Tongue Injury

If you have bitten your tongue so badly that it hasn’t healed in three days, it must be a serious wound. It would be best to consult a doctor about this, as the wound could get infected . There are some easy home remedies you can use to help speed up the healing process.


   Among the most effective methods you can use at home to keep infection at bay is to rinse your mouth with hydrogen peroxide. Take a mixture of equal parts of water and hydrogen peroxide and use it to rinse your mouth thoroughly. This will ensure that your blister is well sanitized and therefore speed up th healing process.  Do this every hour, and make sure you do not swallow any of it. Hydrogen peroxide is certainly not good for the stomach lining.   Since you are having trouble eating, you can   numb your tongue before you sit down to eat. Put a couple of ice cubes in a glass of water and swirl it around. Take a large sip of this cold water and swish it around in your mouth. Once the water in your mouth has warmed up a little, spit it out, take a sip from the glass and repeat the process all over again. Do this for about 10 minutes or so and you will notice that your mouth and tongue have become almost completely numb. You will now find it easier to chew your food. Make sure that you eat only bland food like Steamed vegetables and soups. Carrots, apricots and spinach are rich sources of Vitamin A while sunflower seeds and walnuts are rich in Vitamin E. These vitamins help to repair damaged skin. Aside from these Vitamins, Zinc too is essential for tissue repair. Foods like green peas, black beans and Yogurt are rich in zinc. Make sure that you include these foods in your daily diet as this will optimize the healing process. If the pain is most unbearable while chewing, you can also consider blending your vegetables. This may sound extremely unpalatable but you can always treat yourself to a soothing cold milkshake or an ice cream after your meal. Avoid sugar as much as possible as this will slow down the healing process. If you need to sweeten your milkshake, you can use honey instead.

Another excellent remedial measure would be to drink a glass of warm milk to which a teaspoon of turmeric powder has been added each night before bedtime. This will ensure that the anti septic properties of the turmeric powder are working on healing your body from inside as well as the surface.