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Originally Posted by Healthgirl
For about a half a year I thought the same thing; that it must be because he is licking his lips at some point, which is why I though nothing of it. My brother used to do it and you could see a line of redness surrounding his lips. My son doesnt' have this though. He is 11, so past the paint brush licking stage at school  .It continues to get worse. I put aquaphor and lansinoh at night to keep them from getting irritated and it helps a little.
The morning is the worst time when he first wakes up. Sometimes it even hurts to move his lips to eat or talk. |
If the lansinoh has lanolin in it, I'd stop using it. Some people cannot tolerate lanolin.
Since he is worse in the mornings, the two items you are using may be the culprits for the bad mornings.
Instead find a lip balm that does not have lanolin in it
Try the aquaphor only, and see if things change.
Also if the throat has a chronic low grade infection, a gargle with warm salt water may help before bed, since he is worse in the morning.
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