Go-to Blend For Curing Tongue Bite?

[Parsimonious Piper]

Anyone else have a blend they turn to when the tongue starts to get sore? I’ve recently found that following a bitey bowl with a pipeful of C&D Byzantium—no VA or Burley, just Latakia, Orientals, and Perique—is soothing to the mouth. Seems to smoke cool and dry every time.

 

[workman]

I don't burn my tongue anymore. When I did, abstinence was the only remedy.

 

[Chasing Embers]

I don't burn my tongue anymore. When I did, abstinence was the only remedy.

+1

 

[The Clay King]

+1

Same here!

 

[stogie37]

After 30yrs of pipe smoking, I seldom torch my tongue anymore - but I do fatigue my palate after thinking (hoping) that my growing intolerance for red VA has waned and firing up a bowl, or after smoking almost anything made by MacBaren or that is treated with anything above a mild dose of PG. when any of the above take place, I usually turn to Presbyterian Mixture or C&D Star of the East Gold - both Oriental heavy and trace or no PG added. Biotene was not the miracle cure for me back in the day that it seems to be for so many, so abstinence was the only cure - and that in itself is torture

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

C&D Seersucker has as little bite as anything I've smoked.

 

[Country Bladesmith]

FWIW, no blend is going to cure, or even help, tongue bite. It’s basically a chemical burn, to my understanding. Once it’s there, the damage is done, and you’ll have to let it heal. @Parsimonious Piper , I think what you’re noticing is that Byzantium simply may not be as aggressive to your “wound” as some other blends, and that may feel more refreshing than something that has been biting you. As far as I know though, laying off the pipe is the best thing that you can do to really speed it up. If you decide to continue to “smoke through it,” you might stick to small bowls of thoroughly dried out Byzantium, smoke slowly, and spread the bowls out throughout the day. ?‍

Biotene was not the miracle cure for me back in the day that it seems to be for so many, so abstinence was the only cure - and that in itself is torture

Same.

 

[saltedplug]

Abstinence cures bite. It's elegant. Heat caused it; remove the heat.

 

[Parsimonious Piper]

Yeah, I suspect I’m not getting a real burn…just feeling the heat a bit. Otherwise time off would be the only cure.

 

[Heypat]

I usually go back to smoking cigars for a few days. Once it feels better I go back to my pipes.

 

[mikestanley]

You may want to try a 10 minute "mouth soak" with Hydrogen Peroxide. I've been doing this since about November. Does wonders for the inside of the mouth and, it whitens the teeth wonderfully.

Mike S.

 

[anotherbob]

just wait. Sometimes it's just good to take a break anyways for a few days. Helps appreciate the activity a little more. Been ages since I've gotten tongue bite. Sometimes I get pretty close.

 

[jaytex1969]

Whenever things seem a bit uncomfortable behind the lips, I find D&R blends are very forgiving and easy going.

 

[PaulTheScandinavian]

Try some Amphora Original&Burley blends but just to be on the safe side,do not forget giving em some drying time prior to loading up,j yet as we all are aware,Biotene is good first aid remedy

 

[Misanthrope]

Yeah, the only real cure for an injured tongue is to lay off the pipe for a few days and use Biotene oral rinse a few times daily to help keep your mouth moist. Dry, injured mouths take longer to heal.

The best prevention is to not try fighting through bowls of tobaccos that don’t agree with your mouth—once your tongue starts feeling tingly or spicy, chill out with the puffing and let the pipe rest a minute. If that doesn’t help and it still bites even when the smoke is cool, then just write off the rest of the bowl and don’t force yourself to endure an unnecessarily painful smoke.

 

[Richmond B. Funkenhouser]

IMO coffee somehow soothes tongue bite...

 

[Misanthrope]

IMO coffee somehow soothes tongue bite...

I've found that to be the case as well, as long as you're sipping the joe while smoking a bowl of Lil Bitey.

 

[jdb67]

My go-to blend for tongue bite is MacBaren Virginia. I smoke it fast...make sure you can feel the heat coming off the pipe like touching a hot stove. Your tongue will feel great after doing that...or will at least make you forget about the tongue bite you had before.

 

[mso489]

Give it a rest, yes. I was surprised when I burnt my tongue, gums, and all, with a holiday blend that, after a rest, even my full-strength non-aromatic blends were a lot gentler. The wrong flavorings on fire can really do a chemical burn.

 

[instymp]

You may want to try a 10 minute "mouth soak" with Hydrogen Peroxide. I've been doing this since about November. Does wonders for the inside of the mouth and, it whitens the teeth wonderfully.

Mike S.

What does it do for taste?