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*** Amy&Steve*** and others re baby orajel (important!)

WinesNotWhinesWinesNotWhines
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Please be VERY careful if you use oral gels for treating teething pain. One of the active ingredients, benzocaine, can cause a fatal disease in infants. When I learned this, it really freaked me out. Personally, I wouldn't take the risk. I'm sticking to Tylenol or Motrin for teething pain. The information is widely available, even published in medical journals, if you look for it.

Here is some information:

https://www.livestrong.com/article/212436-what-are-the-problems-with-baby-oragel/

https://www.medscape.org/viewarticle/481037

https://cpj.sagepub.com/content/48/2/209.extract
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Re: *** Amy&Steve*** and others re baby orajel (important!)

  • SofkaSofka

    I have told this story several times on this board but I'll repeat. My Dr knows a pediatrician who gave Orajel to her baby and the baby died! I will never ever give Orajel and tell this story to every new parent I know. I'd rather my baby be miserable than dead. DS is a horrible horrible teether and not much helps but Orajel numbs the gums and can also numb the tongue; a baby can then swallow his own tongue; you'll think "oh good, he's finally asleep" and go to bed, but he'll really be dead

     

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  • SoonToBeMrsDTSSoonToBeMrsDTS member
    Did Hyland's ever come back on the market? 
    Married 7.9.05
    DD1 9.24.06
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  • belizeitornotbelizeitornot
    holy crap. i'm going right now to throw away the tube we have!
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  • Amy&Steve0421Amy&Steve0421 member
    Wow - somehow I missed this info - thank you so so much!!!  Am throwing it out right now!
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  • mstavish79mstavish79
    Yikes super scary stuff!  We used those orajel teething sticks with X all through his teething stuff.  Glad nothing happened to him. Thanks for sharing this info. 
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  • mstavish79mstavish79
    Yikes super scary stuff!  We used those oral gel teething sticks with X all through his teething stuff.  Glad nothing happened to him. Thanks for sharing this info. 
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  • mommmyzmommmyz
    Sofka, I read your Orajel story when I was just pregnant and lurking and have never used Orajel on DS - just way too scary to me. We got some at our shower and I actually use it on my eyebrows right before I do a big tweezing job - numbs the area a bit! Stick out tongue
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  • MrsNJSwimmerMrsNJSwimmer member
    I don't understand why it's still on the market if all this stuff is true?
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  • SofkaSofka

    imagemommmyz:
    Sofka, I read your Orajel story when I was just pregnant and lurking and have never used Orajel on DS - just way too scary to me. We got some at our shower and I actually use it on my eyebrows right before I do a big tweezing job - numbs the area a bit! Stick out tongue

    what a great idea! (If you already have it, I certainly won't buy their product).

     

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