sore area inside mouth

[louise0501]

hey, i woke up today with a sore area in the inside of my cheek and i just wondered what you thought it could be? i'm obviously freaking out that it might be mouth cancer. anyone else experienced this before?
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Love Louise

[chris q]

its most likely a mouth ulcer just coming throu i know how easy it is to let your mind run away with you but its just your anxiety geting the better of you try to chill a bit your fine trust me

[Ddcoo]

I very often wake up in the morning with a sore patch in my mouth and I have found out that I grind my teeth a lot while I'm asleep and sometimes actually bite my cheek, so don't worry too much. Give it a couple of days and see if it heals.

[vikki.871]

Hi Louise,

Do you take any medications. Its nice to finally meet someone who freaks out about something so simple but I do all the time, yes I perminately have sores in my mouth. I do smoke and NO i dont have mouth cancer but I can tel you that depression, anxiety and medication can do a number of things to our bodies and making your mouth sore is one of them.

So dont worry (well try not too) if you need to talk wb

Vikki xx

[louise0501]

the soreness now seems to be right at the back of my mouth near my gums, i can't really have a look at it because it is so far back. any ideas?
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luv louise

[nomorepanic]

Yes I have this

Went to see doc and he said see dentist

I have a tooth that has a slight rough edge and it rubs on cheek and made it so sore.

It is nothing

[LeeBee]

Sounds like a mouth ulcer to me. I get them quite often. They can be induced by stress. Try rinsing your mouth with salt and baking soda - about half a tablespoon of each in warm water. It's gross but it does help. :)

[louise0501]

the soreness does feel like i have an ulcer but i don't think there is an ulcer there although i can't actually see coz it is so far back

[LeeBee]

When they first come up you can't always see them; they tend to go white and yellow as they heal up. Also, they can be really tiny even though they hurt a lot. Try not to worry too much - it's really most likely to be an ulcer. Try stuff like the salt water rinse to ease the pain and see your doctor if it hangs around for more than a couple of weeks. It won't go away immediately and stressing about it won't make it go away any faster :).

[jotom]

I sometimes find using a fairly strong mouthwash for a few days helps with any soreness in the mouth. I get this quite a lot and find this helps me...

Jo

[alexis]

Bonjela is great stuff too, after a mouth wash, Ive got a very sore mouth at the moment,

[Sallysdream]

You are probably having TMJ/TMD and biting on your cheeks like me. Jaw probs are stress related and give headache