Well it feels as if they are wind burned yes and I do lick a lot - especially since my lip biopsy. But my gums are the most annoying/ distressing because they feel as if they are swollen and my top teeth and nostrils feel as if I'm wearing an upper jaw brace that's just been tightened at the front. It's very weird! Sometimes it feels as if I've eaten a mouth full of stinging nettles - same for hands and feet - but more hands and finger tips. When I have flares it feels like the whole of my peripheries and mouth has been dipped in sulphuric acid but most of the time it's just space dust/ paprika! Hope this helps?