Bit my tongue...is it infected?!
Question: I bit my tongue two days ago...now it is hurting in the place of the bite as there is a huge white canker sore at the same place I bit it...also on the same side, there seems to be 3 or 4 bumps on my tongue about 1 cm away fromthe bite. There is no puss coming out though. Is my tongue infected?
Also, I bit my tongue while having lunch, then at night after about 10 hours I felt a pain in my neck under the jaw on the same side of the bite...The next day I woke up and the pain in my neck/throat was worse and I couldnt swallow easily. Now it is easing a bit. Is this related to the biting incident?
Answers: I bit my tongue two days ago...now it is hurting in the place of the bite as there is a huge white canker sore at the same place I bit it...also on the same side, there seems to be 3 or 4 bumps on my tongue about 1 cm away fromthe bite. There is no puss coming out though. Is my tongue infected?
Also, I bit my tongue while having lunch, then at night after about 10 hours I felt a pain in my neck under the jaw on the same side of the bite...The next day I woke up and the pain in my neck/throat was worse and I couldnt swallow easily. Now it is easing a bit. Is this related to the biting incident?
Our mouth is the most vascular orifice of the human body, oral mucosa has greater blood flow than skin,Most wounds heal within seven to ten days,or couple of weeks.Also its rare for tongue bites to become infected.
They heal at their own rate and there isn't much you can do to make that speedier.
One of the problems is that as the tongue swells, you tend to Re-bite it and Re-injure it delays healing, just try to stay away from doing so.
At home you can start rinsing your mouth with a mouthwash-Listerine.This will help prevent infection and bacteria.
You can also apply orajel or any otc oral analgesic ointment to it.
Also stay away from hot and spicy or acidic food
You will be fine soon! Take care!
first off, how in the world did u bite it hard enough to do that?! ..ok anyways, rinse with warm salt water repeatedly every morning and night - hold it in your mouth as long as you can, up to about 1.5 minutes. this helps kill bacteria that may be causing the infection in your mouth. however, if the problem persists and the pain in your throat gets worse SEE A DOCTOR. by the way, what were you eating when you bit your tongue? it may have affected the broken skin.
I suggest you consult the doctor as I can recommend this or that and might worsen it