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Crack in my mouth, just inside near the lips.
eelektrik
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This started over a month ago, and I thought it was a scratch at first and it was annoying but not really painful. Then I actually took a good look at it last weekend and noticed its more than a scratch and is actually a good sized crack running from near the middle-bottom of my upper lip, up the gums on the inside, about, maybe a centimeter long? I suck at judging measurements. It still isn't that painful, more annoying than anything else but its sensitive to the touch of anything(food, tongue, etc.). But this morning I woke up with a mouth full of dried blood and that crack was much redder than it was before.
It reminds me of how lips crack when they get chapped, only its on the inside. The likely cause of this whole thing is probably my CPAP machine I use for sleep apnea, constantly drying my mouth out every night while I sleep.
Anything I can do for this myself, or does this require a trip to the doctor or dentist?
It reminds me of how lips crack when they get chapped, only its on the inside. The likely cause of this whole thing is probably my CPAP machine I use for sleep apnea, constantly drying my mouth out every night while I sleep.
Anything I can do for this myself, or does this require a trip to the doctor or dentist?
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After the second day of using the stuff, the problem went away.
You probably have the more severe form of chapped lips (Angular cheilitis) which requires medicated balms and usually doesn't heal on its own in the harsh air. Look for something with petroleum jelly (petrolatum) and camphor (blistex makes a medicated moisturizer just for this, and so does Burt's).