like they kinda heal and go away, but then they come back in a diff. pattern. I would just keep an eye on it so you have as much info as possible when you talk to the Dr.
Mouth sores are hard to heal because the mucus membranes keep everything so moist and wet that it's hard for the blood to fully clot. My son has a bleeding disorder called hemophilia, and when he gets mouth bleeds or hematomas (an area where blood has collected under the skin or tongue tissue like a bruise--it sounds like the sore your daughter has), then we give him a clotting medication for a few days. The clotting medication is specifically for the mucus membranes and is called Amicar. You don't have to have a bleeding disorder to use it, but you do need a prescription for it. I would also recommend letter your daughter suck on ice or popsicles frequently until it's healed. The cold helps the blood to clot. Most importantlly, I would recommend having your daughter tested for von Willebrand disease (vWD), a bleeding disorder that is actually quite common. They're now finding that 1 in 50 people have it, but it has only been getting public recognition for the past few years. Hemophilia on the other hand is rare and almost always it's boys that get it, so your daughter wouldn't be a candidate.) If your regular pediatrician is hesitant to prescribe the medication for you or have your daughter tested for vWD, then I would contact your local Hemophilia Treatment Center (they treat all bleeding disorders there and test for them). The website for the Denver, Colorado one is http://www.uchsc.edu/htc/programs.php
Also the website for the Hemophilia Society of Colorado is http://www.cohemo.org/
They should also be able to provide you with information and resources about bleeding disorders. Getting your daughter tested for a bleeding disorder early will save you and her a lot of potential grief--especially when she gets older and starts her period, etc. There are medications to treat the specific blood clotting problems of these disorders. If your daughter has had a mouth bleed for that long, I would definitely check into it. Good luck!
