Lipoic Acid Helps Quench the Fire of Burning Mouth Syndrome Its
antioxidant action on a symptom of diabetes may be the reason it
works By Will Block  aeeeiiii! You probably screamed something
like that (or something less printable) the last time you
unsuspectingly bit into one of those small, superhot peppers
that make a blowtorch seem like a cool breeze. Oh, the pain!
It's so exquisite, so beyond ordinary pain, that some people
actually seem to enjoy it, and they eat those little red devils
with gusto. Whew! Just thinking about it brings on the hot
sweats.  Count yourself lucky if your mouth has never been
seared like that. You're definitely unlucky, however, if you
have stomatopyrosis, unpopularly known as burning mouth syndrome
(BMS). Chances are you've never even heard of BMS, let alone
known anyone who's had it, even though it's been estimated to
affect over one million Americans.1 BMS is a chronic burning or
stinging sensation in the mouth, in the absence of visible
lesions or any other obvious cause. I