Infection from tank? (bit minging )

[papercrab]

ive been lazy on small tanks, and ive been starting siphons with my mouth for a while now. I can start it without sucking as ive been in the hobby for a while its just ive been working on a small tank and its harder to start. so i get and weekly mouthful of tank water. thought that was fine until about last week when i developed a partially nasty mouth ulcer. it seems to be not your standard mouth ulcer ( ironically the advise is to gargle saltwater) and ive been wondering if some bacteria from the tank has infected my mouth somehow? am i just being sft and its fine or have ive been stupid and been drinking fish faeces. sorry if this is tmi.

 

[KrisReef]

I always suspect the person(s) at the party when I come down with an unexpected lesion.

But seriously, keep the thread updated if you survive. These kinds of infections are really nothing to joke about, so for myself and what I wrote earlier, I appologize.

If you get a fever or obvious infection spreading in the area, don't wait to go to the ER and tell them what you suspect.

 

[exnisstech]

I've gotten my share of tank water in my mouth and I much prefer it to gasoline lol. Some people are more sensitive than others so best to be cautious.

 

[KrisReef]

I've gotten my share of tank water in my mouth and I much prefer it to gasoline lol. Some people are more sensitive than others so best to be cautious.

Good point. Listerine or even gin and tonic might be a better medical response then rinsing with salt water in this instance. And both do have medicinal properties when used correctly for mouth issues.

 

[exnisstech]

I vote gin and tonic since it can help with mental stress as well as physical ailments

 

[papercrab]

Thanks everyone! Ive been rinsing with saline solution for a couple of weeks and kts completely healed now.

 

[jsmkmavity]

Good to hear!