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It is horrible to find oneself in a close conversation with
someone and become suddenly aware that the person they are talking to
has horrible smelling breath. It can almost make someone feel nauseous
to continue the conversation and it is almost impossible not to make a
facial expression that communicates disgust. The putrid odor
elicits almost involuntary responses. This is a very difficult
situation to deal with and many people want to simply get away from the
offensive odor as quickly as possible. Bad breath
is especially nasty for others to deal with but it is important that is
dealt with on all levels both personally and as a friend, relative or
coworker of a person with the problem. Personal Responsibility
So what can be done about bad breath?
First of all, each and every person has a responsibility to take good
care of their teeth and perform good oral hygiene that will help
prevent bad breath. It is a common courtesy to make sure that others do
not have to suffer with a person’s laziness and lack of personal care.
People who know that they have a problem with foul breath should
recognize the fact and take care of the problem to the best of their
ability. If they can not handle the problem on their own they should
seek professional help of the dentist and doctor. Inform Others
When a person is faced with speaking or dealing with another person who has bad breath
it is important to address the situation rather than get away from it.
Sometimes a person has a medical problem that causes them to have bad
breath and they are completely unaware of the odor in their mouth or
the medical problem. By telling someone they have bad breath a person
can be saving another person’s life. Even though this may be a
difficult conversation to initiate it isimportant. One easy way to address the situation is to offer the person a
piece of gum or a mint and gently tell them that they may need to see a
physician to discover what their problem is. Or a person can bring up
the subject of bad breath
and talk about its seriousness and then offer the mint or gum. This
should help most people understand they have a problem. Some people
will require a very direct statement telling them they have bad breath
and need to do something about it. All though this is a hard thing to
do it is something that needs to be done.
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