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Question:
Halitosis from Sleep Apnea? I have been having chronic halitosis for almost 3 years now.
I have been to 2 breath specialists, an ENT, Periodontist, dentist, etc. I have periodontal disease. I have had it for a long time. I just had the deep root planning gum cleaning.
I use the hydrofloss 2 times a day. I am overweight and have severe sleep apnea which dries out my mouth. I do use the peridex mouth rinses and the chloride dioxine mouth rinses. I use a tongue scraper, and nothing has worked.
I am curious if the sleep apnea is the main cause or not. The breath specialist seems to think so. I do have 6mm periodontal pockets. So my main question is, would the source be from my periodontal disease or the sleep apnea?
Answer:
A dry mouth is a problem, but I don't believe the main one.
DON'T use peridex! It kills bacteria, but then the bacteria decomposes and smell. Do use stabilized chlorine dioxide. It kills just as well then it breaks the sulfur bonds of the bad odors and neutralizes.
Be sure to hold your hydrofloss still between each tooth for at least 10 seconds to create the suction (from venturi effect) to clean the base of your pockets. Don't move the tip around like a machine gun that does nothing.
Put some CLO2 in your hydrofloss and use a good tongue scrapper.
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