How can I stop my allergies in the spring?

Allergies and bad breath?

• I have spring allergies. they are terrible and can get so bad that my eyes swell shut. they're decently controlled right now, but at night I still have drainage. then all throughout the day I cough it up. the drainage smells gross and is making me super self conscious because it's making my breath smell. any idea? how can I stop the drainage (I try to blow my nose as much as possible)? or how can I keep it from affecting my breath so much at least... oh. and I'm super clean. I brush my teeth 2-3 times a day and floss once a day.

• Answer:

  Because the greatest cause of bad breath is bacteria growing on the top of your tongue you should also clean your tongue when you brush your teeth. This bacteria can be seen as "white stuff" on your tongue, especially on the back of your tongue. This must be clean off to get rid of bad breath. When you clean your tongue you will also remove a lot of the drainage that you get from allergies. I just learned about OraBrush tongue cleaner. I really like it because it is a brush and a scraper. The brush is very soft but effective and the scraper will remove the material from your tongue. I use OraBrush when I brush my teeth. After you try OraBrush you will use it all of the time. At least I do.