I've had pretty severe tongue bite in the past and this is not it. Sort of feels like I have been grinding sand/sandpaper on my tongue and roof of my mouth. Doesn't hurt at all but just gives a strange, raw feeling in my mouth. Should I hold off on smoking until my mouth heals or is this just part of the process?
Raw/leathery Mouth: Safe to Smoke?
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I ain't no doctor and I'm not sure it would help if I were, but when I get weirdness like that it's almost always the precursor of a cold. If it moves to the throat, it's a certainty. Are you getting lots of vitamin C? Tobacco usage uses it up pretty fast, I've read somewhere.
Could be an allergy. Could be the tobacco. I'd quit for a couple of days, then smoke something different when I returned. If that's OK, then smoke the stuff that may have caused your malady. If the same thing happens, you could then unload the tobacco here. Sell it to some poor bastard that we all hope isn't as sensitive as you may be.
Crap happens. I once smoked so heavily that fissures developed on my tongue. Looked like the Grand Canyon in miniature or something. They actually bled slightly from the cracks. Quit for two weeks to avoid having to have my head amputated. But, as always, YMMV (although what distance has to do with anything eludes me.)
Could be an allergy. Could be the tobacco. I'd quit for a couple of days, then smoke something different when I returned. If that's OK, then smoke the stuff that may have caused your malady. If the same thing happens, you could then unload the tobacco here. Sell it to some poor bastard that we all hope isn't as sensitive as you may be.
Crap happens. I once smoked so heavily that fissures developed on my tongue. Looked like the Grand Canyon in miniature or something. They actually bled slightly from the cracks. Quit for two weeks to avoid having to have my head amputated. But, as always, YMMV (although what distance has to do with anything eludes me.)
You know the answer without asking - yes, quit until it is back to normal just like with the other similar concerns you've raised before. It's not a process that involves toughening up your mouth (i.e. "process") and you've been at it long enough to know that. Too hot, too fast, slow down.
Not a doctor, so I'm unqualified to say if it would be safe. But it doesn't sound like it would be enjoyable. Maybe take a day (or several) off until you're firing on all cylinders.
I have definitely had a leathery, tired palate from smoking too much in the past. Unfortunately I found no quick fix solution. Just time and rest.
I have definitely had a leathery, tired palate from smoking too much in the past. Unfortunately I found no quick fix solution. Just time and rest.
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Man! That sounds painful! You must have a stronger will to smoke than I because I would be out for a while!
Usually when I hear this it's a side effect of medicines. If that's possible then research how people deal with it or if it makes a larger problem.
I suffered the bite and general rough mouth when I started back in Feb. Getting a Peterson P-Lip with 9mm filter was a total game changer for me. Even if you dry the tobacco, you won't believe how moist the filter is when you remove it after a smoke. Weighing it before and after, I routinely measure an increase of 0.25g, most of which is water vapor.
The last time I tried to smoke without a filter, even very slow, it was like someone was gently steaming the inside of my mouth; five puffs and I was done. I could tell it was going to bite the crap out of me.
I can sip on the P-Lip 9mm all night without any burn. Def worth a try.
The last time I tried to smoke without a filter, even very slow, it was like someone was gently steaming the inside of my mouth; five puffs and I was done. I could tell it was going to bite the crap out of me.
I can sip on the P-Lip 9mm all night without any burn. Def worth a try.
Frank Sinatra smoked Camel cigarettes and drank Jack Daniel’s’ whiskey and was married to Ava Gardner (when she was young) and was in more movies, earned more money selling records, and headlined more shows, than can be easily counted, and got slick away with all of it and died an old man at age 82.
Frank’s advice to his friends about smoking and drinking and other such vices was famously, don’t beat yourself up. Take a few drags on the Camel and let it burn out. Ice the whiskey and add water. Don’t chase the broad, let her chase you.
Take life easy.
If it hurts you, stop.
Don't know about the mouth, but cow tongues benefit from long boil. Not sure about smoking it, but if you have a smoker, go for it.
Take a break and try biotene mouthwash. Walmart has their own version.
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You might want to quit smoking for a few days and see what happens. And when to decide to try again try another tobacco.
I'm gonna say give it a day or two before smoking again but I can't tell what you're feeling.
Nothing hurt by taking a few days or week off. No need to punish your body over a smoke.
If I have a cold/flu or am just not feeling well (i.e. sore throat), then I don't smoke. If I have a canker-sore, then I don't smoke until it's healed. If I have tongue bite, I also give my tongue a rest for a day or two.
If I have a cold/flu or am just not feeling well (i.e. sore throat), then I don't smoke. If I have a canker-sore, then I don't smoke until it's healed. If I have tongue bite, I also give my tongue a rest for a day or two.
i take some days off and if I find I think about pipes I clean and polish them. When you start again your collection looks sweet.
Unfortunately a sore mouth/tongue made that way by too much hot smoke responds best to that heat's absence. Sure, you could smoke by inhalng through you ear, butt this just prolongs the treatment period.
Stop smoking, heal, use Biotine mouthwash. Then smoke straight blends. You may be allergic to one of the types of tobaccos. Start with Virginia, then Burley. They're the most common.
I'm going to be the odd man out here. If it doesn't bother you to smoke, why stop? I'm one of doctors worse enemies when it comes to smoking. I know it thins the blood (I know this for sure) and it isn't good for physically healing.
No surgery I've ever had, pulled teeth, no cold, flu, COVID has ever stopped me from smoking. You know, when you shouldn't smoke for a bit.
I don't drink alcohol. I'm a smoker. It's what I do, and what I love.
***Smoking is bad for your health, blah blah ***
No surgery I've ever had, pulled teeth, no cold, flu, COVID has ever stopped me from smoking. You know, when you shouldn't smoke for a bit.
I don't drink alcohol. I'm a smoker. It's what I do, and what I love.
***Smoking is bad for your health, blah blah ***