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.

Are you suffering from a cold sore, fever blister or oral herpes? Then you want help, not hype. You want effective methods to stop the pain and quickly heal your cold sore.

Embarrassment and pain are the two obvious reasons to heal a cold sore as fast as possible. But here are a couple more reasons most folks do not think about.

- THREAT OF INFECTING AND DAMAGING THE CORNEA

The herpes simplex virus is very contagious. When you have an active cold sore on your face, there is a strong risk of getting it in your eye by accident. This often causes eye damage.

- COLD SORES AND ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE

Alzheimer’s disease and active cold sores have some similar protein activity. There is probably quite a lot we do not know about the herpes virus and the long-reaching effects. It would be wise to heal them fast and practice prevention.

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 FOR COLD SORE PAIN RELIEF

The drug store cold sore remedies do not heal the sores any faster, but they can help reduce the pain. Look for a salve with benzocaine or lidocaine. They deaden the nerve endings, thus reducing pain.

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

The more herpes simplex virus you wipe away from the sore, the less chance of spreading the virus to other areas. And, you will lower the population of virus hiding in your nerve cells when the wound is finally healed.

You can do this by constantly cleaning the sore with alcohol or hydrogen peroxide. Always use a cotton ball or tissue and throw it away when you are done. You can get handy foil wrapped alcohol pads at the store.

3. FIRST AID FOR CLOSING THE COLD SORE WOUND FAST

There are topical treatments that will greatly speed new skin growth over the cold sore.

Aloe Vera is incredible for knitting skin over an open wound. It would be wise to have an Aloe Vera plant in your home. It does a great job only if you use fresh leaf sap from a live plant. Bottled gel is dead and does not work well.

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. ADDITIONAL FIRST AID TIPS FOR COLD SORES

Get and use the best quality vitamin and mineral supplement you can find. Your sores will heal faster. You will get less cold sores in the future. And you will feel better than ever before.

Once the cold sore opens up and starts draining, you should not use ice. The sore is now in the healing mode. Ice will relieve the pain, but slow down healing. Use heat to hurry-up the healing at this point. You can continue to use those numbing remedies.

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.

In conclusion, the best first aid is not to get a cold sore in the first place. There are ways to prevent cold sores that will work for you. Maybe the vitamin therapy is all you personally need.

Because you are unique, you may have to do some homework and experiment with a few remedies. If you do, you will be amazed how quickly you will find lifetime freedom from cold sores.

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