Bad Breath Halitosis Forum

Dear Murat I have a couple of questions that I would like your insight to please. I have read on PubMed that in the oronasal area, anaerobic bacteria outnumber aerobic bacteria by 100:1. This means that anaerobic bacteria are normal and probably impossible to erradicate in this area. This has made m...

So, I am still suffering with this awful malady and nothing is working for me. I have tried the lemon juice and acv to 'cleanse' my system but it caused me to have painful stomach cramps at night so I have stopped it. The PND stopped when I did repeated nasal irrigation and the smell (that I can sme...

I meant how alkaline does the saliva have to be in order to encourage anaerobic bacteria. I have read that healthy saliva can be slightly alkaline (around pH 7.5).

when you say alkaline, above which pH do you mean? above pH 7.5?

The other thing I am confused about is, why do people recommend baking powder (bicarbonate of soda) toothpastes, when this causes the saliva pH to go very alkaline and therefore potentially worsening the problem?

Murat: Do you think that saliva pH has any effect on halitosis? do you think that by keeping your saliva pH within a certain range, the growth of anaerobic bacteria can be inhibited? if so, what range would that be?

From what I have read, you saliva should be very slightly alkaline, around 7.5 is good. I have read around this issue and personally now think that acid ph is bad. You need to introduce oxygen into your mouth to kill of the anaerobic bacteria, which is why people recommend hydrogen peroxide as a mou...

I wanted to let people know something that may work for PND. I have been trying multiple things at once so I can't be sure which one is doing the job. This is what I have been doing. Salt and bicarb nasal irrigation tid one lozenge of L.reuteris daily a thorough tongue clean tid xilitol chewing gum ...

James: I do think it is possible that the smell is coming from my nose. It is difficult to tell exactly. But if I take a big sniff and then swallow and breath out through my nose, I can smell something bad and I get a bad taste in the mouth. So I feel that somewhere between the back of my nose and t...

James: I've already tried Blis K12. It didn't work long term, if at all,, and it's too expensive for me to take continuously. If I have PND, which seems likely as the underlying cause, how do I get rid of this? it seems there is no real cure. I have read that nasal corticosteroids are no good for lo...

Of course, all the so called bad breath Drs are in it for the money. I might have PND yes, and am trying salt water nasal rinses multiple times a day and a nasal spray. Apart from the enzyme problem that a small minority of people have, most BB probably comes from bacteria somewhere in the body, and...

Hi.. I am new here and have been reading a lot of interesting info on this forum. I have been suffering from bad breath for about 10 years and over the past years it's been getting steadily worse. I am at the desperate stage now after having tried so many 'cures' and researched for months on end as ...