Oral herpes symptoms

 I think I may have oral herpes. What are the symptoms I should have?

Herpes simplex presents in the same fashion each time. The only difference with recurrent infections is that duration may be short, but the pain is still present. Most people have a prodrome (a period when one can sense something is not right) period. Some individuals may sense tingling or numbness on the lips or corner of the mouth a few days prior to the full-blown infection. The prodrome period usually lasts about 5-7 days. 

Typically, most individuals have one common symptom- pain. The intensity of pain varies. For most people it is tolerable but in others, it can be intense. The pain is burning in nature and usually no home made therapies make it better. Associated with pain may be complains of an itchy feeling around the lips. A few individuals may also complain of a bizarre electric shock like feeling just over the lips.