How to get rid of a cold sore 38 Articles

by Eve Redstone

Cold sores always occur at the worst possible moment, when you are tired, stressed, or already ill with something else. This is because the herpes simplex virus that causes them stays with us for life once we have it. It t...read more

by Fine Existence

Sadly enough, the honest and quick answer is:- You cannot never get rid of cold sores! Yes, that is the cruel truth! Cold sores are small, painful, fluid-filled blisters or sores that appear on the lips, mouth or nose that...read more

by Trisha Orlando

How To Get Rid of An Annoying Cold Sore Quickly LYSINE is the answer. It's available at drug stores and Wal-Mart. Take 2 a day and use Blistex in the tube. Within 2 or 3 days, the cold sore will be gone. Taking lys...read more

by Angie Papple

If you're cursed with a cold sore, chances are that you'll be willing to try anything to get rid of it. You're most likely walking around with your head down, because you're sure passersby are thinking, "Ugh! What IS tha...read more

by Dorothy Jo Bourbeau

How do you get rid of a cold sore? You don't, not really. The best you can do is stop the outbreak. Cold sores are cause by a viral infection know as herpes simplex type 1, not to be confused with genital herpes which i...read more

by Trenna Sue Hiler

Being plagued with cold sores is a challenge. They can manifest with fever, colds, stress and some times seem to come from no where. If you have never experienced a cold sore it begins with a slight tingle or itch on y...read more

by Danette M. Scott

How to get rid of a cold sore. Cold sores can often be embarrassing to people who have them. They are unsightly and sometimes painful. How do you get rid of them? In order to answer that question we must first ask and answ...read more

by Lucy Collins

Cold sores aways appear when you least want them, not that you ever want them. They present themselves as red and ugly blisters around your lips and come up when they feel like it, often when the person is run down. They...read more

by Ethel Smith

My husband is a bit of a nut-case. Well that is my opinion when it comes to his method of getting rid of a cold sore. He slices the top of with a wet shaver blade and dabs after shave on what is left. Aargghh I hear you sc...read more

by Norma Chew

Cold sore also called Herpes Simplex or fever blister occurring on or around the lips, is caused by the Herpes Simplex Virus 1. Cold sore is very contagious especially in the lesion phase. It is usually caused by stress wh...read more

by Ian Loft

Cold sores (sometimes referred to as fever blisters) are characterised by small blisters or lesions aropund the lips or skin near the mouth, nose and upper chin. Cold sores are a viral infection caused by the herpes simpl...read more

by Jennifer Harlan

I remember staying at home as a kid because my cold sores were so awful. They were quarter sized blisters that invaded my opening my eating food space, my talking space, my living and breathing space. The pain feels like s...read more

by Mak

Cold sore are small painful blister around lips, mouth or nose. First indication is tingling feeling or itchiness in the area, latter gets reddened and soon after fluid filled blisters appears. There may be one or several ...read more

by Lauren Beyenhof

Cold sores and fever blisters can last between one and two weeks. At the earliest signs of an outbreak, here are a few things you can do: 1. Take care of yourself Cold sore outbreaks are quite common during periods o...read more

by Diane Fal

What starts out as a tingle, then turns into pain? Yep, you guessed it, the dreaded cold sore. Nobody likes them, or wants one for that matter, but it usually happens. They always pop up at the most inopportune times it...read more

by Chad Morgan

Cold sores have many different names. Two or them are fever blisters or the more scientific name of herpes simplex 1. Alot of people get this mixed up the sexually transmitted disease herpes simplex 2. Cold sor...read more

by R.L Hanlon

Every school photo ever taken of me is accompanied by the predictable cold sore on the corner of my mouth. I have been fighting cold sores all my life. They can begin as blisters, being itchy and painful to eventually le...read more

by Samuel Kiragu

A cold sore can be very embarrassing especially during this holiday time where you just are taken a close-up photo from either a nasty paparazzi or that youngster that learnt a photography trick. Therefore, here is my reme...read more

by Thomas Alford

Having been plagued by cold since I was a young boy, I have sought out many ways to heal or prevent cold sores. Listen closely, because; I have not had an outbreak in years. Cold sores are caused by a herpes simplex vir...read more

by Pinky Chugani

Amazing how it never fails! Every time you have something big and important come up you find yourself battling a cold sore. You wake up to a tiny little pimple that quickly erupts into a painful sore much like the size of...read more