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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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Thank you to all the people who posted! I brushed my teeth first, then rinsed with Listerine a couple of times before clipping it off! (Of course I sterilized the clippers with alcohol for several minutes.) Then, after I clipped it off, I rinsed thoroughly with Listerine a few more times. TOTALLY WORKED!! It was a breeze! :0)   Ahhhh, I'm not alone. Comments By: Mr. Evolution on 2011-04-04 I thought I was alone on this. I've been doing this forever. It feels sooooo much better when I clip off swollen taste buds. It hurts for a second then no more pain.   ehh Comments By: Lizzie on 2011-04-10 Uhhh... I've tried this and it hurt even worse and it took longer to heal. It'll only take 3 days to a week for it to heal. So just eat soft foods and try to avoid things that are hot. :) that's my advice.   Wow. The irony. Comments By: AdamZapple on 2011-04-25 What's funny is the people here who get their tongues pierced or stick them to a frozen pole and then call other people retarded because they advise against "clipping" away your anatomy. My advice is don't take advice from these sorts of people, and don't ever "clip" anything off of your body except hair and nails.   This DOES work! Comments By: Gettetguuurl1985 on 2011-05-16 This is a GREAT remedy to get rid of those painful "inflamed tastebuds" or whatever they are. I've done this for years and it works every time. Afterwards, there may be a little blood but a few seconds of blood and pain is fine if it gets rid of the ongoing pain of one of those things on my tongue! To the poster of the comment regarding their concern about this method leaving an open wound on the tongue -FYI- Inside the mouth heals remarkably fast, so it really only is an "open wound" for a few minutes.   Consult your doctor... Comments By: melissa on 2011-05-19 This may work sometimes, but it isn't really too bright to do something like this without talking to you doctor first. It may not seem like a big deal, but cutting off parts of your body could possibly lead to some serious problems. I'm not going to say that you should or should not do it because I actually acknowledge the fact that I don't have a medical degree, but I do think it would be smart to talk to someone who does before continuing to do something like this.   Consult your doctor... Comments By: melissa on 2011-05-19 This may work sometimes, but it isn't really too bright to do something like this without talking to you doctor first. It may not seem like a big deal, but cutting off parts of your body could possibly lead to some serious problems. I'm not going to say that you should or should not do it because I actually acknowledge the fact that I don't have a medical degree, but I do think it would be smart to talk to someone who does before continuing to do something like this.   IT WORKS!!!! Comments By: Holly on 2011-05-21 I had a really bad inflamed taste bud and was getting no releive after 5 days. I happen to come across this website and I took a shot and clipped off the tastebud with sterile clippers. INSTANT RELIEF!! The best thing I could have done. I brushed my teeth and rinsed with listerine and am doing good.   Gurgling vs. Googling Comments By: XpatPkf on 2011-05-30 I've had a sore white taste bud on the tip of my tongue for two days, and it's driving me mad! Gurgling saltwater and putting GlyOxide on it have done NOTHING, so I Googled and found this site. I'm going upstairs right now, give myself a thorough toothbrushing and rinsing with mouthwash, and then I'm gonna clip this sucka off! I'll report the results...   Gurgling vs. Googling (Part 2) Comments By: XpatPkf on 2011-05-30 Okay. I snipped the little bugger off. There was a bit of bleeding, but nothing that a few rinses with water couldn't handle. The tongue pimple is GONE, and I am one happy lady now! I'm now a confirmed snipper for life! Thank you to everybody for their comments and tips! :)   THIS TOTALLY WORKS!! Comments By: Anon on 2011-06-06 I have had the same problem for about a week now and its been driving me nuts!! When that little thing hits my front teeth it hurt like crazy! i stumbled across this site and decided to try it. Didnt hurt much to clip it off, gargled some mouthwash...and voila! Its gone and its doesnt hurt anymore.   Dr. Recommended - Quick Fix Comments By: Dr. Bradley on 2011-06-09 Removing the swollen bud is the easiest and most effective remedy for the associated pain. Be smart, clean and disinfect your nail clipper or tweezers, wash thoroughly with a good antibacterial mouth wash before and after debudding, and it is a good idea to apply a oral pain reliever such as oragel prior. Dry your tongue with a clean washcloth and dab the swollen bud to make it easier to pull/clip and using your nail clipper clip the bud with a firm squeeze and simply lift the bid from your tongue. If this is your first time you will experience slight discomfort followed by immediate bleeding. The wonderful thing is by the time you realize the pain then comfort will settle in and you'll feel funny for worrying so much about the pain prior. Repeat for all other swollen buds minding your cleanliness and within a dew minutes you be enjoying comfort. Regarding infection worries. Your tongue is the fastest healing portion of your body and will not only heal itself with in a few hours but will replace the buds with in 1-3 days. Can you get an infection? Yes. If you practice good cleanliness before and after you greatly will lower your risk of infection. Incase of infection seek medical help immediately. How confident am I that debudding works? I not only Denis myself, but would also debud you if you came into my practice. Should you want more advice contact your personal physician.   Clip it off! Comments By: Mariana on 2011-06-18 I have one tastebud that is often swollen, it never occured to me to clip it off, I just did it, it did not hurt at all and didn't really bleed. Totally worth it as now I am pain free   CLIPPY CLIPPY Comments By: Clipdasucker on 2011-06-23 I have literally been chewing and tweezing and clipping them off for years for as long as i can remember... no infections no drawbacks, just sweet painfree oral bliss!   Almost worked Comments By: Anon on 2011-06-27 << 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 >>>