Cold sores and oral herpes should disappear when you use these proven techniques. Read this short article now. In it you will find top first aid tips for getting rid of any oral herpes cold sore.
Do you suffer from cold sores, fever blisters or oral herpes outbreaks? Then it is help you need, not hype. You can use these proven first aid tips right now to quickly eliminate your painful cold sore.
Pain and embarrassment are the primary reasons to get rid of a cold sore. But there are a couple of additional risk factors that you should keep in mind.
- HERPES VIRUS GETTING IN YOUR EYES
The herpes simplex virus is extremely contagious. You can easily start a new infection by spreading it with your fingers. If you get it in your eye, it could be quite damaging to the cornea.
- MAY BE A LINK TO ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE
Researchers have uncovered some proteins in Alzheimer’s are the same as found in cold sore activity. The investigation continues but it is certainly another good reason to heal them quickly.
Here are top first aid techniques you can use for your cold sores. These will reduce the discomfort and shorten the time of healing so you can get back to enjoying life.
1. FIRST AID METHOD FOR REDUCING COLD SORE PAIN
Some over-the-counter cold sore remedies have numbing agents - such as benzocaine. These do reduce the discomfort and are well worth using. They are for comfort only, however, and will not heal the sore any quicker.
Ice deadens the pain and reduces the swelling. Frozen tea bags work great too, and provides anti-virus nutrients. If you develop fever, headaches, and swollen glands under the jaw, you can use a remedy such as aspirin or Advil.
2. FIRST AID FOR CLEANING THE COLD SORE
Removing as much of the herpes simplex virus from the wound area as possible is important in treating your cold sore. It will reduce the risk of spreading the disease and will help to lower the virus population hiding in your body.
Keep sanitizing the cold sore and surrounding area with hydrogen peroxide or rubbing alcohol. Use tissue or paper towels to do this and then throw away. You can get handy single-use alcohol swabs at the drug store.
3. FIRST AID TACTICS FOR HEALING THE COLD SORE
There are amazing remedies you put directly on the cold sore that will heal it extremely fast.
A top favorite is live Aloe Vera gel - fresh from the leaf of a live plant. Do not mess with the bottled stuff. Bottled gel is pasteurized and has lost the active enzymes that help healing.
Yes, the Aloe Vera plant is well worth your while. But the following cold sore remedies can be used with or without the Aloe Vera to quickly heal any cold sore.
Warm up a tea bag in water and apply to the cold sore for 10 - 15 minutes at a time. Between tea bag usage, apply zinc sulfate or gluconate. Zicam is an excellent zinc gel for this purpose.
4. BONUS FIRST AID RECOMMENDATIONS FOR COLD SORES
The most powerful first aid is proper nutrition. Find and take the best vitamin supplement possible. Your cold sore will heal better. You will experience fewer cold sores. And you will look and feel as healthy as a kid again.
Ice is a great remedy when the cold sore is forming. But, once the sore opens up, ice will slow down healing by driving blood away. Apply heat to bring more blood to the wound and speed up the healing process.
Keeping the scab soft and pliable is an important first aid measure. It will prevent painful cracking of the scab. This prevents constant need for re-healing of the crust. Olive oil (extra virgin) works great.
Finally, look around and find a cold sore treatment program that will actually prevent future cold sores for you. Preventing a cold sore used to be quite difficult but now is very easy.
It is not magic. Each person gets cold sores for different reasons. You may have to do some testing of methods until you identify what works for you. When you do, you will enjoy a beautiful life without cold sores.