edited to add

In the previous post, I failed to mention a couple things of importance.

A) The purpose of pressing salt into a canker sore is to cauterize the wound. It also compresses two weeks of pain into a few minutes. I think it's worth it.

B) Documenting the cauterization made it all better. Mentally composing a post helped to diminish the pain. I find that blogging can make many situations more enjoyable.