The other day I took a drink of scalding hot coffee (without realizing how hot it was) and burned my tongue. Today, it still hurts ::really:: bad! Please help me! Points to most helpful answer!
2007-06-04 06:55:42 · 16 answers · asked by me 2 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Injuries
any burn responds best to cold. Suck on a popsicle, or ice cube for twenty minutes every hour.
2007-06-04 06:58:46 · answer #1 · answered by essentiallysolo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
anbesol will work. cold milk will work if u stick ur tongue in a glass. putting sugar on ur tongue will help restore the taste buds since u most likely burned some. its normal if you burn ur tngue severly enough for it to hurt a day later. check the temp of ur drink with ur face first. if u stick ur face really close and it makes steam on it or makes it uncomfortably warm, its still too hot. there is always sticking ur pinkie finger in. its not gross if its ur own pinkie unless there is someone in it, then ewww. lol. later.
2007-06-04 14:05:22 · answer #2 · answered by Doris G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A really easy way to deal with this is to buy orajel or anbesol. They taste gross, but you can put them right on your tongue and roof of your mouth, and they will numb it right up. They have a similar medicine in them as the one a dentist uses when he/she fills your teeth, only it goes right on the sore spot instead of needing to be injected. Chloraseptic throat spray works, too. Popsicles are a second choice, but they don't work as well.
Good luck,
J
PS, as with any burn, putting ice on 20 min on, 20 min off, wrapped well in a baggie with cold water to distribute the cold, works well to diminish both swelling and pain, if you hadn't already tried it!
2007-06-04 13:59:46 · answer #3 · answered by julia.hoover 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take a bath in scalding hot coffee so the rest of your body will feel the same.
2007-06-04 14:03:45 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Medical studies shown that men's tounge have a different enzyme produced than women's. This particular enzyeme is particular helpful in wounds or surface burns. The best remedy for a tounge burn would therefore be tounge-to-tounge contact along with circular swirling actions. Now you are armed with this fact, let me take care of that little owie you got..
2007-06-04 14:01:29 · answer #5 · answered by ericsanmiguel 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Get some aloe vera juice, you could swish it around in your mouth every couple of hours. Most good health food stores carry it these days. It will help speed up the healing process.
2007-06-04 14:13:27 · answer #6 · answered by kathy_is_a_nurse 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you burned you tongue and just like any other part of your body=it has to blister first,then start the healing process=the only good thing about it is ,it is in your mouth and warm salt water rinses will help it heal faster -good luck
2007-06-04 14:00:01 · answer #7 · answered by caffsans 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only thing i can suggest that would be safe if sucking on some ice constantly throughout the day.
2007-06-04 14:03:38 · answer #8 · answered by Going Crazy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
for now stick a frozen item on it and if it dosent stop in 2 hours go to the pharmacy and look for burn creme. if that dont work then go to the doctor
2007-06-04 14:26:39 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
this happened to mme once and it gave me a really weird but sore feeling for a few days but i kept eating ice pops and lollies and cold drinks
2007-06-04 14:00:19 · answer #10 · answered by stephanie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