Medicine: Bad Breath Sufferers Breathe Sigh of Relief

Long-term bad breathe sufferers can breathe a sigh of relief. Often, people with tonsil stones feel that something is stuck in their throat – and they’re right!
First, a little background to dish the dirt on tonsil stones. 

Tonsils are fleshy lymphatic tissue appearing on either side at the back of our throat. They act to help protect against infection and are believed to help combat pharyngeal and upper respiratory tract infections. 

About 85% – 90% of North Americans still have tonsils and approximately 40% of these people suffer with cryptic tonsils, (small pockets or divets) a condition that occurs when the tonsils become large, swollen or rough. But what’s with the stinky breathe? Deep tonsilar crypts create a lovely home for anaerobic bacteria which can create colonies of bacteria that form solidified “plugs” or “stones” within the crypts. 

What it is that you are actually smelling is a combination of sulfur compounds (Methyl Mercaptan and Hydrogen Sulfide), post nasal drip, and bacteria. That’s why it smells so awful! 

What can you do about it? Removing the tonsils is one method, but a drastic one. Dr. Katz, dentist and microbiologist, is the world’s leading expert on bad breath and taste disorders who has developed a spray and mouth wash that can eliminate the problem at the source. 

Visit www.therabreathcanada.com for more information.