what can i do for an aphthous ulcer on my soft palate?

Question

Aphthous ulcer on my soft palate, not gone for 6 days? Why is it taking so long?

Answer 1

Maintain oral hygien: Maintain good oral hygiene. Warm saline rinses may be beneficial. Your pharmacy may also have over the counter remedies. All ulcers should be checked by a professional if they remain after 7-10 days to rule out any serious conditions.

Answer 2

Ointments: There are several prescription ointments for canker sores that sooth and heal. There is also an ointment called kenalog (triamcinolone) in orabase that acts like an oral bandage to soothe and protect. You should consult your dentist. The cause and frequency is very important. Need a good history and may need a culture or biopsy if it won't resolve.

Answer 3

Keep it clean: Keep it clean to avoid bacterial infection. Use orajel or chloraseptic spray (benzocain topical) for comfort. Avoid sharp, crunchy and spicy food (tacos, chips, spicy) to avoid trauma to the area. Low level laser therapy or laster biostimulation will help speeds up the healing. The lesion usually resolves on its own and treatment is palliative.

Answer 4

Possibly: Some babies with an incomplete cleft palate are able to nurse. Otherwise you can express your milk and bottle feed with a specific nipple that has a flap to seal the palate while feeding.

Answer 5

Hard but worth a try: Do feed baby your breast milk. Cleft palate ups risk of ear infection & your antibodies reduce it. Feeding directly from breast often fails as baby can't make suction w/ roof of the mouth open but it depends on type of defect, patience & knowledgeable swallowing therapist, plastic surgeon, & lactation consultant. Carrboro has many of each. If u haven't see it, try list @ http://tinyurl.Com/38hp4tu.

Answer 6

Regularly: Try to have the kid as vertical as possible. Don't overdo iot.

Answer 7

Cleft lip /palate: Later in older ages, there are dental prosthetics/devices that can obstruct the open roof of the mouth for them, and help not only in eating but also in speech, tremendously.

Answer 8

With help: It can be difficult to nurse a baby with a cranio-facial problem like cleft palate. You'll want to work with both your cranial-facial team and a lactation consultant for specific-advice, and monitor baby's growth and intake. You may need to pump and feed at least some milk via bottle or other system to ensure baby gets enough, but that isn't always necessary.

Answer 9

Ask for help: Babies with cleft palates may have difficulty nursing depending on the nature of the cleft. Try to enlist the help of a lactation consultant to offer specific nursing advice. Some moms end up pumping and offering the breastmilk with a bottle using a special "haberman" nipple. Some good breast feeding resources for you can be found at http://www.Kellymom.Com/babyconcerns/bfhelp-cleft.Html.

Answer 10

Occupational therapy: The occupation therapist at the hospital takes care of speech and swallowing issues. The "o.T." may be able to get a silicone shield of some kind, to act as a palate so that suction on the breast can be maintained. There are also special bottles and nipples that are used to feed babies with clefts. With a very small cleft, a baby might be able to breastfeed normally.

Answer 11

Incomplete closure: During development of the fetus the palate and upper lip start separated from each other. During development the palate and lip come together and ultimately fuse. Rarely the palate doesn't fuse leading to a space between the two sides (cleft palate) or the lip doesn't fuse (cleft lip) or both fail to fuse (cleft lip and palate).

Answer 12

Not closeed properly: A cleft lip and a cleft palate are conditions when the lip and/or palate don't come together properly. There left is a malformation in both and possibly even holes that need to be fixed. They do make obturators to help with keeping the palatial situation to a minimum until surgery can be done. The lip likewise can be repaired with surgery at almost any time.

Answer 13

Fissures: Cleft lip and palate are fissures or opennings. They are developmental defects that occur prior to birth. They are very disfiguring, but can be corrected through surgery. Many times several surgeries are needed.

Answer 14

A defect: Or failure of the lip and/or palate to close during develoent of the fetus. The two sides of the face come together and join a structure called the pre maxilla to form a normal face. Failure to fuse results in a cleft.

Answer 15

Facial birth defects: A cleft lip is a congenital defect of the upper lip where there is a notch or split in it that can go all the was through the bone to the base of the nose. A cleft palate is a split in the roof of the mouth. They can occur together or singly. You can find lots of information about these anomalies on the internet.

Answer 16

Birth defect: A cleft is a birth defect that occurs when the tissues of the lip and/or palate of the fetus do not fuse very early in pregnancy. A cleft lip, sometimes referred to as a harelip, is an opening in the upper lip that can extend into the base of the nostril. A cleft palate is an opening in the roof of the mouth.

Answer 17

Birth defect: Cleft lip and palate are a midline defect in which the lip and/or palate fails to fuse in the midline resulting in an open cleft of defect which can affect oral intake and speech.

Answer 18

Surgical repair: These defects are responsive ti a staged repair. Often the first work is done in early infancy to close the front defect in the lip & assist feeding. Palate repair can sometimes be delayed until the child is older & can better tolerate the work.

Answer 19

Surgery: Surgery can correct both. Usually the soft tissue surgery(lip) is done first followed later by repair of the palate.

Answer 20

A non fusion: A cleft lip is a lack of fusion of the lip. A cleft palate is a lack of fusion of the roof of the mouth. They can occur together or separately.

Answer 21

Opening lip/palate: Cleft lip is an opening in the skin and muscle of the upper lip and is a birth defect. Cleft palate is an opening in the roof of the mouth. It can be partial or complete. You can have cleft lip or palate with or without the other.

Answer 22

Easy: Either your pharmacist or your nearest cleft palate center should be able to help. Babies with cleft palates often have difficulty generating enough suction pressure without the use of special nipples if they are bottle fed.

Answer 23

See a team: Contact the craniofacial anomalies clinic at lucille packard hospital - they can help not only pointing you in the right direction for bottles, but can assist in the complex issues that can arise taking care of children with cleft lip/palate.

Answer 24

Cleft feeding: Contact a local cleft cae team: they should have a nurse or speech therapist who can assist with feeding instructions and equipment. You can find a listing of cleft team at the cleft palate foundation website (http://www.Cleftline.Org/) as well as useful information about cleft care.

Answer 25

Yes: The goal of treatment is to induce and maintain remission of disease (i.e. No symptoms).

Answer 26

Yes provided: The correct diagnosis is made, and treatment initiated to get a remission, and then maintenance therapy and regular follow up should allow you to have a normal existence.

Answer 27

2 complex tosay here: Depends on extent of disease, severity of disease, response to meds. Diet may affect symptoms, more so than inflammation. Lots of medical rx available, including oral, rectal meds. Can include steroids, antiinflammatories, immune modulators, biologics, antibiotics, probiotics, and surgery. See your md/gi md for specifics.

Answer 28

Medical: See a family doctor or gastroenterologist for evaluation & selection of the right medication for your specific conditions. Surgery used rarely. Colonoscopy surveillance likely indicated for most patients.

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