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Recently this month, when I wake up, I have just a really terrible bad breath and my mouth has this nasty stale taste! I know it's normal to get bad breath when you wake up, but it's really bad and when I wake up or open my mouth during the night when I sleep, it's so bad it wakes me up and I can't get back to sleep.

I brush my teeth with a lot of tooth paste in the morning when I wake up but the smell is kind of still there. It goes away before lunch and etc but still, that's really gross, right in the morning. I don't like the taste it gives me before my breakfast either!

And also, while I'm brushing my teeth, there's a feeling in the back of my throat, like as if there's a lump of something down there so I have to try to hork what ever it is out very day (even though I can't even hork at all) and the feeling's still there. I feel like an old person when I hork while brushing my teeth. Very gross indeed.

Is that normal? Is there anything else I can do?

Oh gosh, I have the same thing. Make sure you are hydrated (drink lots of water, not juice, or sodas). If you are breathing through your mouth when you sleep, that can be a huge cause of bad breath. Brush your tongue, and gurlge mouthwash. It really helps to eat breakfast before you brush your teeth, and before you eat breakfast, drink some water. Try horking the stuff up more often.

Those are some things that I came up with. They don't get rid of this, but they do make things a lot better. But I would say drinking lots of water is what helps the most. Also sucking on a mint when you go to bed (just put in between your cheek and your teeth, so it doesn't disappear quickly) helps a lot too, but you need to make sure you are breathing through your nose first, and there are potential chocking hazards, so be warned! (lol)


~Maria, 16

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