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> Hi everyone. I am a 44 year old male living in Seattle Washington.
I’ve
> been perusing this and some of the other forums on the web for the
last
> several months. As much as I wish I had found something that would
help
> me find a cure, I at least found a lot of support knowing I am not
alone
> and so far, there isn’t anything I haven’t already tried.
>
> We all know what it’s like having chronic bad breath. Some of us
have
> suffered practically all our lives where others seem to have had
some
> life change that brought it on later – most people that take the
time
> though to post, do so because they have found zero control over it
and
> or certainly can’t get rid of it – and feel the same desperation
we do.
> That said I’ve read posts where people actually comment they don’t
think
> they can continue to live their lives this way!
>
> I have given a lot of thought as to just how this affliction can
seem to
> have such a negative impact on our self esteem and outlook and
have come
> to this: society is conditioned to think BB is something that is
in fact
> controllable. “Want some gum?” “Brian, have a mint.” With all due
> respect, it almost seems similar to the disgust many people have
with
> those who are overweight – society says they should just stop
eating
> when in fact obesity is very often genetic. We all have our horror
> stories but will say that just last week, I came to work and
someone had
> placed an ad for Altoids on my keyboard. I have been tempted many
times
> by people who offer me gum or stand back when I talk and
say, “Listen,
> let me just tell you what I do to try and control this” then
describe
> the 30 minutes it takes me to deal with my mouth every morning and
> evening just to have those 30 minutes where it ‘seems’ like my
breath
> just might be fresh. Yet I won’t because whenever something like
that
> happens, I feel so terribly ashamed. That is what makes this such a
> terrible thing – no we don’t have deformities or birth marks but
those
> people at least find pity. Not us. We’re just lucky to find a
loved one
> who understands – and many people don’t find that as we become
reclusive
> and isolate ourselves.
>
> I’ve tried MD’s and Dentist and will be making an appointment to
see an
> ENT next although so far, no one has helped – seriously it’s
like “Have
> you tried scraping your tongue?” And I’m like, “You mean like for
the
> last 10 years?” I have not seen one post where someone in the
> professional field has actually cured someone with BB.
>
> Okay, I better wrap this up – sorry I have a whole life of
emotional
> baggage on this subject!
>
> Basically nothing so far has worked for my case – and I do believe
we
> are all different as much as I’d like to hope having my tonsils
> removed will ‘cure’ me, I know there are people with BB who have
already
> had their tonsils removed. Oxyfresh? Nope. Therabreath products?
Nope.
> Sinus rinse? Nope. Blasting my tonsil crypts with my Waterpik?
Nope.
> What I do know is that I, like you, obsess over oral care =
flossing;
> Sonicare; scraping; sinus rinse with Grossam Breath*Ease XL (now
with
> Xylitol!); Alkalol; prescription Nasocort. At least the post nasal
drip
> is in check and the Nasocort helps too. But I don’t want to take a
> steroid the rest of my life – I don’t want to take ANY antibiotics
> considering this is something I dealt with since I was in the 5th
grade.
> Although I don’t have tonsil stones, I do see little white areas
in the
> tonsil crypts. I’d like to have my tonsils removed – yes I’m
willing to
> have for what is many a very painful surgical operation if there
is a
> chance I can be cured and can live a normal life. My doctor said my
> tonsils were healthy. I have had periodic sore throats, I have
PND, the
> whole gambit: constantly clearing throat, white tongue. Even if
they
> look healthy, if the PND is getting into my tonsils and creating a
> stink, I say remove them.
>
> Thanks for letting me get this off my chest. Good luck to each of
us. 

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