1 Ways To Get Rid Of A Cold Sore Overnight

Are you feeling gloomy with a sore throat? A sore throat and a bad cold can often leave you feeling tired and exhausted, even when you have not been doing much all day. Sometimes, the cold sore is so bad, you just want to get rid of it at the earliest. Well, there are always simple and easy ways to get rid of the trouble. You have to be careful, cautious and maybe even proactive, to ensure you take care of the cold sore before it becomes full-blown trouble causing issues for you. However, despite all your efforts if you do end up with a cold sore, here are a few things that could help you get rid of it overnight.

Back To Basics, You Might Wonder What Is A Cold Sore?

Did you ever bite yourself on the inside of your mouth or on your tongue? You got a blister or a small wound, right? A cold sore is also referred to as a fever blister where you get or develop small lesions that look like blisters or very small sores inside your mouth or on the face (1). These sores or lesions can also appear on the cheeks, chin, inside the nose, in your nostrils, lips, sometimes on the gums and, in a few cases, also on the palate.

These sores, or blisters, as most of us will commonly refer to them as, often cause or lead to:

• A lot of itching, burning sensation in the mouth.
• Can cause your mouth to become extra-sensitive to food when you eat extremely hot or cold food, or spicy food for that matter.
• They can also cause a lot of pain and burning sensation.
• You might also experience extreme itching when they begin to heal and develop the crust.

You Got The Cold Sore, But What Caused You To Get The Cold Sore In The First Place?

Every disease, infection, or human allergic response is caused by an external factor mostly. This can be due to exposure to disease-causing bacteria, virus or other pathogens that infest themselves around us. Cold sores are caused by Herpes Simplex viruses (2). This virus causes lesions around the lips. The cold sore virus is highly contagious and spreads by contact with an infected person.

In some rare cases, it can also be caused due to “Herpes Simplex type-2” virus as well. Medical practitioners also refer it to as the HSV-2 (3). This is a sexually transmitted disease and can spread through oral sex with an infected person.

If you are infected, it is best to first take advice from the doctor and check whether it really is a cold sore or just a normal ulcer. A cold sore outbreak can happen close to 2-3 times a year if the virus is active in your body. Sometimes, the virus is there in the body and will lie dormant maybe all your life, and you would never have even one outbreak. There are a few triggers or causes of the outbreak of cold sore. A few of them are (but this list is not exhaustive):

• High level of stress, depression or mental burnout.
• A deep and a high level of sadness.
• Extreme weather exposure, especially to the sun.
• In women, sometimes it can be triggered due to changes in the menstruation cycle or hormonal changes 

A cold sore is accompanied by tongue lesions, ulcers in the mouth, swelling of the lips and glands, fever or increase in the body temperature, headaches, nausea, and difficulty in swallowing. The symptoms can vary and range in their outbreak and impact. If you feel you have a cold sore, it is best advised to visit the doctor at the earliest.

If you are willing to wait for the cold sore to heal, you can rest assured that it will go away in two weeks time.

You know you have a cold sore, and your doctor has established the fact for you as well. The problem is none of you would like to have that ugly looking sore or lesion spoil your evening or an important meeting that you have lined up for yourself.

If you are pregnant or have any other medical condition, which needs you to regularly visit the doctor, it is advised and suggested you consult with your doctor before undertaking any kind of treatment.

How To Get Rid Of Cold Sores?

If you want to get rid of the cold sore overnight or at the earliest here are a few tips, tricks or medical ways that could help:

• Antivirals: If you can find some over-the-counter antivirals, make sure to use them or apply them as soon as you feel there will be an outbreak of a cold sore or another outburst of a sore is happening. If you feel that tingling commonly associated with the onset of a cold sore, use the antiviral without any delay. Apply it 4-5 times every day for 5 days without fail, and religiously. These creams will also reduce the repeat cases of the outbreak, but would not eliminate the virus all together in its entirety.
• Use Of Benzydamine: The medicine will help alleviate the pain, and you can use it as a spray or an oral rinse.
• Use antiseptic mouthwash for better hygiene and cleanliness.
• Ibuprofen and paracetamol to help give relief from extreme pain and keep fever’s onset in check.

Here are simple knacks that can help you get rid of that cold sore overnight: