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Posted by Mike on May 29, 2000 at 15:21:13:In Reply to: Re: EXTREMELY SORE THROAT posted by Brian on May 29, 2000 at 12:10:17:
Brian,
I realize I have experienced pain like this once before. When I was younger, I had a wisdom tooth removed. There was only localized pain and three hours after surgery I was chatting on the phone with friends about how the surgery was no big deal. 48 hours later I was a whimpering, quivering, "right to die" advocate. The pain engulfed the back of my head, my entire jaw and the top 1/3 of my spine. "Dry socket" was my diagnosis. The dentist had infomed me that the latest thing in dentistry was to avoid stitches altogether & just leave the extraction site open. He sprayed out site with warm water from a glue syringe to remove food particles & then he inserted a folded piece of medicated gauze. The raging storm of pain ceased immediately - like a Galilean storm of Biblical proportions. Well, the uvula & soft palate aren't the same as a dental socket, but try this:
Heat some bottled water & dissolve a little salt in it. Table salt will work, but after a couple of days of this, Kosher sea salt proves more palatable. After the salt dissolves, add cold water until the temperature is luke warm (or just indiscernably warmer.)The overall result shouldn't be quite as salty as contact lens saline or artificial tears... a little less salty (chicken soup salty?). Try sipping it, ( & swallowing) especially immediately after a bite of food. I am finding it brings relief. I can't otherwise get food down. I've got a mock sales demo for a job interview / promotion on Tuesday and my cup o brine will be my best friend. Another thought: this will sound silly, but I find that covering what's left of my uvula with a teaspoon when burping keeps me from experiencing that scalding feeling. No, I think I won't bring my spoon to the interview. I hope that as the flesh grows back over the exposed nerves, the signals sent throughout my ears & jaw will quiet and allow me to resume normal living.
I wish the same for you.
-Sincerely,
Mike
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