That's life with a canker sore technically called an Aphthous Ulcer.

这就是患上口腔溃疡(Aphthous Ulcer)后的写照。

The good news is there are things dentists recommend trying to make a canker sore less painful while it heals.

好消息是牙医们有办法减轻口腔溃疡在愈合时所造成的疼痛。

So to try to prevent canker sores you can avoid spicy foods, and be careful with anything sharp or poke in your mouth like braces.

要预防溃疡就应避免辛辣食物，并小心口腔中的尖锐物品，如牙套。

And nutritional deficiencies, like if you're not getting enough iron or vitamin b12, can thin the cell layers lining your mouth leading to more canker sores.

另外营养不良，如铁或维生素B12缺乏，会导致口腔内的细胞壁变薄，造成更多口腔溃疡。

And prescription medications with a steroid called Fluocinonide can make the canker sore heal faster and interact with your immune system to bring down swelling.

还有一种叫Fluocinonide的类固醇处方药可以加速愈合，并且通过对免疫系统的作用来达到消肿的目的。

And then there are the unlucky folks who have recurrent aphthous stomatitis or RAS, which basically means that they have extra painful canker sores that keep reappearing.

有些人更可怜，他们会患上RAS，即反复出现的更为严重的口腔溃疡。

Studies have shown that when people are especially stressed, they tend to get more canker sores, possibly because the hormones your body releases when you're stressed can trigger inflammation.

研究表明过度焦虑可能会造成口腔溃疡，可能是因为身体释放的荷尔蒙，焦虑时所释放的荷尔蒙会引起炎症。

They come with stronger side effects, but have been shown to reduce the number of canker sores people get and make the ones they do get less painful.

它们副作用更大，但也确实能减少罹患口腔溃疡的次数，并在溃疡发生时减轻疼痛。

But there are some things you can do to try to prevent canker sores in the first place, and there are ways to make them hurt less and maybe even heal faster.

但是你还是可以做一些措施来预防口腔溃疡的，也有办法可以减轻疼痛，甚至可能加速愈合。

You can also rinse your mouth with some diluted hydrogen peroxide, which will burn like the sun, but will kill off bacteria that might infect the canker sore and make it stick around longer.

你还可以用稀释的双氧水漱口，虽然痛的要命，但可以杀死细菌，细菌可能迟滞溃疡愈合。