Reasons As To Why Patients With Oral Lichen Planus Tend To Be Very Distressed

There are two major reasons as to why patients with oral lichen planus tend to be very distressed

. But what do we really know about the condition known as oral lichen planus? Let us try to find out more before we delve into the distressed part. Essentially, this is a condition whereby growths that look a lot like lichens start showing up on the skin surface of a person. If you take note of their appearance, they are of a dark color, and touching them would reveal a hard texture. The entire body, even the oral zone, could be vulnerable to the formation of these lichen-like growths. Lichen planus, once they start appearing on the oral zone, naturally becomes a source of distress for any patient. But why are patients particularly in agony when oral lichen planus affects them, particularly in the oral zone?

The first reason why patients find it particularly distressing to have oral lichen planus is the fact that the oral zone is very conspicuous and any growths on it are glaringly obvious. Once a person develops lichen planus in his or her mouth, it is very hard to hide it (unless one opts to take a solemn and strictly observed vow of absolute silence for the duration of the illness). People would definitely have a hard time missing it, and a stigma has already been attached to people suffering from this condition because most people immediately assume that it is a condition worse than it actually is.

It is unavoidable how oral lichen planus can have a negative impact on how one lives his life, and this thought is a particular source of distress for patients with this condition. A person with severe lichen planus manifesting in his or her mouth is, for instance, likely to have difficulties speaking well. Even the simple day to day tasks of eating, drinking, and other acts involving use of the tongue or the mouth become an ordeal.

Adequate counseling and guidance become extremely important once a patient with distressing oral lichen planus starts to go about treating them. The counseling here is aimed at making the patients aware of the fact that, generally speaking, lichen planus is a condition that can be quite easily managed. The patients have to be reassured that although the condition may not be curable through conventional medicine, there are definitely some medications that are capable of keeping it under control. The fear of many patients that this condition will turn chronic and screw up their lives is quite rampant. Such patients need to be counseled, and shown that, with the right interventions, lichen planus is usually a transient (swiftly passing) condition. It is the responsibility of a physician to inform the patients that, incurable through conventional medicine though it is, they can derive lasting relief from some alternative therapies.

by: Olen Ballard

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