Some people, with bad breath, can smell their own breath; And some people, through the reaction of others, only know their bad breath. Self-test breathing method: gather the left and right palms together to harvest a closed bowl, wrap it around the nose and mouth, then inhale into the gathered palms and inhale through the nose, and you can smell the smell in your mouth.
Causes of halitosis
1. Oral diseases: People suffering from dental caries, gingivitis, periodontitis, oral mucositis, tooth decay, periodontal diseases and other oral diseases are prone to breed bacteria, especially anaerobic bacteria, which decompose to produce sulfide, give off a rotten smell and produce bad breath.
Gastrointestinal diseases, such as peptic ulcer, chronic gastritis and functional dyspepsia. , may be accompanied by bad breath. Recently, we also found that the incidence of halitosis in patients infected with Helicobacter pylori, which caused various stomach diseases, was significantly higher than that in uninfected patients, and the symptoms of halitosis were significantly alleviated after eradication of Helicobacter pylori. The reason may be that Helicobacter pylori infection directly produces sulfide, which leads to bad breath.
3. People who smoke, drink and drink coffee, often eat spicy food such as onions, garlic and leeks, or like stinky food such as stinky tofu and rotten eggs are also prone to bad breath.
4. Dieting to lose weight, or unable to eat because of illness, or the function of salivary glands in the elderly is reduced, and endocrine disorders in women during menstruation lead to reduced saliva secretion, which is conducive to the growth of anaerobic bacteria, so bad breath occurs.
5. Girls' bad breath: Some adolescent women have ovarian dysfunction, and when the level of sex hormones is low, the resistance of oral tissues decreases, which is easy to be infected with germs, leading to bad breath.
Poor oral hygiene, periodontal disease, dry mouth, smoking, getting sick or eating certain foods can all lead to bad breath. Bad breath occurs when oral hygiene is poor, periodontal disease or saliva is insufficient, and bacteria accumulate. Saliva is necessary to wash away food residues and bacteria. Some drugs, such as hypertension, psychotropic drugs or specific diseases, can also cause dry mouth, and occasionally nasal or respiratory infections can also cause bad breath. If bad breath persists, please see a dentist to see if it is related to dental disease.
How to prevent bad breath?
Check regularly for periodontal disease, dry mouth or other diseases. Maintaining good oral hygiene, eliminating periodontal diseases and asking dentists to clean their teeth regularly can effectively reduce bad breath. No matter what the main cause of bad breath is, good oral hygiene is still the most important. Brush your teeth twice and once a day. If you have false teeth, you must take them off at night and put them back after cleaning the next day, which is very helpful to eliminate bad breath.
Bad breath is a common clinical disease. People who are sick are not only sick, but also patients are often troubled by communication and consultation. In order to help patients eliminate halitosis, the manifestations and treatment methods of halitosis are briefly described as follows.
Stomach fire and halitosis: mostly caused by the invasion of stomach by fiery evil. In addition to bad breath, its symptoms are red heat, thirst and cold, or sores on the mouth and tongue, or swelling, pus and bleeding of the gums. Stomach fire should be clear. Wei Qing powder (Coptidis Rhizoma, Cimicifuga Rhizoma, Radix Rehmanniae, Cortex Moutan, Gypsum Fibrosum, Radix Angelicae Sinensis) should be used for treatment. For constipation patients, increase jaundice.
Dysphagia and halitosis: Mostly caused by overeating and gastric retention. Its symptoms are sour mouth, abdominal distension and pain, loss of appetite, belching and bad breath. Xiaoshi Daozhi Pill, Baohe Pill or Zhishi Daozhi Pill can be selected according to symptoms.
Bad breath due to heat phlegm: mostly caused by heat phlegm invading the lungs or long-term stagnation of heat phlegm. Besides bad breath, its symptoms include cough, excessive phlegm, purulent blood, chest pain and shortness of breath. We should clear away lung heat and resolve phlegm. Those who are not suppurated and putrefied are treated with Xiaoxinxiong Decoction (Pinellia ternata, Coptidis Rhizoma and Fructus Trichosanthis). Purulent and corrupt people should be treated with Qianjin Weijing Decoction (peach kernel, reed stem, winter melon seeds and coix seed).
Deficiency-heat type halitosis: mostly caused by yin deficiency and internal heat. Bad breath is accompanied by dry nose, dry cough and dry stool, which is a symptom of lung yin weakness. When clearing away lung heat and moistening lung, Qingzao Jiufei Decoction (gypsum, mulberry leaf, almond, loquat leaf, ginseng, Ophiopogon japonicus, donkey-hide gelatin, flaxseed and licorice) should be used for treatment. Bad breath is accompanied by upset, insomnia, dreaminess, muscle beating and listlessness of nails, all of which are yin and blood loss of the liver. When yin blood nourishes the liver. Treating with Ziziphus Spinosae Semen Decoction (Ziziphus Spinosae Semen, Poria, Rhizoma Anemarrhenae, Rhizoma Chuanxiong and Radix Glycyrrhizae) and Siwu Decoction (Radix Rehmanniae Preparata, Radix Angelicae Sinensis, Rhizoma Chuanxiong and Radix Paeoniae Alba), the curative effect is quite good. Bad breath accompanied by soreness of waist and legs, dreaminess and nocturnal emission, dry mouth and throat, especially at night, is a syndrome of kidney yin deficiency and fire flourishing. Using Baizhi Dihuang Pill to nourish yin and reduce fire must pass the test of long-term use.