Burning Mouth Syndrome - I've had BMS for seven years. Has anyone had this go away on its own?

I have one thing that gives me some relief. Aquaphor smeared on the burning areas. Try it, it helps me. Also swish a tablespoon of coconut oil in your mouth for 10-15 min.
JG

I've had BMS for a few years now too. However, my primary care doctor did some research and suggested that I try orally disintegrating Clonazepam. It's a small pill that you just pop in your mouth and let it dissolve. It's sweetened so it doesn't taste awful. This worked for me right away. I take one in the morning and one at bedtime. And I've had very little problems since then. For me, this has been a wonder drug. Sometimes I forget to take it for a few days, and the pain slowly starts to creep back. So I'm highly motivated to remember to take them. Like many health problems, I suppose that this doesn't work for everyone. But it might be worth trying. Ask your doctor. Plus there haven't been any side effects that I can notice. Hope this is helpful.

i am apprehensive about writing this incase my problem returns. for 7 months only had one flare up and i can tell you at one time i was suicidal my mouth was so bad. tried oral clonazapem and tramadol which for me gave the most relief, as previously posted. i have seen another oral maxillofacial consultant and we both agree this was probably triggered by a huge dip in hormones after my GP took me off HRT. all the dates and signs coincide. it has settled now after having it for over two years, i have know idea if it will return as bad as it was. i always have the clonazepam on hand and a small supply of tramadol so i can zap it if and when i feel it coming back. i can only use one of these treatments at any one time. please get your hormone levels checked if you suffer from this, it is quite prevalent in ladies at and just after menopause. if i could have gone back on HRT i would have done, first the dry mouth started and after about 10 weeks the tongue problem began. just wanted to post in case this helps anyone out there.

Hi there, I was suffering terribly with this until recently, the burning was also making me produce excessive saliva which was really embarrassing. I started to eat live natural yoghurt twice a day (this really cooled it down) and then stopped using all menthol/minty products (eg. mouthwash, chewing gum, toothpaste etc) I changed my toothpaste to a baking soda one. My burning mouth is no more and it feels great.

Hello. I've had burning mouth for over 6 years. Tried everything. Am currently under a specialist who's answer is clonozapan. Been on this 2 years. Slight improvement. I've recently started having laser treatment and combined this with 1 hour lymphatic body massage. I have improved significantly in the past 2 weeks. So much . 3 massages. 3 weeks. Also have a small electronic device that I believe is helping. Would love to hear from anyone prepared to try this to see if you have the same result. I am thrilled. Happy to give more details if anyone is interested.

Hi, I have also had a dental procedure which has caused pain in my mouth when the incision was. Over time the pain is spreading to my entire upper hard palate. I am going to an acupuncturist this morning to see if that can help. But 3 years ago I went to the UCLA Orofacial
Clinic in their dental hospital, and after trying about 6 things to get rid of the pain they finally made me a dental appliance which covers the part of the upper hard palate that is causing me pain. It helps a lot, even to the point that sometimes I cannot feel the pain. I cannot live without it even. If you have the money it is definitely worth getting one. It keeps my tongue off the sensitive part of my palate, which, at least for me, is the action that causes more pain in my mouth. Hope this helps. If the acupuncturist helps me I'll be sure to respond on this blog!!!

The cyst must be the trigger and was.connected to nerves as it def is a nerve issue as I have had bm for 4 years and I found out last week I have a cyst as I had a ct scan of sinuses and it showed up
I take amytrypline 5 mg daily
It helps a bit plus I get acupuncture every three weeks
I think as I get hay fever as moved back up to north and been taking antihistamines and previous to this it had lessened I think nerves and body fluid Is the link
It comes and goes and
Chewing gum helps
And getting mind off it
No body gets it that's for sure
Try rinsing mouth with Tabasco sauce and get it hotter and hotter that's what a oral man told me to do it helped when it was at its worst
And sleep helps and cooler weather and it's nerve related

over the past five weeks my burning tongue has really flared up again it never really goes away but it sure can come back with some ferocity. once again only a low dose of tramadol has helped, either one or two per day, or the oral clonezapam. i never take the tramadol for more than 5 days without giving it a break. this time the tramadol has had better effect. i find that oral curasept implant helps tremendously with the tongue lesions if anyone suffers from these. today its hardly there, thank god. please try these medications if you suffer badly i was in terrible way with mine and like lots of other people had seen loads of various kinds of doctors, some oral maxillofacial consultants were less than helpful. i find pain specialist have tried harder to help me.

I have been suffering and burning mouth syndrome for over six months now. This started after trying to scrape out of here they got caught in the back of my throat my nail. I have a very grainy tongue now burning that is more severe at night and an awful metallic taste in my mouth all the time. After three visits to my doctor I was set up with an EMT who diagnosed me with burning mouth syndrome and said it’s very hard thing to cure as there are many underlying problems that could cause it and the healing process is very slow he turned me onto the only known specialist that deals with burning mouth syndrome and she just happens to be in Toronto lucky me hopefully she will be able to Figure this out as there is no one else that deals in this syndrome. If anybody is interested her name is Dr. Mariam Grushka 416 787 2930. My EMT says she is world renowned and one of the only people that has studied the syndrome and has regiments to get rid of it wish me luck as I am so tired of dealing with this, As I’m sure you all are too.

Hi Jen. I have had BMs for 6 years and like you have tried everything. Recently I discovered mls laser therapy. I have had 6 treatments and am having better success in 6 weeks than in all the 6 years of pills and potions from other sources. Please google it. I believe that this may actually be working.

Hi there
I have recently been treated for my mouth by a head and neck surgeon in London and it is wonderful.
I do not experience the burning in my mouth within two sessions of laser.