Bad Breath or Halitosis is the term used to describe unpleasant smell exhaled in breathing. There are different types of Halitosis. Transient bad breath is very common and is caused due to oral dryness, stress, hunger, eating foods containing garlic and onions, smoking and poor oral hygiene. Morning breath and chronic bad breath are the other types. The latter affects 25% of the population at different levels
Bad breath is a serious social disease that in most cases can be fixed with some simple procedures that will annihilate it quickly. The first thing that must be done is to ascertain the source of the bad breath problem. Here is a list of Bad Breath causes or symptoms: · People back away or turn their heads · People wrinkle their nose or frown when you speak · You clear your throat a lot because of thick saliva · Your physician ignores the problem · Your tongue wears a white coat · You are offered breath lozenges, mints and gum a lot · Mucus, post-nasal drip, or allergies · Tonsils have white round circular blobs on them · Flossing and brushing fail to remove bad breath · Bad taste linger after mouthwash, milk, coffee, or beer · Low self-esteem and confidence · Tongue scraping not effective Many people try to self-test to see if they have bad breath by cupping their hand and blowing their breath into it. Unfortunately, this does not work because of a human process called acclimation which allows us to smell other things but not ourselves Checking to see if you have bad breath can be done in several ways: 1. The Halimeter which measure the concentration of volatile sulfur compounds (VSCs) in your mouth