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Tongue Bitting

Fri, 10/06/2006 - 18:31
During my last seizure I bite my tongue. It has been hurting now for a couple days now. Does anyone know a good treatment for a bitten tongue?

Comments

Re: Tongue Bitting

Submitted by woolyjulie72 on Sun, 2009-10-18 - 18:47
 If you go to your dentist & spk to them they will give you a mouth wash , do not get one out of the shops as they are not that good i do it all the time & chew my mouth as if i am chewing chewing gum so i would suggest you spk to your dentist and get a mouthwash from them it will be better xxx Julie xxxx

Re: Tongue Bitting

Submitted by kayjai on Sat, 2008-03-29 - 15:57

Just a quick tip I got from my maxilofacial surgeon today, when he was inspecting my tongue that I turned into hamburger meat during my last seizure.

If someone cradles your head in their hands and applies gentle pressure under your jaw, on the joint of the lower jaw (i.e. under the ears) that forces the tongue to pull back and your jaw to stay closed. This means you can't bite your tongue to pieces. Also, it is always worth checking if you need stitches. If I had gotten them, my healing time would have been 3-4 days rather than the 15 I am looking at now!

Just a quick tip I got from my maxilofacial surgeon today, when he was inspecting my tongue that I turned into hamburger meat during my last seizure.

If someone cradles your head in their hands and applies gentle pressure under your jaw, on the joint of the lower jaw (i.e. under the ears) that forces the tongue to pull back and your jaw to stay closed. This means you can't bite your tongue to pieces. Also, it is always worth checking if you need stitches. If I had gotten them, my healing time would have been 3-4 days rather than the 15 I am looking at now!

I had a grand mal seizure

Submitted by Brennalf on Sun, 2019-10-13 - 07:07
I had a grand mal seizure last night and bit my tongue real badly, I always seem to do that, I usually just take ibuprofen and hope for the best, and only eat foods that are easy to chew like soups or ice cream, it usually gets better in about a week.

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