Burning mouth syndrome affects women

Dear Doctors: I'm 54 years old and post-menopausal. I've had increasing issues with my lips for three years.

At first, it felt like a persistent sunburn, and now my lips feel as if they are made of tissue paper. I'm otherwise healthy. Changing meds, including hormones, hasn't helped. What can this be?

Dear Reader: You have described one of the symptoms that can occur in a condition known as burning …