What to do if your baby has tongue tie ulcer

Baby tongue frenulum ulcer is a very common disease. If a baby has tongue frenulum ulcer, it will easily cause oral pain, frequent drooling, or some dietary effects, etc. It will also damage the baby's oral health. If a baby has tongue frenulum ulcer, it needs to be treated in time. It can be treated with medication or in the hospital.

What to do if your baby has tongue tie ulcer

Ulcers on the baby's tongue are usually caused by herpetic stomatitis, which is a herpes simplex virus infection that is most common in infants and young children aged six months to two years. Clusters of small blisters may occur on any part of the oral mucosa. They seem to be the size of a needle at first, especially on the upper jaw and gingival margin near the deciduous molars. The blister walls are transparent and relatively thin, and they soon rupture to form superficial ulcers.

Antiviral drugs such as acyclovir and ribavirin can be used. For patients with severe relapses or frequent attacks, immunomodulatory drugs such as thymosin and levamisole can be used. Children's throat spray and ribavirin spray can be used topically. For patients with difficulty in eating, intravenous fluids can be considered to supplement fluid energy and maintain water and electrolyte balance.

What causes ulcers on baby's tongue?

Ulcers on the tongue are also common in pediatrics. When talking or eating, it will be very painful when the wound is touched, especially the ulcerated tongue, so the child is unwilling to eat. In this case, do not let the child eat irritating food, give the child more cold food, such as: ice cream, cold water, etc. These will have a slight local paralysis effect on the mucous membrane on the tongue, which will help the child to eat. Let your children rest more and drink more water to replenish their energy and water.

Oral ulcers are like toothaches. They may look insignificant, but the pain can be fatal. Moreover, ulcers can also cause symptoms such as fever, oral ulcers, loss of appetite, irritability, and disturbed sleep. It just so happens that many babies will experience this situation from time to time. Some parents do not pay enough attention to their baby's oral ulcers and go to the pharmacy to buy some tin powder, watermelon frost spray and other medicines to treat them. Such behavior is very inappropriate.

Oral ulcers in babies are different from ulcers in adults. It is a viral infectious disease of the oral mucosa. The pathogenic virus is the herpes simplex virus (HSV for short), and there is a possibility of recurrence. The disease caused by HSV infection in the oral mucosa is called herpetic stomatitis, which is more common in children under 6 years old, especially between 6 months and 2 years old. After being infected by the virus, the baby will become irritable, cry, refuse to eat, and drool due to the pain. Over time, it will definitely affect the baby's health.

What to do if your baby has oral ulcers

1. Find the site of the ulcer: When the baby has oral ulcers, carefully observe the baby's mouth to find the specific site of the oral ulcer. If the ulcer is on the buccal mucosa, further efforts should be made to find out the cause of the ulcer: for example, check whether there are sharp, rough gaps on the teeth near the affected area. If there are such gaps, the baby should be taken to the hospital for treatment.

2. Dietary analgesia: Do not feed your baby sour, spicy or salty food, otherwise the baby's ulcer will be more painful. Babies should be given liquid food to relieve pain and help the ulcer heal.

3. Divert attention: Pay more attention to your baby, talk to your baby more, divert his attention, and create a relaxed and pleasant living environment for your baby.