Get Rid Bad Breath

Bad breath is a reasonably common symptom that may be the simple result of poor dental hygiene. However, different types of breath odor can also indicate certain types of serious medical conditions. For example, a “fruity breath odor” is one of the characteristic symptoms of diabetic ketoacidosis, which can be fatal within hours or days. Another example is a “fecal breath odor” which can indicate certain types of intestinal blockage. Have any breath odor symptoms examined promptly by a medical professional….more

Review Causes of Bad breath: Causes | Symptom Checker

The following medical conditions are some of the possible causes of Bad breath. There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor about your symptoms.

• Smoking
• Poor dental health
• Periodontal disease
• Sinusitis
• Rhinitis
• Tonsillitis
• Bronchitis
• Pneumonia
• Bronchiectasis
• Emphysema
• High protein diets
• Alcoholism
• Liver failure
• Dehydration
• Hepatitis
• Diabetes
• Acidosis
• Esophageal stricture
• Throat infection
• Mouth conditions
• Tooth abscess
• Psychogenic halitosis – anxiety about halitosis often without actually having it.
• Lung abscess
• Pyorrhea alveolaris
• Pharynx cancer
• Mouth ulcers
• Dry mouth
• Alcohol
• Kidney failure – causing uremia and ammonia-like or urine-like breath odor.
• Cystic fibrosis
• more causes…

See full list of 100 causes of Bad breath

Home Diagnostic Testing and Bad breath

Home medical tests possibly related to Bad breath:

• Lung & Respiratory Health Tests:
  • Asthma-Related Home Test Kits
  • Home Lung Function Test Kits
• more home tests…

Review the causes of these more specific types of Bad breath:

• Breath with fecal odor (8 causes)
• Breath with fruity odor (3 causes)
• more types…

Review causes of types of Bad breath in more specific categories:

• Bad breath in children (21 causes)
• more types…

Bad breath: Symptom Checker

Listed below are some combinations of symptoms associated with Bad breath, as listed in our database. Visit the Symptom Checker, to add and remove symptoms and research your condition.

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• Bad breath: Symptom Checker

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• Bad breath and Breath odor (64 causes)
• Bad breath and Respiratory symptoms (57 causes)
• Bad breath and Sensory symptoms (56 causes)
• Bad breath and Nerve symptoms (56 causes)
• Bad breath and Neurological symptoms (56 causes)
• Bad breath and Mouth symptoms (52 causes)
• Bad breath and Head symptoms (52 causes)
• Bad breath and Breath symptoms (49 causes)
• Bad breath and Throat symptoms (48 causes)
• Bad breath and Pain (46 causes)
• Bad breath and Face symptoms (41 causes)
• Bad breath and Sensations (39 causes)
• Bad breath and Odor symptoms (33 causes)
• Bad breath and Breath odor symptoms (32 causes)
• Bad breath and Body symptoms (31 causes)
• Bad breath and Digestive symptoms (29 causes)
• more…

See full list of 501 Symptom Checker combinations related to Bad breath

Bad breath Treatments

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Alternative Treatments for Bad breath

Alternative treatments or home remedies that have been listed as possibly helpful for Bad breath may include:

• Tongue scraping
• Tongue scraping with silver scraper
• Mercurius vivus
• Chlorophyll
• Activated charcoal
• more treatments

Some of the comorbid or associated medical symptoms for Bad breath may include these symptoms:

• Respiratory symptoms
• Breath odor
• Breath symptoms
• Breathing symptoms
• Nerve symptoms
• Odor symptoms
• Sensations
• more associated symptoms…

Causes of General Symptom Types

Research the causes of these more general types of symptom:

• Breathing symptoms (3358 causes)
• Breath odor (133 causes)
• Breath symptoms (2997 causes)
• Respiratory symptoms (5166 causes)
• Odor symptoms (147 causes)
• Mouth symptoms (6894 causes)
• Respiratory tract symptoms (5166 causes)
• Odour symptoms (147 causes)
• Breath Odour symptoms (44 causes)
• Throat symptoms (3427 causes)
• Body symptoms (5378 causes)
• Head symptoms (10235 causes)
• Face symptoms (8136 causes)
• more symptoms…

Research the causes of related medical symptoms such as:

• Breath
• Breath symptoms (2997 causes)
• Breath problem (2896 causes)
• more symptoms…

Research the causes of these symptoms that are similar to, or related to, the symptom Bad breath:

