Thanks Hope15,

I'm a 50-year old male, so the hormonal changes aren't likely the etiology of my problem, although the Journal of Oralfacial Pain in its June or July issue carried a story about buring mouth, in which the authors posited that extended periods of stress, regardless of sex, can lead a biochemical chain reaction that leads to trigeminal nerve damage. In any event, what's more likely in my case is either impaired glucose tolerance or alcohol consumption. for the last 3 years I had two and sometimes three glasses a wine a day. Since mid-June I've had none at all.

By the way, my small fiber neuropathy was confirmed by a relatively new skin biopsy invented by a lab called Therapath in N.Y. It measures epidermal nerve fiber density at the calf and thigh. My value was low normal. My podiatrist said I have a shot of restoring the density of nerve fibers by taking l-methyl folate, B6, B12 (by way of prescription compound called Metanx) and I'm also taking 1,500 mg/day of Acetyl L Carnitine, which research backs up as helping pain and nerve regeneration. Crossing my fingers, still hoping to hear from anyone in the forum who's had a true recovery from burning mouth.