Re: [Hornlist] Re: Cold sores, etc

2003-10-13 Thread Clayton
Clayton Whetmore, here: Dr. Martin W. Layman wrote: If what you are having is canker sores intra-orally, these are not viral. They are inflammatory in nature, caused by a hyper-reactive immune system, I have found that two things influence how often I got the intra-oral, canker sore ulcers.

Re: [Hornlist] Re: Cold sores, etc

2003-10-09 Thread Skt2425
In a message dated 10/9/2003 2:00:19 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > I have been dealing with cold sores for many years I have dealt with frequent cold sores since I was a teenager. Most of mine were brought on by stress (nerves), but the last two times I developed cold

Re: [Hornlist] Re: Cold sores, etc

2003-10-09 Thread Charles Valenza
Back when I was playing a lot more than I do now, I frequently experienced very painful, small (presumably) infections deep in my upper lip on either side where the mouthpiece rested. The area became red and slightly swollen, but nothing ever came to the surface of the lip like a blister or boil. T

Re: [Hornlist] Re: Cold sores, etc

2003-10-09 Thread Margaret Dikel
At 05:07 PM 10/8/2003, you wrote: I am a dentist who also happens to be a hornist. If the cold sores are extraoral, i.e. the variety that tingles, then blisters and scabs, then the sore is recurrent herpes labialis. I have been dealing with cold sores for many years, and I have a regular regime of

[Hornlist] Re: Cold sores, etc

2003-10-08 Thread Dr. Martin W. Layman
I am a dentist who also happens to be a hornist. If the cold sores are extraoral, i.e. the variety that tingles, then blisters and scabs, then the sore is recurrent herpes labialis. This is a virus that lives in the fifth cranial nerve, and is endemic in about half of the population. Once a pers