Burning Mouth Syndrome: The Menopause Symptom Too Many Women Don’t Know About

In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Susan Sklar to explore Burning Mouth Syndrome, a painful condition that affects many women during perimenopause and menopause but often goes undiagnosed. We discuss how declining hormones, nerve health, nutrition, inflammation, thyroid function, and chronic stress may all contribute to symptoms, and why a personalized, functional medicine approach can offer hope when conventional treatments provide few answers.- - - - -Connect with Our Guest:Dr. Sklar is a Harvard-trained gynecologist and founder of the Sklar Center for Women’s Wellness in Long Beach, California. After overcoming her own health challenges—including gluten intolerance, hormonal imbalances, and osteoarthritis—she developed the Sklar Method Protocols to help people restore vitality and thrive in midlife and beyond.With over 20 years of experience in obstetrics and gynecology, she has advanced training in anti-aging, regenerative medicine, and sexual health. She is certified in the Bredesen Protocol for addressing early cognitive decline. Her work focuses on identifying and correcting underlying hormonal and biochemical imbalances to support long-term health, energy, and quality of life.For the past decade, she has focused on burning mouth syndrome, a puzzling neuropathic pain condition that mainly affects perimenopausal and menopausal women. Hormone changes appear to be an important driver of this condition. A functional medicine approach to treatment has been helpful for this syndrome, which has few solutions in the conventional medicine arena.Dr. Sklar is passionate about empowering individuals with the tools and knowledge to live longer, healthier, and more vibrant lives.Website: https://susansklarmd.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61567301086943 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@drsklar Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drsklar/ - - - - - Dr. Pat McShane, MDLinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/pat-mcshane-0535ba3/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.womenshealthspan.net⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@mcshanepmcshane9303⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Substack: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://substack.com/@patmcshane⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Produced by DrTalks: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://drtalks.com/podcast/