Dr. Harold Katz Post Nasal Drip and Nasal-Sinus Congestion Will Transform a Case of ‘Normal’ Breath into BAD Breath and ‘Bad’ Breath into HORRIBLE Breath! Bad Breath is very closely related to post nasal drip,excess mucus, sinus problems, your tonsils, and tonsiloliths.The bacteria which cause bad breath and sour/bitter/metallic tastes are anaerobic (live without oxygen). Their goal […]

As if women don’t have enough discomfort to suffer through during pregnancy — bad breath and pregnancy are directly linked.

The treatment for a white tongue will largely depend on the cause behind it. Many people experience a whitish-yellow coating on the back of their tongue from time to time. This is typical as bacteria can get a good foot hold at the taste buds, resulting in a sticky white tongue that smells bad. Giving the white tongue a good scrub with your toothbrush, or using a tongue scraper will remove most of the white tongue coating, and eliminate most of the bad breath that comes with it. A follow up with antibacterial mouthwash should clear most of the white tongue coating.

Everybody experiences bad breath from time to time. We may have eaten one of the famous Bloomin’ Onions from Outback Steakhouse. Maybe we had a long night out with pals and didn’t feel like brushing our teeth after that last beer. These bad breath episodes are common. However, some people suffer from another type of bad breath: Chronic bad breath. This can be a real issue to people who suffer from it, and may even be a symptom of a worse problem. Many times bad breath is a bad sign.

Acid reflux disease nearly always causes bad breath for its sufferers, but what exactly is it? Why should a part of your digestive system play a role in the production of bad breath?

Breath can be a body indicator for the health condition of organs such as the gall bladder. An uncommon but fairly serious cause of bad breath is gall bladder dysfunction.

As if bad breath wasn’t enough, now add pregnancy complications to the bad breath list. Periodontal disease, which causes bad breath, has been linked to premature babies with low birth weights.

Often when people are looking for the causes of their bad breath, they look for culprits inside the mouth, then the nose and throat. Sometimes the cause of bad breath comes from something external, most notably medications.

Gastroesophogeal Reflux Disease, also known as GERD, affects a number of people worldwide. Many suffer from it, but because of its elusive symptoms, and the fact that you can have a bad case of it without having all the manor symptoms, makes it very difficult to treat. Scientists have only recently begun to understand the causes and symptoms, and there’s still a lot of research to be done.

Scleroderma is a very debilitating disease that affects all aspects of life. It begins with a thickening of the fingertips, but as the disease progresses, it affects the skin, joints and internal organs. When it hits the esophagus, it leads to difficulty swallowing, chronic heartburn and our focus here, persistent bad breath.