My story, and what I did to cure my breath

[badbreath0202]

Yes, maybe it does vary from person to person.

I wasn't saying that tonsil stones are unrelated to smelly tongues, I was saying that it's much more likely (in my humble opinion) that whatever is causing the tongue to be smelly (i.e. in your case most probably your gum problems and in my case most definitely a wisdom tooth gum discharge) is also what causes the tonsil stones.

Maybe I'm wrong though and it's just me and that I have flawed logic, but when so many people from this forum who've had tonsil stones and smelly tongues find they still have the exact same smelly tongues after removing their tonsils, that says to me that tonsils do not cause the smelly tongue?

I don't have BB any more since I eventually discovered and dealt with an impacted wisdom tooth. I am open-minded, but maybe I should be quiet and keep my thoughts and opinions to myself and not try to openly think anything thru with anybody because people only seem to get insulted or offended if they think differently.

Sorry I came across the wrong way. Please don't feel offended. We are all here to learn from each other and to cure the same problem. I am happy for your success.

The removal of your tonsils is probably irrelevant if it was 2 years ago. If you suffer from chronic BB but have cured yourself by flossing then unless you're hygiene is very poor you might just be experiencing a temporary improvement, I hope not for your sake obviously.

I have lost count of the number of times I was convinced I had cured myself with something so simple like flossing or a new mouthwash only to be disappointed a few days to a week later. I am interested in why this is so common and why a new product or cleaning technique can seemingly cure BB for a short period if the product/technique itself isnt addressing the root cause and is in effect useless. If it is useless then why for so many of us do we report a short term improvement before things revert to normal? There must be a psychological element to this leading to a change in bodily functions - increased serotonin levels? reduced stress hence increased saliva flow, improved digestion?

My tonsillectomy could be irrlevant if it is true that tonsil stones are caused by smelly tongues rather than food debris. As written previously however, I do not share the same opinion, haha.

I will continue to do what I am doing and update my original post a few weeks later, so far so good.

N.B. My tongue is still very white, it just doesn't seem to smell anymore. I'm hoping as my gums heal up my tongue will at last turn into a pinky colour.

[Phantasist]

Gooner,

I think you have something there. If eliminating bad breath were as simple as flossing, nobody here would have bad breath. When I brush my teeth, I brush horizontally, up and down, inside and outside the tooth surfaces as well as all top and bottom surfaces. In short I have no food particles stuck between my teeth. I think that the members of this forum have better oral hygiene than the average person. And I've known people who have a ton of plaque on their teeth and no bad breath. I've even known people who don't brush their teeth and still have no bad breath. What does that tell you? It tells me that oral hygiene has very little to do with breath odor. Most people are simply immune to whatever causes bad breath. They can have sinus infections, post nasal drip, tonsil stones, heliobacter pylori, coated tongue, receding gums, you name it, and they still won't have bad breath!!! I would like the dentists and the doctors to explain this. But I guarantee you that you will NEVER get an explanation from them. The reason is simple: they have no idea why that is.

[badbreath0202]

Gooner,

I think you have something there. If eliminating bad breath were as simple as flossing, nobody here would have bad breath. When I brush my teeth, I brush horizontally, up and down, inside and outside the tooth surfaces as well as all top and bottom surfaces. In short I have no food particles stuck between my teeth. I think that the members of this forum have better oral hygiene than the average person. And I've known people who have a ton of plaque on their teeth and no bad breath. I've even known people who don't brush their teeth and still have no bad breath. What does that tell you? It tells me that oral hygiene has very little to do with breath odor. Most people are simply immune to whatever causes bad breath. They can have sinus infections, post nasal drip, tonsil stones, heliobacter pylori, coated tongue, receding gums, you name it, and they still won't have bad breath!!! I would like the dentists and the doctors to explain this. But I guarantee you that you will NEVER get an explanation from them. The reason is simple: they have no idea why that is.

Both Gooner and you may be right, though it varies from person to person. I'm not telling everyone to clean their mouths better, as I agree with you that most of the people on this forum have better oral hygiene than the average person.

However I still stand by food debris as the cause of tonsil stones, and that if you have tonsil stones the only way out is via. tonsillectomy.