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Overlooking A Sore In Your Mouth Or Lips Can Kill You by naaija: 12:38pm On May 22, 2017 |
Overlooking A Sore In Your Mouth Or Lips Can Kill Don’t ignore even the smallest pain or sore in the mouth, This is because some oral cancers are not obvious to us as we look in a mirror. “They can be behind the teeth or under the tongue and patients may not notice them according to Brian Burkey, MD who said when contacted “We see patients all the time who had an irritation around their tooth that ends up being squamous cell cancer, which may have been bothering them for up to a year,” Brian is a specialist on cases of Ears, Nose and throat. There are signs we shouldn’t wave off , it could signal medical problems or, in limited cases, oral cancer: Nagging mouth pain Bleeding sore in the mouth that won’t heal and lasts for more than two weeks Swelling in the neck that lasts for more than two weeks An area in your mouth that becomes discolored and stays that way A lump or thickening in your cheek that doesn’t go away Numbness in your tongue or another part of your mouth Constant feeling of something caught in your throat While not an exhaustive list, these are symptoms that can slip under the radars of our busy lives. That’s why it’s important to notice when they don’t resolve. “If symptoms last for more than two weeks, get them checked out by a doctor or dentist,” Dr. Burkey says. read more on http://www.naaija.com/2017/05/overlooking-sore-mouth-lips-can-kill/ Cc: Lalasticlala Sissy3 Dominique
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