13th December 2004
Ron,
That was a great post! Thank You very much for all the information.
I have had bad breath since I was about 16-17 years old. I am now turning 44 next month. The smell is coming from my mouth and sometimes nose now. A kid on my bus stated that it smelled like horse manure in the bus. But, of coarse I couldn't smell anything. I think my biggest problem is PND. Over the years I have chewed so much gum and eaten millions of mints that I think I covered up this problem ( not the smell ) to the point that I didn't realize PND was a problem for me. I have been to an ENT who said there was no problem with my sinuses. This was many years ago. So I never thought of my sinuses again.
At least not until I came to this forum. I have alot of thick mucus in the back of my throat. When I gargle I get big clumps of clear mucus that comes up. I started irrigating my nasal passages and all hell broke loose. I don't know what I did but my mouth was constantly filled with this clear sticky mucus. After I ate I could open my mouth and it would just drip off my tongue. Sound gross hey! Sorry for that.
My breath became even worse. If that was possible. I have gone to a new doctor and I am starting all over again. I am taking steroids ( Nasonex ) it has helped a little. The mucus is not dripping off my tongue anymore. But, then I am not irrigating anymore also. I'm to afraid to do that again. Right now. The big clumps of mucus is still in the back of my throat when I gargle. I'm going back to the doctor tomorrow to see what I need to do next. I find that the chlorine dioxide helps but I have to use it all day long. I drink at least 2 liters of water a day or 80 oz and that has done nothing to help me. I will let everyone know what happens tomorrow.
That was a great post! Thank You very much for all the information.
I have had bad breath since I was about 16-17 years old. I am now turning 44 next month. The smell is coming from my mouth and sometimes nose now. A kid on my bus stated that it smelled like horse manure in the bus. But, of coarse I couldn't smell anything. I think my biggest problem is PND. Over the years I have chewed so much gum and eaten millions of mints that I think I covered up this problem ( not the smell ) to the point that I didn't realize PND was a problem for me. I have been to an ENT who said there was no problem with my sinuses. This was many years ago. So I never thought of my sinuses again.
At least not until I came to this forum. I have alot of thick mucus in the back of my throat. When I gargle I get big clumps of clear mucus that comes up. I started irrigating my nasal passages and all hell broke loose. I don't know what I did but my mouth was constantly filled with this clear sticky mucus. After I ate I could open my mouth and it would just drip off my tongue. Sound gross hey! Sorry for that.
My breath became even worse. If that was possible. I have gone to a new doctor and I am starting all over again. I am taking steroids ( Nasonex ) it has helped a little. The mucus is not dripping off my tongue anymore. But, then I am not irrigating anymore also. I'm to afraid to do that again. Right now. The big clumps of mucus is still in the back of my throat when I gargle. I'm going back to the doctor tomorrow to see what I need to do next. I find that the chlorine dioxide helps but I have to use it all day long. I drink at least 2 liters of water a day or 80 oz and that has done nothing to help me. I will let everyone know what happens tomorrow.