Did something stupid.....can anyone advise on what to do to ease the pain?!


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Did something stupid.....can anyone advise on what to do to ease the pain?

I suck on ice from time to time and I went to take a cube out of the ice tray, and like an idiot, stuck it directly on my tounge. Well, I guess it was too cold because after that, it stuck to my tounge. Without thinking, I just grabbed the cube and pulled hard. Well you can only imagine the pain. It felt like parts of the skin on my tounge had came off along with the ice cube. It really hurts. I looked at my tounge and all I saw was a bit of blood but it feels like the worst tounge burn ever. I ran warm water on my tounge but don't know what else to do, since i've never had anything wrong with my tounge before. Any suggestions on what to try?


Answers:

try to avoid extreme temperatures, treat it like a regular burn or cut. to clean it, use luke warm water and salt. swish it in your mouth for a few minutes. do this often. and do not brush your tongue or use a tongue scrubber for a while. don't use alot of toothpaste, as it will burn. try a small amount of baking soda, or just plain water for a few days.




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