# Instead of Burning Man, We Get Burning Tongue!

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**Created:** [April 20, 2014, 7:02am UTC](https://forum.livingwithfacialpain.org/t/instead-of-burning-man-we-get-burning-tongue/10874 "2014-04-20T07:02:48Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 20, 2014, 7:02am UTC](https://forum.livingwithfacialpain.org/t/instead-of-burning-man-we-get-burning-tongue/10874/1 "2014-04-20T07:02:48Z")

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For the past few days, I have been experiencing electric shocks in my tongue. I just woke up with my entire tongue burning.   
   
 I love PubMed for the research that is available, and found a study has been done on this symptom, and that there is a possible fix, which seems entirely too simplistic.   
   
 [Trigeminal small-fiber sensory neuropathy causes burning mouth syndrome.](http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15911160)  
   
 "Our study demonstrates that burning mouth syndrome is caused by a trigeminal small-fiber sensory neuropathy and that superficial biopsy of the tongue can be helpful in assessing the diagnosis."   
 (PubMed, Pain. 2005 Jun;115(3):332-7. Lauria G1, Majorana A, Borgna M, Lombardi R, Penza P, Padovani A, Sapelli P.: 1Immunology and Muscular Pathology Unit, National Neurological Institute Carlo Besta, Via Celoria, 11, 20133 Milan, Italy. glauria@istituto-besta.it )  
   
 Has anyone ever heard of, had, or considered small biopsy on the tongue?   
   
 I don't know if I want anyone messing with my tongue, and it hasn't gotten so bad that I would even consider it! Still, the article led to more searching.   
   
   
   
 [PubMed Article: Management of burning mouth syndrome](http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3860198/)  
   
 "In detail we report the rewarding outcomes of our clinical experience which consisted in applying topical capsaicin through mouth rinses to most burning mouth patients."   
 (Ann Stomatol (Roma). 2013 Apr-Jun; 4(Suppl 2): 6–7.  
 Published online Oct 24, 2013. Management of burning mouth syndrome: a clinical experience  
 L. Azzi, D. Costantino, L. Tettamanti, A. Tagliabue, and F. Spadari,  
 Copyright ©2013 CIC Edizioni Internazionali, Rome, Italy)  
  
Brigham and Women's Hospital has a good write up with medications that help. They also include an [at-home fix](http://www.brighamandwomens.org/Departments_and_Services/surgery/services/oralmedicine/Imported%20Files/Burning_Mouth_%20Syndrome1.pdf) that may or may not work. I will leave you to read the full report, but I'll be buying up the Tabasco Sauce in the grocery store! ;)