Bad Breath Halitosis Forum

I began my enlightenment at age 14 lucky old me. Tried many things, always had good hygeine but like some people the bacteria in my mouth were wrong and unbalanced. I used to smoke alot but wasnt at that time prepared to make the link or the sacrifice as many people smoke and do not suffer. I ate and had similar lifestyles to most people.

Anyway after years of suffereing at age 25 i stopped smoking for good which lessoned the BB by 50 percent although i still had the rampant bacteria problem.

Still suffering at age 32 i forced the doctor to take my tonsils out , i was simply not going to take no for an answer. I had been producing the horrendous tonsiliths since the age of 14 and yet was refused treatment back then. The tonsiliths caused BB that i simply had no control over.

Once the tonsils were out i noticed an improvent in the overall freshness of my mouth. I believe the huge amount of bacteria present in the stones made the levels rocket in the rest of my mouth. At the moment, touch wood, i think i am free of BB most of the time enough at least to even consider relationships and friendships.

I believe in keeping it simple i eat healthy home cooked meals with fresh ingredients - i love currys so i eat tons of garlic and onions which dont seem to affect me negatively. I use fresh herbs which are great anti oxidents, as are spices. Curry does not cause me to get BB.

I take basic multi vitamins and cod liver oil twice a day.

I eat very little processed food and sugar (Bacteria love the sugar), i eat some dairy.

I eat plenty of fruit and vegetables , i love them , full of vitamins, anti oxcidents and nutrients.

Im going to start eating a teaspoon of hempseed in the mornings too as this is really nutricious and cheap.

I take regular aerobic and anerobic exercise but im not a fanatic, this gets the blood moving and removes toxins from the system.

Ok thats the body part , i think you have to tune the body to get the mouth healthy aswell.
My oral routine is as follows:

Throughly scrape the tongue surface from back to front with sterilised scraper. Brush tongue in same manner with a circular brush. Use a oscilating electric toothbrush for 10 minutes and cover every square inch, toothpaste i like is the bicarb one but any would do. Then finally rinse and gargle with Hydrogen peroxide diluted for 5 minutes. I dont use the peroxide at night so that the healthy bacteria are not killed off. I may gargle it again during the day if ive been drinking tons of coffee. Now genrally my breath is not causing me anxiaty anymore. Hopefully this may help someone with the purely oral version of this blight. Reply if you liked this , thanks.

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You noticed the final improvement after you removed your tonsils you mention. Yet you still continue this strict oral hygiene routine. Do you believe there is additional factors contributing to your condition, if so what might they be?

well done, but brushing/scraping your tongue is utterly pointless

The tongue is a great source of bacteria in the mouth so that needs to be scrupelously cleaned regardless. To say its pointless to do so is quite ridiculous, as i have said you must elliminate every possible hiding place for the bacteria.
Obviously BB is more complicated then that , there are many types , i have the oral Bacterial imbalance type.

To people who have tonsil stones, not only will the stones be causing odor, but they will also be leeching the concentrated bacteria into the rest of your mouth which will harbour itself on your teeth, gums, tongue basically anywhere.

Everytime you swallow and you get that dreadful taste of the stones, the bacteria from the stones is leeching into your throat , nasal passages and mouth. No regular hygeine routine will adequately solve this, surgery is the best option in my opinion.

Tonsil stones are basically petri dishes of sulphur producing bacteria.

I keep a fairly good oral hygeine routine , i think theres too many people on here that do way too much and its probably counter productive. Remember the mouth has good bacteria, creating a wasteland in your mouth will only serve to help the bad guys.

To summerise.

My BB started at the same time i began producing tonsil stones. If the tonsils are full of this gunk it will cause BB in itself. Tonsil stone BB can be very strong , im sure we have all noticed someone with those exact symptons.

The trouble is the tonsil stones foul up the rest of the mouth, causing dry mouth and a lot of bacterial growth.

Due to this i believe the unfortunate person may be confused about the actual source of the problem. They may like me , spend alot of time trying to eradicate the mouth problem without addressing the tonsil stones.

Like many people, i didnt even know what tonsil stones were, it took me about 3 years before i even realised they were being produced by my tonsils. It took me some time before i was profficient at removing them from the tonsils - its very tricky at first.

Sorry if im rambling about tonsil stones , they just really wind me up as you can imagine.

As it stands all i can say is that my mouth feels much fresher , i have alot more confidence in it and i can function. I am no longer overly anxious about this condition. Right now i have no way of knowing if it has totally gone or not but i believe it has.