<p>skier29==that is exactly what our student has been using faithfully this year! There have been almost no complaints of ulcers! I guess this is indeed a treatment for some people, and not a costly one either!</p>
<p>Unfortunately, I use Listerine regularly, and it’s never helped me with that.</p>
<p>There’s always the nuclear option if you simpy can’t stand the pain anymore: if you happen to have some silver nitrate sticks lying around, just apply one to the ulcer, and it’ll burn it right off. You won’t feel it anymore.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t recommend this for everyone!</p>
<p>Try this remedy. Wet your finger and dip it in some powdered CREAM OF TARTAR. Then rub the Cream of Tartar directly onto your sore. It tastes very sour and your sore will contract; I don’t know how else to describe it. It is an odd sensation. Anyway, the sore will be less painful/sensitive immediately.</p>
<p>Cream of tartar is used in recipes for meringue, and I keep it on my spice shelf for that purpose. My mother taught me this remedy when I was a little girl.</p>
<p>Also, how do you tell if it is a cold sore or a canker sore?</p>
<p>I may need to apologize. I called my mother and she said that the childhood remedy she used for mouth sores was NOT Cream of Tartar, it was Alum. (Also, on my spice rack. Used for pickling.)</p>
<p>However, the weird thing is when I googled Cream of Tartar, it DID say it was used sometimes on mouth sores. So, I must have heard that somewhere else.</p>
<p>The remedy I remember working in my own mouth is the one my mom uses. I have more senior moments than she does, apparently. Sorry.</p>