What to do if you have a mouth ulcer under your tongue? Treatment for mouth ulcers under the tongue

The sores under the tongue are actually oral ulcers, which are very common symptoms in life. Tongue ulcers are ulcers of the mucous membrane. Pain is the common symptom during the attack period. In severe cases, it can cause fever and general discomfort. A notable feature of oral ulcers is that they recur and are difficult to heal. So what should you do if you have oral ulcers?

To cure oral ulcers, the fundamental way is to strengthen physical fitness and improve immunity. Keep your mouth and skin clean, brush your teeth, gargle and bathe regularly; pay attention to smooth bowel movements and adequate sleep; pay attention to nutritional balance, eat more fresh fruits and vegetables to clean your stomach,

The main purpose of local treatment is to reduce inflammation, relieve pain and promote ulcer healing. There are many treatment methods, which are selected according to the condition:

1. Gargle

0.25% chlortetracycline solution, 1:5000 chlorhexidine chlorhexidine solution, 1:5000 potassium permanganate solution, 1:5000 furacilin solution, etc.

2. Lozenges

Dumiphene lozenges, lysozyme lozenges, chlorhexidine lozenges.

3. Powder

Bingpeng Powder, Xilei Powder, Qingdai Powder, Yangyin Shengji Powder, etc. are the main medicines for treating oral ulcers in Traditional Chinese Medicine. In addition, sprinkling compound betamethasone also has anti-inflammatory, analgesic and ulcer healing effects.

4.Medicinal film

Its matrix contains drugs such as antibiotics and cortisone. When applied on ulcers, it can relieve pain, protect the ulcer surface and promote healing.

5. Analgesics

There are 0.5% to 1% procaine solution, 0.5% to 1% dyclonine solution, and 0.5% to 1% dicaine solution. Apply them on the ulcer surface for 2 consecutive times to temporarily relieve pain before eating.

6. Cauterization

It is suitable for patients with a small number of ulcers, small area and long intervals between ulcers. The method is to first use 2% dicaine for surface anesthesia, then isolate the moisture, wipe the ulcer surface dry, use a small cotton ball smaller than the ulcer surface to dip in 10% silver nitrate solution or 50% trinitroacetic acid tincture or iodine phenol solution, and place it on the ulcer surface until the surface turns white. These drugs can precipitate proteins on the ulcer surface to form a thin film to protect the ulcer surface and promote healing.

7. Partial closure

Suitable for severe recurrent aphthous ulcers. Add 1 ml of 1% procaine solution to 0.5-1 ml of 2.5% prednisolone acetate suspension and inject it into the tissue below the ulcer, 1-2 times a week, for a total of 2-4 times. It accelerates the healing of ulcers.

8. Laser therapy

Irradiation with helium-neon laser can activate the mucosal regeneration process, reduce the inflammatory response and promote healing.