symptoms: swollen tongue,w/drainage?
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i think you are coming down with something fairly wicked.  Do you have any vitamins/herbs in the house?  Don't eat sugar, not even orange juice.\n\nI would take these things if you have them:\na multivitamin\n5,000 IU vitamin C, one horsepill every few hours\nzinc (suck on a zinc tab - disgusting but great)\nraw garlic or garlic pills\n(echinacea/goldenseal, Airborne cold remedy (it's probably not a cold though), zicam cold remedy, ginseng, astragalus)\n\nyou'll need food to take any of those.  my pick would be yogurt, or Kefir probiotic yogurt drink.  otherwise, go with some fruit, or just whatever you got.  That's assuming you have some vitamins to take.  Otherwise, try not to eat unless you really need to.\n\nthen take hot shower, and once warm enough, turn to full cold for 60 seconds, or as close to full cold as you can go.  cycle back and forth, cold and hot, a few more times\n\nalright, then you want to make some warm saltwater, about as salty as seawater or blood.  (use sea salt if you have that)  Put it in a shotglass or something, and pour it into a nostril, drawing it in gently.  once you have some in there, pinch off the nostril and squeeze it... the idea is to rinse out that whole area as much as possible... now blow your nose and do the other nostril.  there is a learning curve on that one, but it's worth it... that drainage is just irritating your throat and stomach.. you gotta give your body any edge you can find.\n\nyou need to do some neck stretches, particularly backwards... stand up and lean your whole body backwards in a backbend, with your throat stretched backwards as far as possible.  I remember I used to lay on the edge of a bed with my head hanging off to get a nice easy stretch.  you want circulation in that area, not just of blood but of other bodily systems.. same reason you gotta take a cold shower\n\ndrink water.   hot or hot/salty liquids are good.  sugar bad.\n\nas for it being an allergy... I think allergies can open doors for infections to take hold... consider your diet... maybe it's time to start cleaning it up if you haven't already.  every time you get ill, you risk doing some part of your body some kind of permanent harm... viral damage to glands or other organs, a suppressed immune system.  Fresh whole foods, plenty of nutrients, that kind of thing.
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It is over use that would be bad.\nUsed correctly it does the job it is intended to do. \nIt is best not to use it before going straight to bed as it can damage the teeth if left on overnight. \nYou can gargle with a dilution for sore troats. But I would recommend salt water for general use - as it is fair cheap and it works. \nGood brushing is the top priority - a clean tongue - massage the gums. \nIf you need to continually use listerine I would see a Doctor or Dentist to find out what the cause of the problem is.
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salt water my help the pain . it could be gingivitis if you don't have a heath mouth or maybe you just ate something that cut your gum or got lodged in there . be genital and try to floss to see if you can dislodge something , if the pain persists for more than a week go to a dentist it could be an abses tooth
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I'm a piercer, and almost everybody I've pierced has said that it dosent hurt. Its actuially one of the easiest piercings to get done. I got it done, and truthfully, my pain tolarance is very low.( I took it out a few years ago though).I scream when I get blood taken, or when I get a needle at a doctor.\n\nIf you look at the structure of the tongue, there is two muscles that run paralell beside eachother. The veins and most of the nerves are along the sides aswell(usuially-the piercer should check with a flashlight to check your tongue). \nWhen you clamp the tongue to pierce it, you clamp a bit of the sides, and thats why the clamp hurts a bit. The clamp is a good thing, because it keeps your tongue from moving around, and you get pierced at the right place. The needle part goes through the middle tissue, which dosent hurt that much.\nWhat does hurt is the after effects. The tongue is a quick healing piercing ( fully healed in about 2 weeks), but it tends to swell alot. It can be swollen for 5 to 7 days.Ice and popsicles can help.So can advil and anti-inflamatory medication.