Next Time You scorch Your Mouth on hot food…
You’ve probably burned your mouth before on pizza, coffee, soup, and other sizzling hot foods. Soon afterward, you may have noticed that the roof of your mouth, and maybe your tongue, is very tender. In some cases, you may even get blisters! Regrettably, your mouth will probably hurt for a few days. However, there are a few things you can do to relieve the pain and irritation.
How To Soothe Your Mouth and Help It Heal?
- Rub on or sucking on ice can relieve the stinging. Rinsing with cold water or eating ice cream are other options.
- Drinking milk can coat the burnt area.
- An over-the-counter pain reliever can help, if the pain is really disrupting.
- Avoid sour, crusty, and other burning foods, or even very salty and piquant dressings. This will stop the scorch from getting irritated further.
- Squeezing Vitamin E from a capsule over the wound can speed up healing. It will restore new tissue and heal the wound.
- Maintain good oral hygiene while your mouth is burnt, keeping it as hygienic as possible to encourage healing and stop further infection. Warm saline rinses can also be helpful.
- Resist touching the burned area. This may be hard, but by touching the affected area, the lesion may become irritated further.
If It’s Not Feeling Better In A Few Days, Call Us
Hot food burns tend to heal within three to seven days. If discomfort and blistering continue beyond a week, please call us! In the meantime, have fun enjoying that delicious, cheesy pizza—that is, once it’s cool!
