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I have before . . . gargling warm salty water helped make them feel a lot better.

I've never had one before but (and this is SO not the same) I bite my lip or tongue a LOT (at least once a week) and it hurts so much! I bite hard!

I get them really badly when I'm stressed and so does my brother. Magic fix we just found out about from my bro's nurse MIL: tea tree oil! Just put a dab on with a q-tip right before bed and it will be cured when you wake up. It tastes a little yucky but totally worth it!

Yes I get them on my tongue. Ever since I was little. My whole family has always had problems with them, and always on the tongue. Wagon Sr. never had problems til we got together, now he gets them on his tongue.

It's Herpes Virus that spreads very easily by kissing or sharing food or drink. Sadness. We're lucky that the kind we get is just on the tongue and not on the lips, but they still stink. Definitely stress related. I always get one when I've stayed up too late one night.

I used to get them a lot when I was in high school. I don't get them as much today though. I've noticed I get them now when I have some kind of mouth trauma (bite my lip, brushing too hard) or really acidic food (too much citrus). My dentist gave me viscous lidocaine when I was younger, but now I just use whatever.

BTW, canker sores are NOT caused by the Herpes virus. There is absolutely no evidence of that. Cold sores are caused by it. The two are totally different.

http://publications.usa.gov/epublications/fever-blister/fever-canker.html

@MrsWagon: Canker sores are not a type of herpes, but cold sores are.

I used to when I was growing up, but haven't in a while. (knock on wood).

My husband gets them a bunch, usually when he is stressed. He has had this issue for most of his life. He got a prescription from the dr to relieve them, and it is working well!

I find I get them when I eat a lot of candy and chocolate. A saltwater gargle usually helps.

I definitely second @jessiejo17 - lysine helps so much!

I rarely get canker sores but my husband would have at least one in his mouth around 80% of the time - I felt so bad for him! Then his aunt mentioned that Lysine pills really helped and now he rarely gets them. He doesn't even really take the pills much at all, just once every couple of months when he feels like he's about to get one!