What Do You Do For Canker Sores?

Ever since I was little, I have always struggled with those cursed canker sores. I mean, what even are they? Some people say that they can occur for a variety of reasons, including diet, injuries, or other factors. Personally, I feel like I would get them at the most random times. Sometimes I even believed that I was getting them because of stress or something, because there would be very stressful weeks of my life that would be accompanied by 3 or 4 canker sores at once. Honestly, what a rotten place this world can be. All joking aside, canker sores are really annoying and can definitely ruin your day. I have a lot of experience dealing with canker sores, so I wanted to write this article that expresses my accumulated knowledge and know-how when it comes to battling canker sores on a regular basis. Hopefully I can provide you with a few tips and tricks to get rid of the next canker sore you encounter.

Sadly, I have found that a lot of experts hold the opinion that not much can be done to treat canker sores. This is extremely alarming and stupid, and I think that medical experts and dentists are way out of line here. Of course there is something you can do to treat them! We just have to find what works. As far as at-home remedies are concerned, I have come up with a few that definitely work about 20% of the time. Again, this is my own experience and personal theories, so take what I have to say with a grain of salt. Most of these remedies are for easing pain and hopefully speed the healing process. One big one that I make use of is sucking on ice chips and letting them dissolve over the canker sore and affected area. This is a super good one because the cold feels so nice on that sore and can numb it for a little bit. It will also help with inflammation - because there is nothing worse than continually biting your canker sore on accident because it is just so big and annoying. 

Another at-home remedy that might work for you is to rinse your mouth with saltwater or baking soda and water. This is one that has worked for me on several occasions and usually makes my mouth feel a bit better afterwards. My hope for you is that you can find some ways to deal with your canker sores at home and not have to go to the dentist and get them looked at. I know a friend of a friend who has to have some canker sores surgically removed by a dental surgeon because they were hurting his mouth so badly and he could not get them to go down for weeks! What an awful way to live life. One thing that has consistently worked for me is to use Orajel. This is a product that my mom introduced me to when I was younger and first started getting canker sores, because she has also dealt with them all her life as well.

Orajel is great because it greatly reduces the pain of a canker sore and leaves your mouth feeling more normal for a bit. You can eat in peace without constantly wincing from coming into contact with your canker sore.