Patient's question:
Detailed medical condition and consultation purpose: At the age of 12, I experienced my first nocturnal emission and began masturbating. This year, I quit, but I still have wet dreams almost every week. After a wet dream, I get bad breath, and there is also a foul odor coming from my lower body. The bad breath subsides within a week, but the odor from my lower body does not disappear. I can't smell it myself, but the people around me can. Additionally, after wet dreams, I have more dark spots on my face, making my complexion look bad... At first, my appearance improved slightly every week, but then I had another wet dream. I can control myself from masturbating, but I cannot control the wet dreams... What should I do? The biggest problem is the odor, and everyone around me keeps their distance...Doctor's answer:
Hello, a person who is physically healthy and has clean teeth rarely has bad breath. Bad breath is not an independent disease but a symptom. People with bad breath often have a heavy mental burden and may make others feel annoyed or uncomfortable when interacting. To eliminate bad breath, the first step is to identify the cause and undergo treatment.Purulent Bad Breath: Common causes include chronic sinusitis, atrophic rhinitis, nasal foreign bodies in children, acute purulent tonsillitis, lung abscesses, and bronchiectasis. These conditions often lead to ulcers, erosion, or purulent discharge, which cause bad breath. Eliminating these causes and lesions can eliminate bad breath.
Sour Bad Breath: Also known as acidic odor, it is more common in children and is a digestive disorder caused by gastrointestinal dysfunction. This odor is often detected during belching. After treatment, when gastrointestinal function recovers, the bad breath disappears.
Food-Induced Bad Breath: Eating raw garlic, raw onions, leeks, lamb, or other foods can cause food-induced bad breath, especially when raw garlic is consumed. For this type of bad breath, stopping the consumption of these foods will naturally resolve it within one to two days. Chewing tea leaves or dates for a while in the mouth can also help accelerate the elimination of bad breath.
Habit-Related Bad Breath: Long-term smokers and drinkers may emit the odor of smoke or alcohol from their mouths. This is purely due to their habits. Once they quit smoking and drinking, this type of bad breath will naturally disappear.
Decomposition-Related Bad Breath: This is often caused by poor oral hygiene, such as not brushing teeth in the morning or evening, not rinsing the mouth after meals, or the accumulation of dental plaque along the gumline or food debris lodged in tooth gaps or cavities, which decompose and emit odor. To eliminate this type of bad breath, maintaining good oral hygiene and developing the habit of...