Chronic labyrinthitis is a common oral mucosal disease that occurs on the lips, with a high prevalence in autumn and winter. If there are also allergic factors, local swelling and even erosion may occur. The pain is obvious when eating spicy and irritating foods. Patients with recurrent or severe chronic labyrinthitis may affect the aesthetics or even the quality of life of the patient.
The lip is the gateway to the oral cavity, and its unique anatomical and physiological characteristics determine that the lip is the most vulnerable part of the oral cavity to adverse external stimuli. Chronic labyrinthitis has a variety of clinical triggers such as cold, dry climate, addiction to tobacco and alcohol, eating spicy food, and bad habits such as lip licking and lip biting. In addition, mouth breathing (e.g., snoring), fungal infections (e.g., in patients wearing dentures), poor oral hygiene, specific allergies, and even mental and emotional conditions can also cause lip infections or aggravate existing infections or inflammation of the lips.
The treatment of chronic labyrinthitis should first remove all kinds of irritants, such as avoiding wind, sun, eating all kinds of irritating food; quit smoking and drinking, and correct bad habits such as lip licking, lip biting, hand tearing and peeling. At the same time, lip care should be strengthened, and lip balm can be used for protection in autumn and winter, when the disease is in season. If you have symptoms, you can use some ointments to keep the lips moist. At the same time, if there are accompanying factors such as mouth breathing, fungal infections and allergies, they should also be treated in a timely manner.
Chronic labyrinthitis is often recurrent and patients should pay attention to daily care to reduce the frequency of attacks. If the condition continues to worsen, patients are advised to seek medical attention in a timely manner to avoid delaying the condition.