Article 4 - Angular Chelitis And Cheilosis Treatment Challenges And Symptoms
Every year,
millions of people suffer from angular cheilitis, also known as
cheilosis or angular stomatitis or perleche, but often misspelled as
angular chelitis.
According
to wikipedia, studies have indicated angular chelitis to be a result
of nutritional deficiencies (such as Vitamin B1, Vitamin B12 and iron)
and occurs frequently with elderly people who experience a loss of
vertical dimension due to loss of teeth, thus allowing for over-closure
of the mouth.
There is
a lesser form of cheilosis that occurs mainly when the temperature is
low (e.g. winter time) with young children and teenagers being the main
sufferers.
Typical symptoms experienced by angular cheilitis sufferers include the following:
- Sores at both corners of the lips and mouth
- Painful splits of the skin at the corner and inside of the mouth
- Bleeding sometimes occurs when opening the mouth
There is no connection between angular chelitis and herpes / cold sores.
While the legions are
difficult to hide and sufferers will do anything to get rid of the
embarrassment, cheilosis is not a life threatening condition.
Having said this, a
contagious oral fungal infection called Candida (also known as oral
thrush) can develop inside the mouth of an angular chelitis sufferer,
characterised with a whitish coating on the tongue if the condition is
not contained.
Many cheilosis sufferers experience attacks a few times a year, each lasting months.
The even more unfortunate ones suffer with the condition seemingly on a
permanent basis.
When consulted,
doctors will typically prescribe a 1% hydro cortisone topical cream.
This treatment unfortunately has proven to be ineffective and does
little to ease the symptoms resulting in many angular chelitis
patients having to tolerate the painful condition.
The good news is that
there are treatment alternatives of which the majority of cheilosis sufferers are not aware of. Such treatment alternatives can be found
simply by searching online using the different names that angular
cheilitis is known as.
For instance, there is
a safe, simple and painless method that controls and kills the Candida
bacteria merely by isolating this fungal bacteria and creating an
environment they cannot survive in. This method is surprisingly
inexpensive for an angular chelitis sufferer and makes use of common
household items.
VernKye Lim writes on
angular cheilitis and other health issues. If you would like to find
out more about the symptoms and treatment of cheilosis, please visit
VernKye's blog on Angular Cheilitis.
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there any representation that they are doctors. One should seek
professional advice from their health carer before attempting any cures
should there be allergies or other problems. Take this treatment and
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