What Is Causing My Bad Breath? Posted: 03-14-05 10:30am
I brush properly, including my tongue. I
have bad breath that I believe is coming
from my tonsils. There are little gaps in
them that produce these little yellow
particles. When removed, they smell
terrible, just like my breath does, but a
lot stronger. This is where it is coming
from. Anybody know what these are and
what they are called? How do I stop them?
I've tried to go in and take out
whichever ones, but they keep coming out.
Any ideas? Thanks!
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msali
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They Are Tonsilloliths Posted: 03-14-05 11:51am
They are tonsilloliths or "tonsil rocks".
And I have read about it, it could be the
reason for your breath, but may not be....
As I have read, there are many ways to
help, like rinsing with peroxide
(supposedly)-- my daughter gets them.
Do a search, if you are young enough and
think your breath is because of these, you
could talk to doctor about removing
tonsils, but it is supposedly a hard
operation for an adult. Good luck!
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Justin_Toronto
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Posted: 03-14-05 11:56am
Yep, sounds like tonsil stones.
Bad breath and tonsils stones
(tonsilloliths) are generally two related
problems. Microbacterial organisms inside
your mouth are the primary cause of bad
breath. Tonsils stones are formed when
sulfur from these organisms combine with
debris in your mouth. The reason that
these two conditions are so often linked
is that the sulfur produced by the
bacteria is the most likely cause of bad
breath, and tonsils stones are just a
symptom that these bacterial organisms are
present in your mouth.
Bad breath and tonsils stones can be
treated with oral care products that
reduce the bacteria that cause bad breath.
The tonsils stones will then disappear
because the sulfur compounds are no longer
present.
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stevieinglesway
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Joined: 25 Mar 2005 Posts: 11
Posted: 03-25-05 10:14am
I had this problem too. Once you got the
little yellow things off your tonsils the
stench was unbearable gives you a right
complex.
In my case I also has swollen tonsils so I
got my tonsils removed. To be honest not
the most pleasant experience but it
certainly helped me and i'm no longer
bothered with this.
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gonz1017
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Joined: 14 Mar 2005 Posts: 6 Location: New Jersey
Posted: 07-20-05 08:51am
I have just recently discovered that my
girlfriend is bulimic. I know the two (my
bad breath and her eating disorder) have
nothing in common, but could this be the
reason for my tonsil stones (kissing her)?
I know that the stomach acids and such
cause tooth decay as can damage her throat
(as I had read on this forum), but could
that also be the cause of my bad breath?
I did not have the tonsil stones before we
started going out. Please advise. I want
to be as informed as possible. Thank you.
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halna13
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Joined: 06 Jan 2007 Posts: 3 Location: your mom
Posted: 01-06-07 18:02pm
I have had these and I am not sure what
they are called but I went to the doctor
and found out that they are caused by
allergies. She recommend me just take
over the counter allergy medicine and they
havn't come back since
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jenarea
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Posted: 04-15-08 12:27pm
Do these things cause bad breath or is it
just the rocks themselves that smell? I
have been getting them as far back as I
can remember (I am 24 now), but they come
in sperts, I can go months without having
them and then I will go a straight month
where i have one or two come out every
day. It really grosses me out and I am now
super selfconsious that I may have really
bad breath?
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ParkerYoung
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Posted: 04-21-08 20:51pm
I just found some in my mouth... thats why
im here... i pulled or i should say pushed
out about 12 of these stones and i can
still see more... If someone could tell me
the name of the medicine they used that
would be great!
