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cold sore nightmare
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i'm a flute player and i've had these cold sores in the corners of my mouth for over a month. its hell to play. i've been to the dr but the cream was useless. i think the infection gets on my mouthpiece. help!
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I get cold sores quite alot which absolutely sucks ass. However, I can normally feel them coming on and zap them with Zovirax. Keep the area sterile, basically- dont touch your face! The fact you play an instrument that uses your mouth means the virus spreads from your saliva and stays on your flute. Coldsores only take about a week to clear so dont play with your flute.
"This one time, at band camp..."
Point being that after sterilising your instrument in boiling water with some antiseptic or something in a small bowl/container you could minimise the spread after each concert.
So play on the side of your mouth with the least cold sores (if that is possible) go home, wash it thoroughly and dry it. Play, rinse repeat.
Coldsores are usually an indication that your body is run down- winter is when Im most suseptable to them.
Any good?
:yes:
Zovirax is good for coldsores. Other than that I think you just need to drink lots of fluid, keep your mouth and lips moist too.
and is there any possibility of not playing for a week or two until they've gone?
are you sure antiseptic wipes wouldnt harm it?
i cant just play on one side..my tone would disappear
The thing with cold sores is that you already have the virus so you don't 'catch' it each time you get a cold sore.
Use your Zovirax and hope for the best.
Hope this helps
Also pure tee tree oil helps to dry it out quicker.
Blisteeze i find calms it down, i find zovirax makes my cold sores 10000x worse.
I am the opposite, I find that Zovirax reduces the time coldsores are around. But it is quite expensive, about 6 quid for a wee pump. Tea tree does nothing but sting the face off of me.......
I hate having the herpes simplex virus :crying: :crying: