My journey
Posted: Thu May 12, 2016 6:19 pm
First of all, english is not even my second language, so forgive my grammar.
This thread will be a blog type, i will try different stuff and report here how have they worked.
So, for the backround, BB started when i was around 17. Mouth did not feel fresh and i was paranoid talking with people face to face, so i chewed gum all the time. First real clue was when we had a field trip to a local factory and we were told to wear a respiratory mask. I wasn’t able to wear this over couple of minutes because air in there turned really bad. I did not care much about this, even though i got some comments from here and there. Right now i am 22 years old. I test my breath with different methods, i use the classic lick test and cotton swab test and if i have the time i put a surgical mask and take deep breaths. After couple of minutes i can tell how bad my breath is, I have found it to be in correlation with lick and cotton test, when my saliva smells sour and i have yellow/greysh gunk on a cotton, then the air in surgical mask will be foul. According to reactions and everything, i have ONLY MOUTH ODOR. I think i dont have BB all the time and my BB is not very strong and can be smelled from close distance, but this has made me very paranoid and halitophobic, I avoid close interactions even when i feel fresh.
Symptoms:
White dots on tongue which are really hard to scrape off, but they smell foul and when they are removed i dont have BB
When i eat sugary foods etc i get really sour feeling in my mouth, i get same sour or foul feeling when i am brushing with regular cheap toothpaste. Same goes with cigarettes and alcohol.(Interesting is that my parents have also BB after brushing their teeth)
I have bubbly and white saliva, dry mouth. I get food particles in my throat after eating, for about an 30 minutes. (My saliva is really white and foamy when i have dry mouth and if i spit it out, it's really thick and white, not volatile at all, when i feel fresh, my saliva is more watery and volatile. Therefore i think my saliva is not cleaning my tongue enough, so when I swallow it, it remains in my throat, because no volatility.)
My throat produces huge amount of mucus which is thicky, glue like and tastes salty, although it is completely odorless and colorless.
Things that have been done:
Tonsils taken out when i was 12, had tonsillitis.
Went to the dentist, had all my 3 fillings replaced.
Deep cleaning, and mouth inspection, were told that teeth and gums are ok
Usuall floss, brush teeth and tongue with toothbrush.
What really helped me was peroxide, it left clean feeling in my mouth for about 2 hours and when i went out i got 0 reactions and tongue was really pink and moist.
Same thing with Tung brush, it helps for about 2 hours, maximum 3 if sipping water regularly, after that the foul smell and tongue coating come back.
I told my family doctor that my mouth feels really dry most of the time, she measured my blood sugar levels and took some tests to rule out autoimmune disorders, ofcourse everything came back negative.
Took high dose of food supplements and vitamins, including magnesium and zinc.
Tried dairy and lactose free diet.
Things that may contribute to my bad breath
I have really bad allergies in the spring, my nose is inflammed most of the time, but no PND or runny nose. (My BB is a year around disease, so i dont think it is a big factor, tho I have some food allergies, so my lips swell up a bit)
Was in a car accident when i was 15 years old, hurt my neck really bad.
Had braces when i was 15, my teeth were straightened within in a year, dentist left a wire behind my upper frontal teeth to prevent dislocation. This wire is still there, but dentist sayed that this could not cause BB. My gums are not inflammed and i can clean wire easly with a toothbrush.
I have allergy related asthma, so i take corticosteroids, again i was off all my medications for 6 months and no relief.
Interesting thing is i have double chin and fat cheeks, but my bodyfat is pretty low, might be genetic.
I have partially erupted wisdom teeth, but again they just started growing and no weird taste or smell around them.
I have a doctor appointment next week where i ask for IgA deficiency test, I've read that it is not very rare disease, and can go unnoticable, only allergies and mild infections. After that maybe i go to another ENT and ask for his/her opinion.
Feel free to comment and express an opinion.
This thread will be a blog type, i will try different stuff and report here how have they worked.
So, for the backround, BB started when i was around 17. Mouth did not feel fresh and i was paranoid talking with people face to face, so i chewed gum all the time. First real clue was when we had a field trip to a local factory and we were told to wear a respiratory mask. I wasn’t able to wear this over couple of minutes because air in there turned really bad. I did not care much about this, even though i got some comments from here and there. Right now i am 22 years old. I test my breath with different methods, i use the classic lick test and cotton swab test and if i have the time i put a surgical mask and take deep breaths. After couple of minutes i can tell how bad my breath is, I have found it to be in correlation with lick and cotton test, when my saliva smells sour and i have yellow/greysh gunk on a cotton, then the air in surgical mask will be foul. According to reactions and everything, i have ONLY MOUTH ODOR. I think i dont have BB all the time and my BB is not very strong and can be smelled from close distance, but this has made me very paranoid and halitophobic, I avoid close interactions even when i feel fresh.
Symptoms:
White dots on tongue which are really hard to scrape off, but they smell foul and when they are removed i dont have BB
When i eat sugary foods etc i get really sour feeling in my mouth, i get same sour or foul feeling when i am brushing with regular cheap toothpaste. Same goes with cigarettes and alcohol.(Interesting is that my parents have also BB after brushing their teeth)
I have bubbly and white saliva, dry mouth. I get food particles in my throat after eating, for about an 30 minutes. (My saliva is really white and foamy when i have dry mouth and if i spit it out, it's really thick and white, not volatile at all, when i feel fresh, my saliva is more watery and volatile. Therefore i think my saliva is not cleaning my tongue enough, so when I swallow it, it remains in my throat, because no volatility.)
My throat produces huge amount of mucus which is thicky, glue like and tastes salty, although it is completely odorless and colorless.
Things that have been done:
Tonsils taken out when i was 12, had tonsillitis.
Went to the dentist, had all my 3 fillings replaced.
Deep cleaning, and mouth inspection, were told that teeth and gums are ok
Usuall floss, brush teeth and tongue with toothbrush.
What really helped me was peroxide, it left clean feeling in my mouth for about 2 hours and when i went out i got 0 reactions and tongue was really pink and moist.
Same thing with Tung brush, it helps for about 2 hours, maximum 3 if sipping water regularly, after that the foul smell and tongue coating come back.
I told my family doctor that my mouth feels really dry most of the time, she measured my blood sugar levels and took some tests to rule out autoimmune disorders, ofcourse everything came back negative.
Took high dose of food supplements and vitamins, including magnesium and zinc.
Tried dairy and lactose free diet.
Things that may contribute to my bad breath
I have really bad allergies in the spring, my nose is inflammed most of the time, but no PND or runny nose. (My BB is a year around disease, so i dont think it is a big factor, tho I have some food allergies, so my lips swell up a bit)
Was in a car accident when i was 15 years old, hurt my neck really bad.
Had braces when i was 15, my teeth were straightened within in a year, dentist left a wire behind my upper frontal teeth to prevent dislocation. This wire is still there, but dentist sayed that this could not cause BB. My gums are not inflammed and i can clean wire easly with a toothbrush.
I have allergy related asthma, so i take corticosteroids, again i was off all my medications for 6 months and no relief.
Interesting thing is i have double chin and fat cheeks, but my bodyfat is pretty low, might be genetic.
I have partially erupted wisdom teeth, but again they just started growing and no weird taste or smell around them.
I have a doctor appointment next week where i ask for IgA deficiency test, I've read that it is not very rare disease, and can go unnoticable, only allergies and mild infections. After that maybe i go to another ENT and ask for his/her opinion.
Feel free to comment and express an opinion.