Even if you have never seen one, the name alone is enough to make you think of something hideous. The sight of one can make you immediately go in search of a few solutions.

While the canker sore is benign or non-cancerous, it is unsightly and painful and, as we said, the name doesn’t exactly roll nicely off the tongue. It is an open sore in the mouth, and is usually white or yellow and encircled by a red border.

While they will eventually go away on their own, here are some simple solutions for canker sore pain that may lessen the time you have to endure them, and these remedies may also reduce some of the discomfort associated with the obtrusions:

Salt water gargles are one of the easy to prepare treatments. Some people who have used these say warm salt water swished around inside the mouth helped to relieve pain and reduced the length of time the sores remained.

Along the same vein as the use of salt water is the hydrogen peroxide gargle. The hydrogen peroxide is also intended to relieve pain and stimulate healing inside the mouth.

Other solutions that are used to relieve pain include topical anesthetics. These limit pain, irritation and itching. Corticosteroid ointments may also be used to speed healing.

There are several herbal remedies such as goldenseal and myrrh that are promoted as good treatment for this condition. These herbs are made into teas and then a compress is soaked in the tea before being applied to the affected area. Tannic acid, which is found in tea bags, can also be an effective remedy. The acid dries out the sores, eventually, healing them completely.

With these simple solutions for canker sore pain, you should have no problem getting rid of the condition, and making it more bearable while it lasts.

Until someone comes up with a cure, the best we can hope for is a cold sore remedy that reduces the time and frequency of outbreaks and helps us better cope with the pain.

If you stop and think about the fact that cold sores have been around for thousands of years, then you can imagine the same routine being played out through history.

Someone wakes up in the morning and notices for the first time a bump on his lip or around his mouth. He thinks to himself, not another cold sore. This unfortunate man immediately starts to ask about a cold sore remedy. He asks his friends, his neighbors and practically everyone he sees. Not only does he get one cold sore remedy, but he gets dozens of them. He goes home and experiments with the various concoctions and procedures he has heard about.

After spending a couple days with various substances applied to his face and a few incantations for good measure, the man comes to the same conclusion as most people who have tried a cold sore remedy. No matter what you do you cannot make the sore magically disappear. The best you can hope for in a cold sore remedy is something that will help relieve pain and maybe decrease the staying power of the intruder.

If you suffer from cold sore outbreaks you probably have your own cold sore remedy. Remedies that may work depending on the type of solution you have. The most popular ones are: applying vinegar with a cotton boll as well as dabbing alcohol several times a day on the affected area. However, if you find that your remedy needs a little help treating your symptoms, there are over-the-counter ointments that can be applied to the outbreak. These ointments are widely used and seem to have some positive affects for most people.

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