Sept. 23/24 – It was a tough weekend
People offer many tips on how to get a good night's sleep, but when your lips on fire because of burning mouth syndrome, it's just not possible. I don't need…[...]
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Sept. 19/24 – You know when you scratch your lip?
Most people scratch their lip now and then and it's an annoyance. It might hurt, but it fades fast. If your burning mouth syndrome includes your lips and you scratch…[...]
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Sept. 18/24 – Good times don’t last if you have BMS
I've learned to take advantage of the good days, when my burning lip pain is only around a 3 or 4 out of 10, because I know they don't last.…[...]
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Sept. 17/24 – Didn’t forget my meds today!
I was pretty shocked to see last night that I forgot to take my morning Dexilant. I don't know if that's why my pain increased, but I made sure to…[...]
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Sept. 16/24 – Slight increase in pain
I'm worried. Today wasn't quite as good as yesterday. Overnight was painful but not unbearable. Today, we're back up to a 5 or so out of 10. I ate my…[...]
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Sept. 15/25 – So afraid to even say it!
Over the past many years that I've lived with burning mouth syndrome, every time I announced that my pain was decreasing, it started to increase. So I'm always so scared…[...]
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Sept. 14/24 – Could the sun make it worse?
I decided to take advantage of my lower than usual pain to spend the day doing something fun with my husband. We went to Old Montreal to take a touristy…[...]
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Sept. 13/24 – A surprisingly good day
I hesitate to say this, but today was a good day. Overnight wasn't great, but it wasn't terrible. All day though, I'd say my pain level was down to a…[...]
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Sept. 12/24 – Tabasco sauce to the rescue
It may sound odd to use Tabasco sauce or a capsaicin topical ointment if your lips are on fire, but there is science behind it. After a semi-decent day yesterday,…[...]
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Sept. 11/24 – Night and day, what a difference
Right now, as I write this, my pain isn't too bad but wow was it bad overnight. Half way through I had to use the headband I made the other…[...]
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