My son is 21 years old and is basically healthy. Over the last couple of days, he has developed what looks like canker sores on the sides of his tongue and he says it hurts and difficult to talk and eat and it feels a bit swollen to him. He thought it might be allergies, but Benadryl did nothing to help. His medications are Cymbalta, and naproxen and Imitrex as needed for migraines. Suggestions please?
Hi, As per your complaint it seems that ulcers on sides of tongue can to be due to Pathos Dermatitis leading to inflammation inside mouth and along with it there seem to be pathos ulcers or canker sores. It can be a side effect of the medication, other causes can be deficiency of iron and vitamin B12, stress, physical trauma to the tongue, allergies, acid reflux etc. I would suggest you to consult an Oral Physician and get evaluated and a thorough clinical evaluation and investigations like blood tests can help in diagnosis. Treatment of underlying cause will relieve the symptoms. As of now, you can start gargling with a numbing mouthwash containing Lidocaine to relieve the symptoms. You can also take a multivitamin tablet. You can take anti-inflammatory painkiller like Ibuprofen. Suck ice and do cool water rinses. Avoid spicy food. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.