\n\nHeres a copy of the proper aftercare.From the APP website(Its a great website, you should check it out)\n\nCleaning Solutions\nUse either one or both of the following solutions for inside the mouth:\n\n- Antimicrobial or antibacterial alcohol-free mouth rinse* \n- Packaged sterile saline solution* with no additives (read the label!) or non-iodized sea salt mixture: Dissolve 1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon of non-iodized (iodine free) sea salt into one cup (8 oz) of warm distilled or bottled water. A stronger mixture is not better! Saline solution that is too strong can irritate the piercing. (If you have high blood pressure or a heart condition, please check with your doctor before using a saline product inside the mouth as your primary cleaning solution.)\n\nCLEANING INSTRUCTIONS FOR INSIDE THE MOUTH\nRinse mouth 4-5 times daily with cleaning solution for 30-60 seconds after meals and at bedtime during the entire healing period. If you over clean, it may cause discoloration or irritation of tongue. \n\nWHAT IS NORMAL?\n- For the first three to five days: significant swelling, light bleeding, bruising, and/or tenderness.\n- After that: Some swelling, light secretion of a whitish yellow fluid (not pus).\n- A piercing may seem healed before healing is complete. This is because piercings heal from the outside in, and although it feels healed the tissue remains fragile on the inside. BE PATIENT, and Keep cleaning throughout the entire healing period.\n- Even healed piercings can shrink or close in minutes after having been there for years! This varies from person to person; if you like your piercing, leave the jewelry in place.\n\nWHAT TO DO\nTo help reduce swelling\n- Allow small pieces of ice to dissolve in the mouth.\n- Take an over the counter, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory such as Ibuprofen or Naproxyn Sodium* according to package instructions.\n- Sleep with your head elevated above your heart during the first few nights.\n\nTo maintain good oral hygiene\n- Use a new soft-bristled toothbrush and keep it clean.\n- Brush your teeth, and use your chosen rinse (saline or mouthwash) after every meal.\n- During healing floss daily, and gently brush your teeth, tongue and jewelry. Once healed, brush the jewelry more thoroughly to avoid plaque build up.\n\nStay healthy\n- The healthier your lifestyle, the easier it will be for your piercing to heal.\n- Get enough sleep and eat a nutritious diet.\n\nWHAT TO AVOID\n- DO NOT PLAY WITH THE JEWELRY. Long term effects of playing with, and clicking the jewelry against the teeth can result in permanent damage to teeth and other oral structures. See the APP’s Brochure: “Oral Piercing Risks and Safety Measures” for more information.\n- Avoid undue trauma; excessive talking or playing with the jewelry during healing can cause the formation of unsightly and uncomfortable scar tissue, migration, and other complications
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try ant-acids, they help with the sore, swollen taste buds. Also try a good mouth wash.
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I went to a dentist with minor face swelling from an abscessed third molar emerging incompletely.  He pulled it then and there after some numbing and using some awful terror tactics.  I do believe he thinks he's House from the TV show.  Severe swelling in your face can restrict your neck, thus slowing blood flow to your brain or your esophagus, limiting your airway.  Both of which could be fatal if left untreated, I recommend lots of ice packs, not moving around much and NOT waiting for the pain meds to wear off before taking a new round.  Your tooth did get pulled didn't it?  I wonder why they didn't take it immediately?
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I get that, too.  I think it is a swollen taste bud.  It could have been injured by burning or too much sugar or biting it accidentally or something like that, or it could have gotten infected somehow.  I think the only way to get rid of it is to wait.
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yeah it's normal.  I've also seen it leave a black coating on your tounge if you don't brush it good the night before.  But do rule out a GI bleed.... if his poo is really foul smelling too go to the doc!!!
