Halitosis Causes & Reasons

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Possible Causes

Upper Respiratory Infection

Halitosis may be noted, because resident flora processes the products of the inflammatory process. [emedicine.medscape.com]

Contact lens care -- Oral cavitiy care -- Introduction -- Dental hygiene/preventative oral care -- Edentulism, dentures, and denture care -- Canker sores -- Cold sores -- Halitosis [worldcat.org]

Other signs may include bad breath (halitosis), cough, voice hoarseness, and fever. [medicinenet.com]

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Gingivitis

Then, they just measured the halitosis compounds in people’s breath at two hours after the meal, then eight hours. [nutritionfacts.org]

VSCs emit indole, skatole, and polyamines, which results in halitosis. [therabreath.com]

Each of these can also exacerbate halitosis without proper treatment. [therabreath.com]

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Sinusitis

Often it is stated that rhinosinusitis may contribute to a halitosis complaint, and widely used diagnostic protocols for rhinosinusitis sometimes list halitosis as a minor [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] in adults or cough in children Other signs and symptoms can include: Ear pain Aching in your upper jaw and teeth Cough that might worsen at night Sore throat Bad breath (halitosis [mayoclinic.com]

The pathophysiology of this mechanism is unclear, and the relative importance of this alongside other causes of extraoral halitosis is debated. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Tonsillitis

and tender cervical nodes Peritonsillar abscess: sever sore throat, fever, drooling, halitosis, difficulty opening the mouth, and muffled voice Once the cause and type of [entshadygrove.com]

Halitosis is a common symptom to know about the disease because bad breathing is usually common among such patients. [healthguidehq.com]

[…] temporary tonsillitis that includes sore throat, fever, dysphagia, and other symptoms Recurrent: several episodes of acute tonsillitis within a year Chronic: ongoing sore throat halitosis [entshadygrove.com]

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Stomatitis

This condition can cause bad breath, and unfortunately for people with stomatitis, trying to treat the halitosis can lead to more halitosis. [therabreath.com]

The intra-oral clinical examination found halitosis, multiple ulcers, necrotizing stomatitis and osteomyelitis located in the maxillary and mandibular regions. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Avoiding stomatitis and its special brand of halitosis typically means eating right and rinsing your mouth out regularly with a specialty breath freshener. [therabreath.com]

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Periodontitis

It is a bacterial infection that causes swelling, ulcers, bad breath (halitosis) and pain. ANUG must be treated by a dentist as soon as possible. [bupa.co.uk]

", "Halitosis") receding gums loosening of teeth / tooth loss Effects socio-economic impact loss of teeth loss of supporting tissue complicates prosthetic restoration breath [parodontologie.be]

[…] obesity, digestive disorders, ophthalmological disorders, behavioral disorders, reproductive disorders, dermatological disorders, tooth decay, tooth sensitivity, gingivitis, halitosis [sv.glosbe.com]

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Acute Sinusitis

[…] eyes, cheeks, nose or forehead Reduced sense of smell and taste Cough Other signs and symptoms can include: Ear pain Headache Aching in your upper jaw and teeth Bad breath (halitosis [plainsent.com]

[…] forehead Reduced sense of smell and taste Cough (may get worse at night) Other symptoms of acute sinusitis: Headache Ear pain Upper jaw and teeth ache Fatigue Fever Bad breath (halitosis [humanitas.net]

[…] forehead, eyes, cheeks and nose Diminished sense of olfaction and gustation Nocturnal cough Other less specific symptoms can include: Head and ear ache Teeth and upper jaw pain Halitosis [symptoma.com]

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Allergic Rhinitis

Look for signs suggestive of chronic nasal congestion - mouth breathing, cough, halitosis. Examine eyes for signs of conjunctivitis. [patient.info]

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Pharyngitis

A 3-year-old child with idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome (IHES) presented with sore throat and pharyngeal exudate. Recurrent throat cultures were negative and microscopic section of the exudate revealed an extensive eosinophilic infiltration. Fourteen months later, the child still has marked hypereosinophilia and[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Streptococcal Infection

We report the case of a young man who presented with a severe acute akinetic-rigid disorder 2 weeks after complete recovery from an episode of pharyngitis. Magnetic resonance imaging scan abnormalities strikingly localized to the basal ganglia were accompanied by serological evidence of recent streptococcal[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Chronic Alcoholism

