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Estimated rates of bad breath vary from 6% to 50% of the population. [1] Concern about bad breath is the third most common reason people seek dental care, after tooth decay and gum disease. [2] [3] It is believed to become more common as people age. [1] Bad breath is viewed as a social taboo and those affected may be stigmatized.
Dysgeusia, also known as parageusia, is a distortion of the sense of taste.Dysgeusia is also often associated with ageusia, which is the complete lack of taste, and hypogeusia, which is a decrease in taste sensitivity. [1]
A burning sensation in the mouth may be primary (i.e. burning mouth syndrome) or secondary to systemic or local factors. [1] Other sources refer to a "secondary BMS" with a similar definition, i.e. a burning sensation which is caused by local or systemic factors, [16] or "where oral burning is explained by a clinical abnormality". [17]
Coming from the Spanish word "juzgado" which means court of justice, hoosegow was a term used around the turn of the last century to describe a place where drunks in the old west spent a lot of ...
Ageusia (from negative prefix a-and Ancient Greek γεῦσις geûsis 'taste') is the loss of taste functions of the tongue, particularly the inability to detect sweetness, sourness, bitterness, saltiness, and umami (meaning 'savory taste'). It is sometimes confused with anosmia – a loss of the sense of smell.
D’Apolito recommends pouring boiling water down the drain, followed by a half cup of baking soda and then a half cup to 1 cup of white vinegar to thoroughly clean the disposal.
Whiffing nasty things is a part of life—but a foul nose shouldn’t be. ENT doctors explain the reasons for a bad smell in your nose and how to get rid of it.
Mouth breathing, medically known as chronic oral ventilation, is long-term breathing through the mouth. It often is caused by an obstruction to breathing through the nose , the innate breathing organ in the human body.