A little about me. I’ve had halitosis all of my high school career and a couple years into college. Which literally sucked. It became a huge part of me that I just couldn’t get rid of. i was such a so social butterfly until I became socially anxious and introverted just because of how much I dreaded talking to people. I even avoided getting a job for the longest because I couldn’t bear what I went through. I tried literally everything and wasted so much money and still nothing. 6 years that I suffered. Worst 6 years ever.
So i guess now I’ll talk about my symptoms and my causes of bb.
I have a mild tonsil problem and I have chronic post nasal drip. I used to have a white tongue all the time and a slimy throat from pnd. and Plaque on my teeth as well.
I would do my oral care routine and then use mouthwash and by the time I got to work, I would get this weird nasty smell. I had wondered if it was only when I ate or drank so one day I didn’t eat or drink anything at work and it still smelled bad after like 20 minutes. It doesn’t quite smell like tonsil stones or cavities, but with my mask I can smell my own breath for sure. And unfortunately... so could others. I still got reactions at work if I was talking to someone close. I thought I was at least safe with the mask, but alas I was not. Even with my mask on AND theirs, they could smell it.
So now I will tell you about my oral routine because I honestly think these are the best products I’ve ever tried and I’ll never change.
I like to shower before I brush my teeth and while I shower, I coconut oil pull for 20 minutes, making sure to gargle well. It cleans my mouth whitens well.!
After I shower, I first start with the crest 3D white brilliance 2 step kit. It costs like 12 dollars. This is hands down the best toothpaste I’ve ever used. Basically, it comes with a toothpaste and a whitening gel. I use my electric toothbrush from oral b and brush with both. you brush with step 1 ( the toothpaste) for 1 minute and then with step 2 ( the whitening gel) for 1 minute. After using the whitening gel, you’re supposed to rinse with water. RINSE YOUR ENTIRE MOUTH VERY WELL AND GARGLE TOO. I gargle for a good 30 seconds. My teeth feel super clean after that, no plaque at all! and my family has even commented on my super white teeth and fresh breath. BONUS
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Then I go in with a metal tongue scraper, you can find them on amazon, i got a big pack for a few dollars. The metal ones just work the best. I scrape all the gunk and slime off.
AND THEN. I go in with my TUNG brush and TUNG gel. I put a dab of the gel on the brush and brush really well for an entire minute. I have my phone and set my timers to make sure I’m making it
Now here’s where I went wrong, I would then use Closys mouthwash after all that. For the life of me I just couldn’t understand why I was still having bad breath. So one day I decided to just, not use mouthwash. After brushing my tongue with the TUNG products, i went off to work and I was really nervous at first but I always had a pack of gum with me for when it got bad or for after my lunch break. But 4 hours into my shift, after eating for the second time, I noticed that I didn’t smell anything at all. I kept blowing and puffing into my mask and I literally couldn’t smell anything. I was talking to my coworkers and everything and no one was acting weird. No one was adjusting their mask or stepping back. It was crazy I almost thought I was imagining things!!! I have a crush on this guy and could never go talk to him but now I can!
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I really gotta give credit to the TUNG products, if you take nothing else from this, go buy those things I pray you. My bb mostly just stemmed from my tongue and now I have a clean, pink tongue all day. I had work earlier today, ate sugary food, drank soda, and ate chips during both of my breaks (ignore my poor diet, it was my cheat day) and hours after I got off my breath still smells fresh and my tongue is still pink and clean.
Side note that before I do my oral routine before bed, I sinus rinse. I’ll go ahead and tell you about that too because I no longer get slimy throat. I use distilled water and I microwave it for 30 seconds. then I drop grapefruit seed extract 3 drops, and 3 drops of goldenseal extract. I make sure to snort it so it goes down my throat, out my mouth.
anyway, that’s it!! I hope this helped anyone.