The concept of "structural plasticity" has emerged as a potential mechanism in neurodegenerative and psychiatric diseases such as drug abuse, depression, and dementia. Chronic alcoholism is a progressive neurodegenerative disease while the person continues to abuse alcohol, though clinical and imaging studies show[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Chronic Tonsillitis

Bad taste in mouth and foul breath (halitosis) due to pus in crypts. 4 Thick speech, difficulty in swallowing and choking spells at night (when tonsils are large and obstructive [earnosethroatclinic.blogspot.com]

Tonsil stones can cause a sore throat, difficulties swallowing, halitosis, swollen tonsils, or a persistent cough or throat clearing. [naenta.com]

Symptoms include halitosis (bad breath), sore throat, enlarged tonsils and visualization of tonsilloliths within the tonsils. [bergerhenryent.com]

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Acute Amphetamine Intoxication

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Chronic Kidney Insufficiency

Chronic kidney insufficiency affects a significant number of individuals in the developed countries, particularly the United States. The progressive nature of the disease and a substantial reduction in the quality of life over the period of time are the primary reasons why an early diagnosis is crucial. Anemia,[…] [symptoma.com]

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Adenoid Hypertrophy

[…] disease progresses, patients manifest with chronic mouth breathing, sleep disturbances, nasal obstruction, rhinorrhea, swallowing difficulties, snoring, cough, epistaxis, and halitosis [symptoma.com]

The adenoids are located at the back of nose and when enlarged, may cause nasal obstruction, recurrent sinusitis, post nasal drip, sleep apnea, chronic runny nose, halitosis [childrensnational.org]

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Liver Cirrhosis

Gastroparesis has long been associated with diabetes mellitus or autonomic dysfunction in general. Unfortunately, this condition has never been explored sufficiently in liver cirrhosis patients, although a significant number of them have gastrointestinal symptoms usually explained by the presence of ascites or[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Acute Adenoiditis

Chronic adenoiditis can also cause chronic or recurrent nasopharyngitis, rhinosinusitis, epistaxis, halitosis, and cough. [msdmanuals.com]

Symptoms • Raw sensation in the throat • Pain in the throat • Refusal to eat because of odynophagia • Voice may be thick • Jugulodigastric node enlargement and painful • Halitosis [slideshare.net]

Symptoms and Signs Although patients with adenoid hypertrophy may not complain of symptoms, they usually have chronic mouth breathing, snoring, sleep disturbance, halitosis [msdmanuals.com]

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Peptic Esophagitis

Mild, nonspecific laryngitis and halitosis are also commonly present. [hon.ch]

[…] after eating [3] Pressure sensation in the chest Belching, regurgitation [4] Dysphagia [4] Chronic non-productive cough and nocturnal cough [11] Nausea and vomiting [4] Halitosis [amboss.com]

Nausea, vomiting, or indigestion Chest pain, in the middle of the chest, often radiating to the back, usually associated with swallowing or soon after a meal Bad breath (halitosis [emedicinehealth.com]

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Intestinal Obstruction

Peritoneal encapsulation (PE) is a rare congenital anomaly that is formed due to an accessory peritoneal layer encapsulating the small bowel. Kinking of bowel within the accessory peritoneal layer or adhesions between the bowel loops and the peritoneal layer causes symptoms ranging from colicky abdominal pain to[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Tonsillar Abscess

Halitosis If impending airway compromise (very rare) Anxious, agitated, severe distress Peritonsillar cellulitis Erythematous pharynx, enlarged tonsils w/ exudates No uvula [fprmed.com]

[…] voice (speaking as if a hot object is in the mouth), drooling, redness of the tonsils, white patches (exudates), swollen lymph nodes in the neck, and severe bad breath (halitosis [merckmanuals.com]

Obstruction (alters voice quality) Frequency and severity of recurrent Otitis, pharyngitis, PT abscess Unresponsive to antibiotics Snoring Poor appetite or slow weight gain Halitosis [fprmed.com]

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Acute Catarrhal Tonsillitis

CLINICAL FEATURES recurrent attacks of sore throat chronic irritation in throat with cough halitosis dysphagia odynophagia thick speech 21. [slideshare.net]

[…] follicular tonsilitis Chronic parenchymatous tonsillitis Chronic fibroid tonsillitis Clinical features: Clinical features Recurrent attacks Chronic irritation in throat Cough Halitosis [authorstream.com]