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I'm a dentist.\n\nGod help you pal.  Some of the advice given here not only reeks of ignorance, but is just plain stupid.  Advil for swelling caused by an infection?  Any high-school student would know that makes absolutely no sense.\n\nUnfortunately, and believe it or not, ER docs aren't particularly good with dental infections and at times, don't really know how to handle them.\n\nThere are a few things you must evaluate:\n\n1. Are you having difficulty opening your mouth?  Not painful opening, but difficulty opening.  There's a difference.  The latter is known as trismus, and is an indication that the infection is spreading backward in the direction of your neck.  Trismus indicates the presence of infection around the masticator muscles, which lie just in front of the lateral pharyngeal space...which is ground zero for airway compromise.\n\n2. Are you having difficult swallowing?  Painful swallowing is not an emergency, but difficulty swallowing is?\n\n3. Are you having difficulty breathing?  This is the biggie...\n\nIf you have any of these, you march yourself to the emergency room and let them know.  And if no one brings it up, suggest to them that there may be a potential airway issue.  An infection such as yours, even with antibiotics, can go from bad to lethal in a matter of hours.\n\nI truly hope that you are on a high dosage of a medication that covers anaerobic bacteria well, such as Clindamycin or Flagyl.  Do not ice your face, and do not begin using warm compresses until after the oral surgeon has drained the infection and has instructed you to do so.\n\nThe oral surgeon can drain the infection, and that will help with the swelling, but the main purpose is to help eliminate the infection.  A big pocket of pus in your face is not going to be helped much by antibiotics.  Introducing oxygen (i.e. air) into the abscess by surgical drainage along with placement of a Penrose drain sutured in place to maintain drainage and influx of oxygen, is the goal.  At this point, the infection consists of primarily anaerobic bacteria.  Introducing air turns the environment unfavorable for them.  This process requires surgery.\n\nIf I were you, I'd put your fears aside, bite the bullet, and don't be late for your appointment tomorrow.
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Sounds like a throat infection
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It could be a blister go get it checked by your doc soon could become bad infection if it pops. you can rinse your mouth with peroxyl mouth wash or any mouth wash that's medicated for soars and stuff that might make it shrink a salt water gargle works too. another thing is that it may be an abscess because that's mainly what a fluid filled sac is. so go to your doctor soon.
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looks like your on the beginnings of gingivitis..lasting bad breath is one of the symptoms.  When youre brushing..actually use a tongue scraper and start as far back as you can in your mouth.  Should help, along with like Listerine..for the bactereia
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I used to freeze fruit juice and then rub it on my gums after my app. sometimes it would help with the swelling too. if you don't want that, just buy some popsicles. enjoy and i feel your pain and hope all is well with you!
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I just had my wisdom's out about 2 weeks ago. They STILL hurt a little bit! But yeah, at first I was taking the pain medicine basically to sleep. My dentist told me to take 3 advil liqui-gels ALONG WITH they  pain meds. Just make sure u have some food in your stomach, like a Slim Fast or some pudding is enough. That's all I could eat...that and mashed potatoes. Now, when I try to eat regular foods, it feels like my jaw is being ripped apart. I cannot open it very wide at all without some discomfort. They told me it was normal and it would go away.. OH YEAH, I also still have my blod clots..the gums are not healing over yet...I don't know when they are supposed to heal completely..I heard a co-worker say it took them 6 months to heal over!!!
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DAWH!!!\n  This is why your mother always told you not to talk when your mouth is full.\n   It is the reason everyone not just children cut up their food before trying to eat it.\n   It is why GOD gave us the natural food grinder..called teeth.\n  This is why manufacturers are given strict guidelines on what they can put on toys.  Small swallowable things are prohibited so as to alleviate the possibility of choking.\n  The pain that the child is experiencing could be because the throat is swollen and or bruised.\n  This should resolve itself in a day or two and if not,see a doctor as I suppose it is possible that more damage could have ocurred.
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This is normal. Having teeth removed, especially if there is a cyst involved. is considered surgery. Depending on the level of complication, it could even be considered major surgery. Swelling is ALWAYS worse 1 - 2 days after the procedure is done. Just refrain from smoking, drinking out of a straw, or anything else that requires a sucking action. Also... if you are rinsing with a slat wter solution, make sure it is ONLY 1tsp per full glass of water. Anything more will hamper with the healing process. The things to watch for are... severe pain (ie 8 - 10 on a scale of 1 - 10 with 10 being the worst), a red line going from the area of the extraction down your neck (it would look like someone took a red marker and drew on your skin), or a really bad taste (not like the tase of blood that I'm sure you are experiencing now, but more of a rotting taste) and severe oozing (not like the little bit I'm sure you are seeing now, but enough that you feel like you are swallowing all the time). If ANY of these things happen, call your dentist IMMEDIATELY. Everyone tolerates pain and surgery differently, but these three things are the standard "something is really wrong" markers.
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Try\n\nhttp://www.brilliantbaby.com/html/swelling_of_parotid_gland.html