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Swollen Taste Bud, clip it off

Submitted by Karen Alexandre

This may sound crazy.. But if you have a swollen taste bud just take a sterilized nail clipper and clip it off. I know is sounds painful but it works. You can sterilize the nail clipper with rubbing alcohol. FYI, it would be best to use the smallest nail clipper you can find like and infant's nail clipper. Try to keep your mouth clean with "Glycerin" which you can find in any health food store. Just wrap a cotton ball on the tip of your finger and saturate the cotton ball with glycerin then clean all around your mouth (gums, teeth, tongue and cud-which is the walls of your mouth).

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AND I Thought I was the ONLY ONE!!!! Comments By: tungbumper on 2010-07-12 I have been doing this for years...and it does work...Honest! I thought I was the only person who did this and thought I should never tell anyone because I know it's weird. LOL! before you clip be sure to have steady hand/tongue coordination and BE CAREFUL!not kidding I clipped the wrong spot once and it was not pretty/hurt for days! CLEAN YOUR CLIPPER perhaps with peroxide AND after GARGLE/Rinse with salt water or mouthwash.Try not to make a habit of this.   It Works Comments By: Anon on 2010-07-21 I've done this for years and it always works. It doesn't hurt.   I'm Not Alone! Comments By: Kitty on 2010-07-23 Never thought others did this. but now that i've read through i'll the comments i don't feel as odd about it. I mainly us Clippers or scissors, but i'm thinking of maybe trying the tweezers, hopefully that way will work the best out of all of them.   Yes, Clip. Comments By: Mariah on 2010-07-24 i clip... dont you?   Used my teeth Comments By: wow on 2010-07-26 I read all the responses and was a bit hesitant to use clippers or any other instruments so i simply chose to go "all naturalle" and used my front teeth. If you kind of use the teeth in a sawing motion(side to side) and if the bothersome bud is at the tip of the tongue it will come off piece by piece. Just take your time. Breath. Doesnt hurt afterwhile.   I used tweezers!!!! Comments By: swollentoungeguy on 2010-07-26 I just pulled off the end and POOF ....Better!!! Thanks to those who aren't wimps and tried this first!! Ive had these a couple times and now i know so thanks!!   Don't Listen to the Pussies Comments By: Monique on 2010-07-27 Works. Every time. My mom kept telling me it would get infected but I did it anyway. 10years later and still haven't gotten one. FYI have a tissue ready bc it'll bleed. You won't regret it.   OMG Comments By: Angelica on 2010-07-27 i tried cutting one off and it hurt so bad i couldnt finish... im so upset it hurts so bad.   not smart! Comments By: owwwww on 2010-07-30 these things hurt more than anything in the world, so I decided I should cut it off. I couldn't find the one that was swollen so i just cut a little area, NOT SMART. my tongue won't stop bleeding and now it feels like there is 23 bumps instead of one, plus the whole tip is numb!   Ohhh, just do it! Comments By: Mary Sue on 2010-07-31 Psssh. A bunch of people on here keep saying "OH NOOO YOU'LL GET INFECTED!". Seriously- do you panic the same way every time you bite your tongue by accident or floss a little too hard? It's not like you're making a hole all the way through- it's like a paper cut on your tongue. I've done this a million times- I've even taken off a skin tag with nail clippers, no sanitation ever. No infection- because I have an immune system. But the guy who used a razor was crazy. Clippers, scissors, tweezers= okay, using a razor on something so small is dumb.   AGREE 100% Comments By: HEATHER on 2010-08-05 I USE NAIL CLIPPERS EVERY TIME I GET ONE OF THESE BUMPS!!! IT INSTANTLY RELIEVES THE PAIN, AND I HAVE NEVER HAD AN INFECTION.   Good advice!! Comments By: Jess on 2010-08-05 It really didn't hurt at all and it works!   always done it, always will! Comments By: Joelle Michelle on 2010-08-16 This last patch of swollen taste buds has been the worst ever. I don't care if I have to take 20 tastebuds off. It feels as if a nerve in my tongue is exposed in this area and is continually agitated, turning some surrounding taste buds whitish. I don't have a numbing agent. I am using ice, then drying the area with a paper towel. Drying it before clipping is the key... less pain, but hard to tell exactly which taste bud is irritated. Definitely FOR this action. Never had a problem with infection either.   I tried it Comments By: sunil on 2010-08-12 So I was in pain for like three days ugghhh how irking the thing became. I just pulled it off... ughhhh medical sterile freaks just buy fresh clippers the tongue carries the most germs..... infection won't occur its no piercing and if there is a whole its the size of one taste bud before inflammation... mouth wash is used to remove common bacteria ... pain is gone << previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 next >>>