How do you deal with it after you've bitten your lip?

[AviatorTom]

Not me, A Random Guy Who Bit His Lip

A few days ago, I bit the left inside of my lip, and it's taking forever to heal. No matter how careful I am, whenever I eat something, I almost always bite the same place... again.

I've even tried chewing less, eating softer foods and soups, but I still end up biting the same place, just not as often.

How do you deal with it after you've bitten your lip?

Helpful suggestions and hints are appreciated.

Updates

9 mo

Thanks for the hints. It's been a few days now and the swelling has gone down, to the point where I'm no longer biting it again.

[Massageman]

Small blood vessels will clot up quickly on their own. It's usually because I'm in a hurry, so I'll slow down. You can dry off the area, put some cotton on either side, touch the area with an aluminum-based deodorant or styptic pencil, let that sit for ten minutes or so, remove the cotton and go about your day. Disclosure to CMA- ask your doctor first before doing this.

[OneViewpoint]

Oh there's a few seconds of many cuss words. Then I move on. It'll heal up when it heals up.

[sage2021]

First I swish warm salt water around inside of my mouth, to kill any germs that may travel to the site of the bite.
Then I show it to someone to look at, and have pitty on me like a big baby... 👶

[sage2021]

Thank you Tom for the MHO 🙂

[Kayla45]

I’ve bit my lip a few times.. there’s special mouth wash you can buy that helps with sores in the mouth.

[purplepoppy]

Just use saturated salt solution. Lot cheaper.

[Kayla45]

@purplepoppy true.

[purplepoppy]

Never had a problem. Are your dentures fitted properly? That could be the cause.

[AviatorTom]

😃😃😃😏😉

[Anonymous]

I HATE that. There is a spot inside my right cheek that is scarred from being bitten so many times. And it's always the same thing you said, it get's swollen while healing so it's even more susceptible to being bitten and takes forever to heal as a result.

[OlderAndWiser]

Fortunately, my clotting factors work very well, and any lesions in my mouth heal very quickly. Sometimes, it seems as if they heal overnight!

[mysteriousNicholas]

No I just go to a doctor if it's very bad.

Otherwise usually my mouth ulcers (from biting) heal in their own

[Anonymous]

Peroxide rinses. Diluted of course. Speeds healing.

[Shiprex]

I get annoyed at myself.

[Jennz6]

I hate when that happens

[Jennz6]

@AviatorTom
Try Ora Gel

[Xawyx-2]

I try to focus more on eating.

[red-lipstick-girl]

I do this all the time, I'm used to it