Ulcers anyone?

[New Year quitter]

Been without analogues now in 09 and so far I've had two mouth ulcers.
I figure it'll settle down soon, hopefully.

 

[spyderuk]

I've had what felt like mouth ulcers devolping inside the lower lip but none erupted as yet. I have been suffering with dry lips a bit though.

 

[leaford]

If you mean cold sores, those are viral. Not caused by e-cigs unless that's how you caught the virus (by sharing a mouthpiece). The infection is a mild form of herpes, so it comes and goes. The cold sore you get today isn't really new, it's likely the same infection as last time, and the time before, and so on. It was just hiding and came back. Although I suppose since PG dries out the tissues in the mouth and throat, it could prompt or at least enable an outbreak of an existing infection.

But of course I'm not a doctor, so what do I know?

 

[momswann]

If you mean cold sores, those are viral. Not caused by e-cigs unless that's how you caught the virus (by sharing a mouthpiece). The infection is a mild form of herpes, so it comes and goes. The cold sore you get today isn't really new, it's likely the same infection as last time, and the time before, and so on. It was just hiding and came back. Although I suppose since PG dries out the tissues in the mouth and throat, it could prompt or at least enable an outbreak of an existing infection.

Mouth ulcers are not the same as the herpes virus you are talking about. I, too, have gotten some mild mouth ulcers since vaping. Herpes sores usually tingle before breakout and people who get them can tell they are getting them. Can be brought on by stress, sun, illness etc. Just like genital herpes. Also, are usually on the outside of the mouth, around the lips.

 

[leaford]

Thanks for the clarification.

 

[scrubadub]

Yes I've had them as well. I'm not overly concerned by them though. The booklet that came with my Nicorette Inhalator has this line in it:

"When you stop smoking, you may experience mouth ulcers. The reason why this happens is unknown."

So it sounds like something specific to quitting rather than e-cigs in particular.

They died down after a couple of months.

 

[Sun Vaporer]

Two ulcers. Where in the mouth? Under the mouth? Lips? Roof of the mouth? Give a location.

 

[Kate]

I got some mouth ulcers when I quit/started vaping but haven't had any recently.

I have also had loads of cold sores and dry lips. Either quitting or vaping have set them off because I haven't had any for ages and not this many in a row. Luckily they seem to be subsiding now too.

 

[UkUsa]

Here's a link on this topic from the British NHS


Mouth ulcer - Overview - Causes

It looks like it is a temporary effect of quitting smoking not starting ecigs.

I've been on the ecig since just before xmas and haven't had an ulcer yet. I am getting dry lips though but i can and will live with that .

 

[BadSeed]

It is quitting smoking that causes those. When I quit for 7 months a few years ago I got some mouth ulcers. They healed up after a little while though.

 

[Zach]

Strangely i have just noticed in the last week that i get dry lips and strange sores inside my mouth, not on the outside like for cold sores. I thought it was because of the cold. It's been below freezing here in detroit for about a week.

 

[GermanGoodness]

I haven't had any mouth ulcers, but I do notice my teeth sometimes hurt when I vape.

...maybe I just need to see my dentist more than once a year.

 

[Kaston]

I have not smoked in a long time (see my sig for days =) and I always have at least one ulcer on my tongue since vaping. They hurt, but are just mostly annoying since I cannot have any spicy or acidic food =(

 

[ZambucaLu]

For those who might be interested....my son-in-law had a mouth sore that just would not go away so I found this stuff called Prevention at Walgreens (in the toothpaste/mouthwash aisle). It is an antibacterial mouth rinse, containing zinc and hydrogen peroxide.

It says it "helps fight herpes virus and thrush, and helps heal mouth sores". He said it didn't burn and everything healed right up.

Might work on these, if interested in trying.

Lu

 

[Tex]

I've been vaping for 2 weeks now, and the last 4 or 5 days my teeth have been aching and the roof of my mouth right behind my top teeth is swelled.

Not sure if this is from vaping or not...

 

[ZambucaLu]

My teeth have hurt too...but it seems to come and go. Not sure if it's the vaping or not either.

Lu

 

[camoruin]

When I quit temporarily a while ago, I went to the dentist because my gums were bleeding, swollen. He said that nicotine and the other crap in cigs decrease blood flow to the mouth, and when you stop the blood flow increases again, causing any issues you may have with plaque or gum disease, to trigger gum swelling and eventually bleeding.

Since this time around, Ive had the ulcers too, but less so than before quitting cold turkey, and less gum inflamation as well. So Im assuming the lack of crap in e-cigs makes it flare up a bit, but the continuing of nicotine keeps it from getting as bad as it was before.

Not a doctor, not sure, just my thoughts.

 

[Quimbymouse]

When I was younger I used to get mouth ulcers due to stress. One method I used was wetting the tip of my finger, dipping it in some table salt, and applying it directly to the mouth ulcer. Smarts a bit, but from what I can remember, it helped a lot.

 

[Papa Lazarou]

I've been vaping for 2 weeks now, and the last 4 or 5 days my teeth have been aching and the roof of my mouth right behind my top teeth is swelled.

Not sure if this is from vaping or not...

Time to see your dentist I think. That sounds like it could be an abscess.

 

[Deb]

I have a couple of ulcers which have come up today in pretty much the same place Tex explains and assumed it was from vaping yesterday more than I usually would and pulling harder on my e-cig than I would with an analogue ciggy. I'll gargle with some diluted hydrogen peroxide tonight and hopefully that'll help clear them up.