Sore tongue

[Myflowers2]

Does anyone else that has Sojrens have a sore tongue and feels like a lump when anything touches it just on one side. I have lichen planus as well.

[weathervane]

Hi Myflowers , I get a sore mouth and tongue at times . It could be you have a ulcer on your tongue , mouth ulcer treatment might help or gargling with warm salty water. If it persists your dentist is a good source of advice. I hope it heals soon .

[richblessings in reply to weathervane]

I found that salty water made my sjorgrens worse unfortunately as it burns the mucosa. Something that doesn't irritate would be better.

[weathervane in reply to richblessings]

I have been using sterimar saline spray for years and it has worked for me . I had constant sinus issues before I started using it and now I can keep things mainly under control. Unfortunately it doesn’t appear to be helping with the smoke smell 🤷‍♀️

[weathervane in reply to richblessings]

Just realised I have replied to you about a different post by mistake, sorry!

[FredaN]

I'm not diagnosed with Sjogrens, but do suspect I may have it. I had a lichenoid reaction to a dental filling once too.

My tongue can be incredibly painful at times due to geographic tongue - is it possible you might have that too? I can't cope with any mouthwashes, as it stings too much. When I saw a consultant at the dental hospital they prescribed me a nasal spray (of all things), to spray on sore areas when it was flaring up and said to be careful of acidic/salty foods. I can't remember what the nasal spray was, but I don't think it was anything you can buy over the counter. I'll post again if the name comes back to me.

[Myflowers2 in reply to FredaN]

Thank you