Clinical features Presenting features of pharyngitis or tonsillitis include a painful throat, difficult or painful swallowing, catarrh, otalgia and halitosis. [gponline.com]

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Cardiac Arrhythmia

HALITOSIS Dr. Julius Nii Darko Wellington 2. [slideshare.net]

Treating halitosis There is no one treatment for halitosis. The treatment will depend on what is causing the problem. [betterhealth.vic.gov.au]

Teeth and Mouth What is halitosis? Halitosis is an oral health problem where the main symptom is bad smelling breath. [hopkinsmedicine.org]

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Peritonsillar Abscess

Furthermore, we could identify halitosis, trismus, uvula edema, and unilateral swelling of the arched palate to be characteristic symptoms for PTA. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Common to both conditions include odynophagia, halitosis, fever, constitutional symptoms but these tend to be more severe with peritonsillar abscess. [youtube.com]

[…] a toxic appearance (eg, poor or absent eye contact, failure to recognize parents, irritability, inability to be consoled or distracted, fever, anxiety), drooling, severe halitosis [merckmanuals.com]

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Dehydration

Dehydration occurs when your body does not have as much water and fluids as it needs. Dehydration can be mild, moderate, or severe, based on how much of your body's fluid is lost or not replaced. Severe dehydration is a life-threatening emergency. You can become dehydrated if you lose too much fluid, do not[…] [nlm.nih.gov]

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Chronic Sinusitis

Halitosis, fatigue, dental pain, cough, ear pressure, fullness. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Patients may present with symptoms of sinusitis such as nasal obstruction, nasal discharge, facial pain, headache, halitosis, anosmia, etc. [radiopaedia.org]

[…] unrelieved coughing, especially during the night • Feelings of pain in the throat or teeth • An increase in asthma symptoms that were previously treated • Dizziness or fever • Halitosis [sinusinstituteatlanta.com]

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Zenker Diverticulum

Here, we report a 10-year-old boy with Zenker diverticulum who presented with aspiration pneumonia, dysphagia, regurgitation, and halitosis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

A 67-year-old man presented to the gastroenterology clinic with an 8-month history of progressive dysphagia, weight loss, regurgitation, and halitosis. [nejm.org]

[…] increases in size, the following symptoms may appear: Dysphagia (difficulty swallowing) Regurgitation (return of undigested food back into the mouth) Sense of a lump in the neck Halitosis [memorialhermann.org]

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Tornwaldt's Disease

Between each episode, the patient was free of pain, upper respiratory tract symptoms and halitosis. [deepdyve.com]

Most are asymptomatic, but they may occasionally cause nasal discharge, halitosis or other symptoms. [answers.yahoo.com]

Tornwaldt syndrome - nasopharyngeal discharge, occipital headache, and stiffness of posterior cervical muscles, with halitosis due to chronic infection of the pharyngeal bursa [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]

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Dental Caries

[…] the visible structural defects, the following troubles may occur: Sensitivity to heat and cold Intermittent pain Continuous pain Pulling pain while consuming certain food Halitosis [flexikon.doccheck.com]

[…] stomatitis (prosthetic stomatitis) Dry socket Erosion Fluorosis (dental) Gingival hyperplasia Gingival pocket Gingivitis Gum Disease (Periodontal Disease) Gum recession Halitosis [studiodentaire.com]

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Dental Abscess

Other symptoms can include: tenderness of your tooth and surrounding area sensitivity to very hot or cold food and drink an unpleasant taste in your mouth bad breath (halitosis [nidirect.gov.uk]

Bad breath (halitosis) : factors that affect the mouth and cause bad breath. Toothache : how can toothache be avoided? Last updated 29.01.2016 [netdoctor.co.uk]

Bad breath (halitosis) : factors that affect the mouth and cause bad breath. Toothache : how can toothache be avoided? [netdoctor.co.uk]

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Herpes Simplex Gingivostomatitis

Sub-mandibular lymphadenitis, halitosis and refusal to drink are usual concomitant findings. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] include: Not able to chew or swallow Sores on the inside of the cheeks or gums Fever General discomfort, uneasiness, or ill feeling Very sore mouth with no desire to eat Halitosis [en.wikipedia.org]

Sub-mandibular lymphadenitis, halitosis and refusal to drink are usual concomitant findings. [3] Symptoms Herpes lesions on the gingiva. [4] The symptoms can be mild or severe [ipfs.io]

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