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Wow! This is incredible and thank you for sharing your story so openly. I am 100% convened for me it was the lidocaine too, and your story back that right up. I am sure that similar nerve damage can be caused by other things that folks here are listing (GERD, infections, etc) but I think the core of the issue is that…

Hello this is Jshabatu who started the original thread in 2017. I just was amazed to find it now years later and the thread is still active! I am pleased to report that the waxy sensation just seemed to get better and better and after about a year mostly disappeared. It came back very, very slightly on a few occasions, but…

UPDATE from J. March 6, 2018 - I just wanted to post a quick update as I had another "attack" this weekend after being symptom-free for about 6-weeks. It happened after eating a hamburger (made at home from USDA Organic 100% grass-fed beef). I ate the burger on Sunday afternoon, and right after I ate I noticed the waxy,…

Mercy! Have you looked up "burning mouth syndrome" and "thrush?" Those seem to be the top two usual suspects...but some of us are having these symptoms without those conditions

Heya Ancia, any antibiotics? This is starting to get interesting. It's like this is a more common symptom for folks, but maybe mild enough that no one has been posting or telling their doctors? Thanks everyone for writing in!

Oh Tish! That sounds miserable, I am so sorry! We are exactly the same age, so that is interesting. I had been on a long course of antibiotics proceeding my condition (cipero and macrobid for UTI) but that was a few months before the lidocaine. While I was desperately researching on the web for anyone else who would had…

WOW! That is super creepy-crazy! Thanks for adding that link here! I do think this my situation was different, but this is great to be aware of. -Jes

Hiya Janet, This sounds like “burning mouth syndrome” which is the only other ‘waxy’ mouth condition that has information online. A few dentists thought this might be my condition, however I never had any “burning” sensation at all. I hope that you can find some resolution. Also as a random coincidence I do have a…

Hello everyone, sorry for the long pause, I did not have alerts turned on correctly so I did not realize there was conversation happening here! 4-months after my very minor (2 cavities filled, for the first time in my life) oral surgery and I am totally fine. No dental specialists ever had a clue! Fingers crossed that…

In an effort to keep this thread up to date for others in the future looking for help: I am sorry to report that the symptoms are getting worse again. For the previous week, the symptoms nearly disappeared. But over the past three days, the sensation of a waxy-fatty feeling in my mouth when I eat has intensified by about…

Potentially this will be my last update to this thread because my symptoms are almost gone. At least they are subtle enough that I can ignore them ;) Each day over this weekend my mouth felt less and less waxy. I can live with this remaining feeling, even if it never gets better from here, but I am hopeful if the…

Thanks, but I don't think this is related to a temperature burn or spices. I eat lots of super spicy Thai food and also burn my mouth all the time on hot foods to the point of peeling--but I have never had this type of reaction--let alone a condition that would last for 3 weeks.

Hey crew! I got to feeling so down about this the past few days I couldn't even post. However, I am glad to report that it does feel like it is getting better. The "waxy sensation" has been plateaued for about a week, but today is better! Today marks the 2-week anniversary of the cavities being filled. I awoke today the…

Wow! Thanks, everyone again. You give me lots to think about which is very helpful when I feel like I am running out of ends to chase down. Here are my answers. Q: Dehydration? A: I am drinking +2L of filtered water per day. Over the weekend I really pushed it up to 4L to see if it would make a difference, and there was no…

Well, I burn my mouth a bunch, and this is way, way different feeling ;) I am the person that attacks the hot pizza right out of the oven and cauterizes my mouth to the point of peeling skin... and it never takes more than a day or two to heal. This is peculiar in that the waxy feeling never goes away, but it changes in…

Thanks everyone! This is now day 8. No change since Thursday. Still same intensity of "waxy" feel. No change in saliva output. Mouth feels totally normal, just roof of mouth feels like it's covered in wax. But only when I touch it with my tongue. If I touch my pallet with my finger it feels normal... so maybe it's my…

Wow! Thanks everyone for chiming in! Yesterday afternoon it shifted a bit for the better. Yesterday (Wednesday) I got in my car to drive someplace around noon, and I was like "Hey, my mouth doesn't feel as slimy." This is the first shift towards normalcy in 5 days. When I awoke this morning it was about this same level of…

Feels like little change today :( Maybe slightly better, but then I think I am just getting used to the sensation. I have been on the Benadryl for 14hrs and it does not seem to help with the waxy feel, but now my lips are not red at all. My throat seemed a little scratchy last night but this morning it is fine. I have…

Good guess, but I have been using Xylitol for more than 15 years, nearly daily. I even use a Xylitol tooth paste!

Okay! So I am back from the dentist. He asked out on his professional networks and no one has heard of this condition. They did notice that the inside of my lips are dark red, almost like blood has pooled. He said I should do some Benadryl 3x a day in case it is some type of dietary allergy. I've never had any allergy…

Nope, sorry. I appreciate your thoughts though! I am on no restrictive diet. I ate 2c of oatmeal for breakfast, lasagna last night for dinner and a big bready sandwich today for lunch with 2 pieces of fruit.

UPDATE: This morning (Tuesday) it may be a bit better--or I am starting to get used to the sensation. Front of the tongue also tastes a bit acidic or metallic in addition to greasy. Called the dentist. He said he had never heard of such a thing but would do more research and he wants to see me over lunch today. He thinks…

Thanks! I will start there in the morning. I did research that and I can't find any other examples. It seems like if it was an allergy it would have started sooner than a day and half later--but there is no harm in calling them. Thanks for your support! It may be a little better tonight. Or I'm getting used to it!