Overview Burning mouth syndrome is the medical term for ongoing or recurring burning in the mouth without an obvious cause. You may feel this burning on your tongue, gums, lips, inside of your cheeks, roof of your mouth or large areas of your whole mouth. The feeling of burning can be severe, as if you injured your mouth with a very hot drink.
Tingling or burning feelings in the lips, tongue, fingers and toes. They may feel like pins and needles. Seizures. Problems with kidney function, such as kidney stones and kidney failure. Irregular heart rhythms and fainting. Hypoparathyroidism also can cause the heart to have trouble pumping enough blood. This is a condition called heart failure.
Check with your doctor right away if you or your child have blistering, peeling, or loosening of the skin, chills, diarrhea, itching, joint or muscle pain, rash, red skin lesions, often with a purple center, sores, ulcers, or white spots in the mouth or on the lips, or unusual tiredness or weakness.
Moisturize your lips. This helps soothe dry or cracked areas. Stay away from products that can make your symptoms worse. These include: Caffeine and alcohol. These products can cause dryness and irritation. Don't use a mouthwash that contains alcohol. Tobacco. If you smoke or chew tobacco, stop. Tobacco products can dry and irritate your mouth.
Red, dry, cracked lips and a red, swollen tongue. Swollen, red skin on the palms of the hands and the soles of the feet. Later the skin on fingers and toes peels. The symptoms might not happen at the same time. Let your child's healthcare professional know about a symptom that has gone away. Other symptoms might include: Belly pain. Diarrhea ...