Hello, I have a problem that has not been diagnosed.I have bad breath that can
be smelled when my mouth is closed.If people sit next to me or if I walk
by they gesture as if they detect it.when I brush my teeth,the smell never changes
not even for a minute.Its as if I did nothing at all.I floss,tonguescrape and rinse.
Even after eating no changes except people seem to sniff more or have even
more reaction.It is 24 hrs a day.When I am resting in my room,someone come
thru and itches their nose indicating they smell it.I keep myself clean so I know
it is not a B.O. issue because I have heard the comments and slick hints.
I have had deep cleanings,and dental procedures that does absolutely nothing
for the problem.I always have a dry not so fresh taste in my mouth every day
sometimes bad taste.I chew gum all the time and it does not even freshen the
odor or mask it.Most times,i have to keep chewing the gum so it can cover
up the bad taste in my mouth a little so I can give myself enough confidence and energy
to open my mouth and speak.I even go to sleep with the gum in mouth daily
so when I awake I can start chewing on it to avoid the even dryer mouth and taste.
I also have to constantly put chap stick on my lips all year long.
People have smelled my breath from 10 feet away or more.
I believe something is going on that is probably the cause of all this for so many
years but I am having difficulty getting a prognosis.I have something whitish on
both of my inner cheeks.Some of it looks like jelly,mucuos or snot.I can move it around
with my tongue but it does not come off.I believe this probably appeared little before
or after a severe longterm tonsil infection,but not sure.I do know,I never remembered
having anything whitish on my cheeks they were both all pink.However,I got the tonsils
removed in 1997 and nothing changed. none of my family members have this film
on their cheeks.Does anyone know what this is and maybe think that I can possibly
be right with this suspicion that this film on my cheeks is the reason my breath smell
so bad?

miami79

Has anyone who suffered from this condition had major dental work done before they had these symptoms?

miami79

[quote=jay1pizza]Hello, I have a problem that has not been diagnosed.I have bad breath that can
be smelled when my mouth is closed.If people sit next to me or if I walk
by they gesture as if they detect it.when I brush my teeth,the smell never changes
not even for a minute.Its as if I did nothing at all.I floss,tonguescrape and rinse.
Even after eating no changes except people seem to sniff more or have even
more reaction.It is 24 hrs a day.When I am resting in my room,someone come
thru and itches their nose indicating they smell it.I keep myself clean so I know
it is not a B.O. issue because I have heard the comments and slick hints.
I have had deep cleanings,and dental procedures that does absolutely nothing
for the problem.I always have a dry not so fresh taste in my mouth every day
sometimes bad taste.I chew gum all the time and it does not even freshen the
odor or mask it.Most times,i have to keep chewing the gum so it can cover
up the bad taste in my mouth a little so I can give myself enough confidence and energy
to open my mouth and speak.I even go to sleep with the gum in mouth daily
so when I awake I can start chewing on it to avoid the even dryer mouth and taste.
I also have to constantly put chap stick on my lips all year long.
People have smelled my breath from 10 feet away or more.
I believe something is going on that is probably the cause of all this for so many
years but I am having difficulty getting a prognosis.I have something whitish on
both of my inner cheeks.Some of it looks like jelly,mucuos or snot.I can move it around
with my tongue but it does not come off.I believe this probably appeared little before
or after a severe longterm tonsil infection,but not sure.I do know,I never remembered
having anything whitish on my cheeks they were both all pink.However,I got the tonsils
removed in 1997 and nothing changed. none of my family members have this film
on their cheeks.Does anyone know what this is and maybe think that I can possibly
be right with this suspicion that this film on my cheeks is the reason my breath smell
so bad?[/QUOTE


hello everyone,
Check out the symptoms to a condition called leaky gut syndrome.

miami79

Check out the symptoms to a condition called leaky gut syndrome.

gorgeouslady

i used to have this same problem but not as bad though.mine was caused by having sinus.i have sinus infection and everyday i suffer from sinus.i later found out that part of your brain,where your forehead is located, can be infected by sores caused by sinus.and when there is sore in your brain it causes bad breath.i am an african and in the united states here.i just told my mum about it and she sent me a local medicine made of herbs which i mix with a little water and snuff it into my nose.it goes straight into my brain and i feel it burning me meaning it's working.i saw results the very next day and now i use it every 4 days.my bad breath is gone completely,but apart from my african medicine i don't know which other medication would help unless you google up solutions for bad breath.you are not alone and don't let this put you down.

miami79

stinkie minkie or Jay did any of you have dental work done because the bad taste and smell could be due to dental work done especially a root canal. I have the same problem and it all started to happen after I got a root canal procedure.

twomuttsmom

I would agree with oral thrush if the spots are in your mouth.

It may also be possible that you have "Tonsillolith". These are beige, soft clusters of material that settle in the back of the throat or around the area where your wisdome teeth would be. They adhere to the mucous membrane and make you feel a sensation in the back of your throat sometimes. Do you ever spit any of these up? They are quite strong in their smell.

One way to get rid of them is to put a Q-tip dipped in hydrogen peroxide back there, but you may gag. If you can get past the gagging, you can reach them with your tooth brush.

An ENT could diagnose you better than a dentist.
Look this term up further and see if this describes what you have...
Good luck

miami79

Please check out the website Apria.com. There may be a possible diagnosis for this problem we suffer.

Geek2me

There is something called tonsil stones, which can cause the same symptoms, including the chapped lips, but since you do not have tonsils it may not be it. It happens when food particles get caught in the pockets or crevices of your tonsils. Your white blood cells come in and try to fight it off producing a sulfa type ball, whitish or yellowish in color that sticks to your tonsils and smells really bad!! You can use a water pick and spray the back of your throat and see if anything comes out. Becareful it can make you gag, but really try to get back in there. I would continue to do this every few days to keep them clean. Since you don't have your tonsils maybe there isa some other spot the are hiding where food can get trapped. Not sure about the white film on your cheeks. Good luck and hope this helps, let me know!

miami79

Okay so I come to the conclusion that this probably has a lot to do with dry mouth. Dry mouth is triggered by certain illnesses as well as certain type of medication. Dry mouth causes little or no saliva flow. When that happens, it disturbs the balance of bad breath bacteria in the mouth therefore causing it to multiply. The more of this bacteria the worse the breath smells. This bacteria seems to find itself on the bac of the tongue. If you take your finger or a spoon and scrape the back of your tongue and it smells his will be a good indication on how bad the breath is. Unfortunately there is no cure for bad breath and as for those products that claim to work, I haven't encountered one person who said that it does work for them. Hopefully there will be better treatments for this illness because it is wrecking our lives.

misu

Maybe you just have a sinus infection.