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Tongue Biting Pain Relief
Sun, 06/11/2006 - 10:11Comments
Re: Tongue Biting Pain Relief
Submitted by Seruzies on Sat, 2008-03-29 - 18:35
I've used Oragel for dental problems. Usually when I'd try to put it on my teeth, I'd always wind up getting some on my tongue. When my epilepsy started, it's use just seemed natural to me.
I've used Oragel for dental problems. Usually when I'd try to put it on my teeth, I'd always wind up getting some on my tongue. When my epilepsy started, it's use just seemed natural to me.
Re: Tongue Biting Pain Relief
Submitted by kayjai on Sat, 2008-03-29 - 15:53
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!