Bad Breath Treatment

Did you ever think that your nose, not your mouth, could be the cause of your bad breath? It’s true! For adults and children, bad breath out of the nose is caused by sinus problems, nasal congestion, allergies, the common cold and other forms of congestion. To make matters worse, over-the-counter antihistamines and cold medicine can dry out your mouth. Add the dry mouth (a haven for bad breath bacteria) with the mucus dripping from your nasal passages and you have double trouble: bad breath out of the nose and out of the mouth. As word of note to parents whose children have bad breath out of the nose, m...

Bad breath in the throat is caused by a build up of bacteria at the back of the throat and no wonder since the back of your throat is like Grand Central Station for bacteria. Think about it, every time you eat or drink, each time you swallow and whenever you have post nasal drip, the back of your throat has to fight bad breath from taking over. You can’t taste it, or smell it, so people rarely even know they have bad breath! It is like walking around with a big sign on your back that you can’t see, “I have bad breath.” It is embarrassing, and sadly, can affect your social life.

When bacteria finds...

Who seeks a cure for bad breath? About 30% of the population feels they never suffer from bad breath, except after eating a meal abundant in onions or garlic. Another 35% suffer from bad breath, but do not seek professional help when over-the-counter products fail. Only 35% of the population is so fed up with their bad breath problem that they seek professional help for a cure.

What? Professional help? Aren’t the only bad breath cures available on the shelves of the local grocery store? Mistakenly, that is what many people believe. When the “fresh breath” toothpastes and “bacteria fighting”...