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Burned tongue due to hot milk
Two days ago I mistakenly drank hot milk and got my tongue burned. It is very painful to eat food. What steps should I take to reduce pain.
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Have a bland diet for atleast 48 hours and the tissue will heal
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Just have cool and soft food. It should resolve within a few days on its own.
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u can apply zytee mouth pain to reduce pain n let it heal faster
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Dr. Akilesh. R
Oral And MaxilloFacial Surgeon
13 yrs exp
Chennai
Keep the tongue clean and take non-spicy soft bland diet. The usual time line for such burns is 2-3 days when it becomes "tolerable" and slowly heals. The issue with tongue and mouth sores/burns is that it affects your food intake. Make sure you remain hydrated.
You can also use 1-2 tsp Baking soda dissolved in 1 liter of water used as frequent gargles/rinses. If you can tolerate salt water gargle, you can add 1-2 tsp of salt in the same else you can omit it.
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Avoid spicy food or even warm/hot foods for a couple more days.
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