If you can post a couple pictures, that would be the biggest help.
Is it just the scales that are damaged or is there an actual wound? If the scales are a bit roughed up, your noodle should be okay.
If there is a wound obviously, vet is recommended if the wound is deep or remains open.
If it's more like a scratch or a red patch:
You may need to take the substrate out for a week, maybe more.
Give your snake a nice soak to help loosen up any debris. If you have iodine, you can mix a small bit in the water to give it just a tint of color, like very watered down tea. To help disinfect it a bit.
Let the snake have a damp towel to slither through to get whatever debris left away from the area. try not to pick at things. if you need to you can take a bit of gauze and carefully wipe at it, but don't be too rough.
dab a little bit of antibiotic ointment over the area. just a thin layer. And it's very important to make sure it is plain ointment, no painkillers.
If the area continues to look red or worse, go to the vet. Your snake may need a course of antibiotics.
Also, make sure to run your hand around the edges of anything in the habitat they may be running the belly or back on, just to make sure if it wasn't just the CHE guard that did it.
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