Ever since I was young I have suffered through periodic canker sores in my mouth. Long ago though it was, there has not been an end to it yet. About 20 percent of people share the same problem with white or yellow open sores popping up in their mouth. Canker sores are mouth sores encircled by a red area and are not cancer nor do they cause cancer. Small though they are, the pain they cause is huge and eating or drinking only makes it worse. Canker sores are also known as aphthous ulcers and occur in your mouth mainly on the tongue and inside of the cheeks and lips but also on the base of the gums and any part of the mouth that moves. There doesn’t seem to be any rhyme or reason to where they pop up but they are usually single sores. Some people can get them in clusters of three or four grouped together. {I can always feel them coming. There is a burning or tingling then a tiny bump pops up. It sends out shooting pain anytime I bump it on a tooth or with my tongue. After about 24 hours it splits open and the shallow wound appears. Big ones are up to an inch but mine are usually smaller. I’ve heard some people also get a fever and feel listless.|There is usually a slight burning or tingling when I am getting a canker sore. Not long after, the small lump comes out and there is a stabbing pain anytime it comes into contact with my teeth or tongue. Within twenty four hours the bump opens to reveal a shallow sore. Mine are usually about to inch big but I’ve heard of others being up to an inch long.|When they first start I feel a tingly, burning sensation and not long after a small bulge pops up which send stabbing pains through my mouth when I hit it with my tongue or tooth. In twenty four hours the bulge pops and it becomes an open sore. Usually about to inches in diameter some can be up to an inch in length.} For some reason men don’t get as many canker sores as women. They are a variety a mouth ulcer generally occurring between the ages of ten and forty. I am over forty and still get them but they are not as painful and don’t last as long. After some research I found they can be related to a poor diet, mouth injury, diet deficiencies, stress, hormones, menstrual periods and many other causes. It’s also common to see them appear with viral infections. Prone to run in families, they can also be linked to genetics and the immune system. Over the years I think I have tried every medication known to man and none work to ease the pain that lasts a week or more. Over the counter medications instructing you to place the ointment or liquid on the open sore only drive you through the roof. Mouthwashes, salt rinses and home remedies have all come up at one time or another but relief is brief if there is any at all. Nothing allows me enough relief to get any real sleep. Thankfully they aren’t contagious like cold sores and can’t be spread by kissing or sharing food but they are caused by the herpes simplex virus which can pass from person to person. If you have a sore located outside the mouth around your lips, chin or even nostrils it’s a cold sore. Canker sores are always in the mouth. A co-worker made a recommendation one day that finally gave me relief. She mentioned Aftazen and said it was all natural with no side effects. I tried it and finally sleep through the night even with canker sores.
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