health are allergies causing yourbad breath?

(NU) - If you find that your sniffling, sneezing and runny eyes are accompanied by mouth odor, you’re not alone; seasonal allergies are associated with hal- itosis, or bad breath. Bad breath is caused by the same destructive bacteria that cause plaque and gum disease. They live in the mouth, where they feed on carbohydrates con- sumed as food. In a healthy mouth, these bacteria are kept in check by saliva production. Sali- va washes away the bacteria, so they have less time to stick to teeth, eat sugar and emit smelly gas as a byproduct. Allergies, however, can lead to dry mouth. Without saliva to flush out the mouth, the bad bacteria stick around. To make things worse, many allergy medications list “dry mouth” as a side effect. Post-nasal drip, which may also result from allergies, can also cause bad breath. As mucus from the sinus cavities moves down the back of the throat, it provides a food source for bacteria. Post- nasal drip can also become in- fected, in which case it puts more bacteria in your mouth. But those with allergies aren’t condemned to a life of smelly breath. Allergy sufferers can take steps to control allergy-related bad breath. For example, if a medication creates dry mouth, pa- tients can ask their doctors about other drugs that will treat their symptoms without causing the same side effects. Addressing the sinus issues that lead to post-nasal drip can also help eliminate bad breath. Drinking tea is thought to allevi- ate post-nasal drip. Nasal rinsing, whether through a neti pot or an- other device, can also help. Some oral care products di- rectly address the bad bacteria that cause mouth odor. For example, oral care probiotic mints, such as EvoraPlus (www.myevoraplus.com), flood the mouth with good bacteria. The good bacteria adhere to tooth surfaces, leaving less room for bad bacteria to grow. If bad bacteria can’t find space to live on teeth, they can’t survive in large enough numbers to create bad breath. In fact, these mints have bene- ficial bacteria so small they can easily reach into the pits, crevices and fissures of teeth for deeper penetration. For more information, visit www.myevoraplus.com. Are Allergies Causing Your Bad Breath? HEALTH NewsUSA Do you notice more bad breath during allergy season? NewsUSA

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Page 1: HEALTH Are Allergies Causing YourBad Breath?

(NU) - If you find that yoursniffling, sneezing and runnyeyes are accompanied by mouthodor, you’re not alone; seasonalallergies are associated with hal-itosis, or bad breath.

Bad breath is caused by thesame destructive bacteria thatcause plaque and gum disease.They live in the mouth, wherethey feed on carbohydrates con-sumed as food. In a healthymouth, these bacteria are kept incheck by saliva production. Sali-va washes away the bacteria, sothey have less time to stick toteeth, eat sugar and emit smellygas as a byproduct.

Allergies, however, can leadto dry mouth. Without saliva toflush out the mouth, the bad bac-teria stick around. To make thingsworse, many allergy medicationslist “dry mouth” as a side effect.

Post-nasal drip, which mayalso result from allergies, can alsocause bad breath. As mucus fromthe sinus cavities moves down theback of the throat, it provides afood source for bacteria. Post-nasal drip can also become in-fected, in which case it puts morebacteria in your mouth.

But those with allergies aren’tcondemned to a life of smellybreath. Allergy sufferers can takesteps to control allergy-relatedbad breath. For example, if amedication creates dry mouth, pa-tients can ask their doctors aboutother drugs that will treat theirsymptoms without causing thesame side effects.

Addressing the sinus issuesthat lead to post-nasal drip can

also help eliminate bad breath.Drinking tea is thought to allevi-ate post-nasal drip. Nasal rinsing,whether through a neti pot or an-other device, can also help.

Some oral care products di-rectly address the bad bacteriathat cause mouth odor. For ex-ample, oral care probiotic mints,such as EvoraPlus (www.myevo-raplus.com), flood the mouth withgood bacteria. The good bacteriaadhere to tooth surfaces, leavingless room for bad bacteria to grow.If bad bacteria can’t find space tolive on teeth, they can’t survive inlarge enough numbers to createbad breath.

In fact, these mints have bene-ficial bacteria so small they caneasily reach into the pits, crevicesand fissures of teeth for deeperpenetration.

For more information, visitwww.myevoraplus.com.

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