I've bitten my tongue!

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During dinner on Saturday evening.

I gave it a proper chomp and it's been very painful ever since. I'd expected it to be getting better by this morning but it's not. I just showed DH, ex Army and not usually squeamish and he recoiled in horror

Is there anything I "should" be doing?. I've never had a tongue injury that hurt for more than a few hours before.

Maybe rinse with saltwater 2/3 times a day to keep it clean & help it to heal

Ah yes of course. Stupid question but how salty is salt water? How much salt in a cup of water?

I would put about a teaspoon of salt in warm water and gargle it regularly throughout the day.