What is burning mouth syndrome?

Burning mouth syndrome has been defined as burning pain in the tongue or oral mucous membranes, usually without accompanying clinical and laboratory findings. The cause of burning mouth syndrome often can't be determined.

How do members experience burning mouth syndrome?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with burning mouth syndrome*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for burning mouth syndrome*

Who has burning mouth syndrome on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 3
30s 10
40s 27
50s 79
60s 137
70+ 125

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 59
Female 319

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What is burning mouth syndrome?

Burning mouth syndrome has been defined as burning pain in the tongue or oral mucous membranes, usually without accompanying clinical and laboratory findings. The cause of burning mouth syndrome often can't be determined.



Common symptoms reported by people with burning mouth syndrome

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for burning mouth syndrome

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Compare treatments taken by people with burning mouth syndrome

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Who has burning mouth syndrome on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 278 say burning mouth syndrome is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 3
30s 10
40s 27
50s 79
60s 137
70+ 125
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 1
20-29 years 1
30-39 years 10
40-49 years 20
50-59 years 30
60-69 years 12
70+ years 6

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 59
Female 319

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 72
Not Diagnosed 26

These charts show data from burning mouth syndrome patients who have completed their condition history
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