Burning mouth and tongue with long COVID made eating and drinking difficult, now recovered
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- 5 months
- Last post
- Sep 2025
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I've also got the same symptoms. Been ongoing now since I had covid at the beginning of July.
In context ↗ - Now: Recovered
it actually did eventually go away without me really doing anything. Just very gradually back to normal over about 5-6 month period.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
Been ongoing now since I had covid at the beginning of July.
In context ↗
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Summary
Caught COVID in July 2022 and developed a burning mouth and tongue, with a cracked, inflamed tongue that made eating and drinking difficult. A Difflam mouthwash numbed it briefly and kefir drinks did not help; it cleared on its own after about five months. It came back after another virus in 2023 and then settled again gradually over months.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- Difflam oral rinse · Helped
At its peak I was using Difflam oral rinse which basically numbs the mouth. I'd use it before bed which did last a few hours.
In context ↗ - Kefir drinks · No change
I drank kefir drinks every couple of days which someone mentioned might help. I don't think it did really apart from being quite cooling
In context ↗ - Time · Helped
Yes it actually did eventually go away without me really doing anything. Just very gradually back to normal over about 5-6 month period.
In context ↗
Their path
They say too little about how ill they were at each step to draw it on the severity scale, so the steps are listed as they describe them. Dates are when they posted.
| When | What happened | After |
|---|---|---|
| July 2022 | COVID-19 infection followed by burning tongue and mouthBeen ongoing now since I had covid at the beginning of July.In context ↗ | |
| 2022-10-16 | peak of burning tongue, painful to eat and drinkQuite painful and have constant burning feeling.In context ↗ | |
| 2022-12-03 | tongue cleared after five monthsUpdate mine has now gone. Took an entire 5 months.In context ↗ | Time and spontaneous remission |
| 2023-04-26 | tongue problems returned after a new virusNow it's back since picking up a recent virus a week ago.In context ↗ | |
| 2024-05-04 | mouth settled again over monthsMine has settled down now. Took months to go away.In context ↗ | Time and spontaneous remission |
| 2025-09-29 | tongue normal again after gradual healingit actually did eventually go away without me really doing anything. Just very gradually back to normal over about 5-6 month period.In context ↗ |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Loss of smell or taste
The taste buds at the back of my tongue are all inflamed.
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