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The behavior is more common for people who experience higher levels of stress and anxiety. Some people are compelled by the need for a smooth feeling of the inner cheek, lip or tongue. Any perceived impurity like a bump or scratch may encourage the urge to remove the imperfection by biting the area.
How do you heal a bitten cheek?
Follow these steps if you notice a bite:
- Apply ice packs for first 3 days. …
- Rinse with salt water two times a day for 3 days.
- Practice the Quit Method,
Cheek biting can sometimes be a minor accident, but it may also be due to a mental health condition. Careless chewing or talking while eating can sometimes result in someone biting their cheek accidentally. Accidental biting can cause injury and inflammation at the location of the bite.
- Slow down and observe yourself.
- Taking deep breaths when you feel the urge to chew on your cheek, mouth or lip.
- Identifying triggers that make the habit kick in, and then replacing the mouth biting with another activity.
- Practice the Quit Techniques.
Dermatophagia is what’s known as a body-focused repetitive behavior (BFRB). It goes beyond just nail biting or occasionally chewing on a finger. It’s not a habit or a tic, but rather a disorder. People with this condition chew and eat their skin, leaving it bloody, damaged, and, in some cases, infected.
In some cases, physical conditions can cause a person to bite their lips when they use their mouth for talking or chewing. In other cases, the cause can be psychological. People may bite their lip as a physical response to an emotional state, such as stress, fear, or anxiety.
Fortunately, in most cases, it is not a cause for concern. Biting the tongue may seem minor, but it can be painful and problematic, especially if it happens when chewing. If someone bites their tongue during an accident or while playing sports, it can seem very scary, because tongues can bleed a lot.
Apply a cold compress to the injured area for five minutes a few times a day. You can also suck on a piece of ice or fruit-flavored ice pop. Rinse your mouth with saltwater after eating to ease pain and keep the bite clean.
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Quit Mouth Biting is an informative course designed to alter the core functioning of your mouth including chewing and mouth posture. We aim to teach and not just tell you what to do. The course is based on research and the daily activities are fun and easy. The lessons are real learning’s from other biters who have successfully quit. We collated the findings of this research and designed new methods to put it into a quit course that we know works. Good luck and have fun! Quitmouthbiting.com
