Why do I always bite my lips when eating? How to relieve it?

Biting the tongue while eating is usually due to lack of rest, and the nerves cannot normally control the muscles to perform normal chewing activities. Therefore, if you bite your tongue while eating, you must pay attention to rest. So what are some other causes of tongue biting?

The following reasons may cause tongue biting:

1. It is caused by talking too much while eating.

2. The rice is too hot.

3. Tongue pain is caused by getting angry.

4. The tongue is naturally longer than that of ordinary people.

For older people, if they accidentally bite their tongue while eating or talking, they should be extra careful. If this happens frequently, it may indicate a cerebral infarction. Relevant experts have found that some patients who have already developed early cerebrovascular lesions may frequently bite their tongues when the lesions occur on the left side of the brain because their central nervous system is no longer sensitive, and the patients' subjective symptoms are only dizziness all day long. Experts remind that many patients with cerebral infarction do not have obvious symptoms of hemiplegia in the early stage of the disease. They only have some minor symptoms that are not easy to detect, such as drooling on one side of the mouth, biting the tongue, and poor fine motor skills. These symptoms are easy to be ignored, thus losing the best time for treatment.

Apply tea bag to soothe a bitten tongue

If you accidentally bite your tongue while eating or break your lip when falling, you can apply a tea bag to the wound to help it heal.

When bleeding occurs inside the lips, gums, etc., do not turn the lips over, otherwise it will pull the wound and aggravate the bleeding. You can press the bleeding area with sterile gauze or a clean cloth for 10 minutes to stop the bleeding. In case of persistent, mild bleeding on the tongue, lips and other parts of the body, press the affected area with a wet tea bag for 10 minutes. The tannin contained in the tea can stop the bleeding. After the bleeding stops, you can use ice cubes or popsicles to cool the wound for 20 minutes. It is important to note that after an injury, you must ensure that you drink enough water to prevent dehydration; at the same time, avoid chewing food frequently and try to eat soft things; eat less salty or citrus foods to prevent stinging the wound; and rinse the wound with warm water immediately after a meal.