Bad Breath
Symptom
What is Bad Breath?
Bad Breath or Halitosis is the unpleasant odour typically caused
by oral dryness, stress, hunger or certain items like garlic and
onions or smoking and poor oral care.
Symptoms of Bad Breath -
White or Yellow Film on the tongue, Post Nasal Drainage, White
Nodules on the Tonsils, Dry Mouth and Bitter, Sour or Metallic
Tastes are some of the common symptoms.
1. One of the most common symptoms, the film forms due to
nasal mucous and bacteria accumulation on the tongue
especially the backside. Removing it is not the complete solution
as these bacteria are found in the entire mouth and the saliva.
Longer or larger taste buds (also called papillae) in some people
traps more bacteria. People suffering from post nasal (mucous)
drainage tend to have these films on the tongue.
2. Post Nasal Drainage causes due to sinus and allergies, where a
thick mucous drains down the throat from sinus or nasal areas, that
typically contains bacteria and proteins. These proteins break down
into amino acids that foster the bacterial growth and the mucous
also protect the bacteria from oxygen resulting in the bacteria
causing halitosis. This causes the person to clear his throat
often. Hydro Pulse sinus irrigator and Breathe-Ease XL saline
powder help in reducing the drainage.
3. Tonsils secrete white 'smelly' nodules that usually go
unnoticed as they are swallowed, but are noticed only when they get
dislodged. They may be of 1mm-4mm in size and can be noticed only
when placed at the entrance of nostrils. Removing the tonsils
themselves would not be solution in many cases.
4. Dry mouth or Xerostomia is one of the main causes of halitosis
caused due to ageing, medications, insufficient fluid intake. Dry
mouth causes concentration of bacteria in the saliva that readily
evaporate resulting in stronger bad breath. It also causes the
alteration of acid / base balance in the mouth fostering bacterial
growth. Less saliva causes accumulation of more bacteria and
cellular debris.
5. Bad tastes like bitter, sour or even metallic tastes in the
mouth are caused due to drainage in the sinus, medications dry
mouth, dental infections or oral bacteria. Dry mouth is the main
cause of bad tastes. However, not all causes of bad tastes produce
bad breath, so bad tastes as a symptom may be misleading at
times.
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