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The Cause of That Sour Taste in Your Mouth

Ever wonder what causes that sour taste in your mouth? We’ve all experienced it at one time or another, sour mouth, and bad breath. There’s one reason for that sour taste and bad breath, but there is more than one cause that may be behind it. Let’s take a closer look. Basics Anaerobic bacteria are [...]
Dry Mouth | Sour Tastes

Saliva is a very important part of oral health. With regards to the topic at hand, saliva provides 3 important functions: Provides enzymes to help with digestion of food Provides a method to stabilize pH (keep the acid levels in check) Provides high levels of oxygen in order to keep oral tissues healthy and fresh. [...]
Dry Mouth: It’s Relationship to Bad Breath, Sour, and Bitter Taste

Dry Mouth: Dry Mouth and Its Relationship to Bad Breath, Sour, and Bitter Taste by Dr. Harold Katz Founder of The California Breath Clinics Saliva is a very important part of Oral Health. With regards to the topic of dry mouth, saliva provides three important functions: Provides enzymes to help with digestion of food Provides [...]
Sour, Bitter, and Metallic Taste

If you know the cause of these unfavorable tastes, then you are one step closer to fixing the problem. The reason that taste disorders are related to bad breath is due to the sulfur produced by anaerobic bacteria, particularly on the back (dorsum) of the tongue. Although it was extremely difficult for us to find [...]
Tonsil Stones – What Are They?

Tonsil stones can be a source of chronic bad breath and discomfort. People with tonsil stones often complain of actual pain and discomfort from these little hardened clumps that lodge in their throats. In addition to the pain caused by tonsil stones, the stench is awful, and often the cause of bad breath. Understanding what [...]
Get Rid of Tonsil Stones, Tonsilloliths, Bad Breath

Tonsil stones, also known as tonsilloliths, are caused by an accumulation of sulfur-producing bacteria and debris that become lodged in the tonsils. The debris, which can include mucous from post nasal drip, putrifies in the back of your throat and collects in the tonsil crypts (small pockets which appear on the surface of the tonsils). [...]
Tonsil Stones and Bad Breath (Halitosis)
Bad breath is the popular name for the medical state known as halitosis. Various unusual things can cause halitosis – i.e. from not brushing your teeth to some medical situations. Tonsil stones can generate a situation recognized as Halitosis, which is an intractable bad breath and taste turmoil lots of people suffer from. Tonsil stones [...]
How to Prevent Tonsil Stones (and Why They Cause Bad Breath) by Samora Jinqua Therabreath
Give High 5 (0) View Comments (30) Share This! Tweet This! Printer Friendly Report How to Prevent Tonsil Stones (and Why They Cause Bad Breath) by Samora Jinqua Therabreath Tonsil stones can create a condition known as Halitosis, which is a stubborn bad breath and taste disorder many people suffer from. Tonsil stones, also called [...]
Throat Phlegm Caused by Tonsil Stones?
There are a variety of causes for throat phlegm build-up, one of which involves problems with the tonsils, the areas of lymphoid tissue on each side of the back of the throat. Tonsils act as part of the body’s immune system and their job is to help ward off infections, particularly upper respiratory infections. Occasionally, [...]