• Body odor (43 causes)
• Breath symptoms (2997 causes)
• Odor symptoms (147 causes)
• Fruity breath
• Hallitosis
• Acetone breath
• Bitter almond breath
• Dental caries (61 causes)
• Respiratory tract infections
• Diabetes (212 causes)
• more symptoms…

Bad breath: Deaths

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Misdiagnosis and Bad breath

Chronic lung diseases hard to diagnose: Some of the chronic lung diseases are difficult to diagnose. Even the well-knowns conditions such as asthma or lung cancer often fail to be diagnosed early. Some of the chronic lung…read more

News Archives for Bad breath

Medical news articles related to Bad breath include:

• Health Tip: If You Have Bad Breath
• Health Tip: Battling Bad Breath?
• more health news…

Source: HealthDay News

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Bad breath: Research Related Doctors & Specialists

• Face / Facial / Oral Health Specialists:
  • Oral Pathology
  • Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
  • Facial Plastic Surgery
• Ear, Nose & Throat Specialists:
  • Otolaryngology (Ear, Nose & Throat)
  • Pediatric Otolaryngology (Child Ear, Nose & Throat Specialist)
  • Otology / Neurotology (Ear/Hearing Specialists)
  • Plastic Surgery within the Head & Neck
• Dental Health Specialists:
  • General Dentistry
  • Pediatric Dentistry (Child Dental)
  • Public Health Dentistry
  • Endodontics
  • Oral Pathology (Mouth Specialist)
  • Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (Mouth / Facial Surgery)
  • Periodontics
  • Prosthodontics (Dental Prosthetics)
• Lung Health Specialists (Pulmonologist):
  • Pulmonology (Lung Health Specialists)
• more specialists…

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Hospitals & Clinics: Bad breath

Research extensive quality ratings and patient safety measures for hospitals, clinics and medical facilities in health specialties related to Bad breath:

• Dental Health — Hospital Quality Ratings
• Lung Health (Pulmonology) — Hospital Quality Ratings
• more quality ratings…

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Bad breath: Related Rare Diseases

Rare types of medical conditions and diseases in related medical categories:

• Chronic Respiratory Disorders — Rare Types:
  • Asthma — Rare Types
  • Allergies — Rare Types
  • COPD — Rare Types
  • Emphysema — Rare Types
  • Chronic Bronchitis — Rare Types
  • Lung Cancer — Rare Types
  • Sinusitis — Rare Types
  • Cystic Fibrosis — Rare Types
  • Obstructive Sleep Apnea — Rare Types
• more rare diseases…

Bad breath: Self Assessment Tools

• Exercise — Self Assessment Tools
• Smoking — Self Assessment Tools
• Chronic Lung Disorders — Self Assessment Tools
• more tools…

Bad breath: Marketplace Products, Discounts & Offers

Products, offers and promotion categories available related to Bad breath:

• Asthma
• Allergies
• Flu (influenza)
• more product offers…

Bad breath: Medical Mistakes

• Asthma — Health Mistakes
• Allergies — Health Mistakes
• more mistakes…

Bad breath: Undiagnosed Conditions

Conditions that are commonly undiagnosed in related areas may include:

• Chronic Respiratory Disorders that may be Undiagnosed:
  • Asthma — Undiagnosed
  • Allergies — Undiagnosed
  • COPD — Undiagnosed
  • Emphysema — Undiagnosed
  • Chronic Bronchitis — Undiagnosed
  • Lung Cancer — Undiagnosed
  • Sinusitis — Undiagnosed
  • Cystic Fibrosis — Undiagnosed
  • Obstructive Sleep Apnea — Undiagnosed
• more undiagnosed conditions…

Other medical conditions listed in the Disease Database as possible causes of Bad breath as a symptom include:

• Alveolar osteitis
• Arsenic trioxide
• Arsenicals
• Cysteamine
• Dental sepsis
• Dentures
• Diabetic ketoacidosis
• Esophageal pouch
• Garlic
• Methionine adenosyltransferase deficiency
• Pharyngeal pouch
• Thallium
• Vincent’s angina
• more causes…

This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Bad breath. Of the 100 causes of Bad breath that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:

• 6 causes are “very common” diseases
• 6 causes are “common” diseases
• 2 causes are “uncommon” diseases
• 0 causes are “rare” diseases
• 7 causes are “very rare” diseases
• 88 causes have no prevalence information.

See the analysis of the prevalence of 100 causes of Bad breath

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Causes of Bad breath Based on Risk Factors

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