I saw a young 20ish year old guy who had been eating some fried chicken when he bit the inside of his cheek. He immediately stopped what he was doing and rushed right in. After waiting for a couple of hours to be seen, I had the pleasure of examining the inside of his mouth. No bleeding. Not even any broken skin. He hadn't taken anything to try and help with the pain. His reason he came in? He wanted to make sure it wasn't infected. At least that concern is understandable.
Let me give you some advise for the next time you bite your cheek. Chances are there is nothing that an ER doc can do for you and it most likely won't get infected. Take some Motrin and finish your chicken. There, I just saved you 2 hours of waiting in an ER waiting room and a nice ER bill.
If you do come in and end up waiting for a while, just remember this...
