My daughter has bad breath at night with a little snoring. No obstructive sleep apnea.?

Question

This sweet little angel of mine has some really bad breath after sleeping. Obviously not gingivitis, yet. What causes bad breath in kids during sleep? Daytime breath is fine.

Betty Boop, you appear to know exactly what I'm talking about!

Wicked whatever, are you serious? Why would I be so close to my daughter's face when she is asleep? I'm sorry that you've lived a life that has left you with such issues.

Answer 1

I know what your talking about. Yes everyone has morning breathe but hers is worse Right? I had this same problem all my life ny mom did nothing just the brush your teeth sometimes 4 to 5 times a day to see if this helped. Guess what it didnt it was like I never brushed my teeth. I then had a girl same problem. Took her to the doctor when she was sick he looked at her tonsils and sent us to a specialist. when we seen him she wasnt sick anymore but her tonsils were huge. he asked if she snores, has bad breathe, wets the bed sometimes. If she is really groggy in the mornings. I said yes. He then looked in my mouth and out came two sets of tonsils. Now we dont have the nasty morning breathe (depending what we eat) no more snoring no more bed wetting for her and no more being groggy in the morning.


Look in her mouth and see how be her tonsils are this could be the problem.

Answer 2

You can NOT diagnose sleep apnea from dreams. You MUST snore to have most sleep apnea, but if you sleep alone, you may be snoring and not know it. What you ARE is 'afraid of sleep apnea' to the point that your 'imagination' is coming out in your dreams and these horrible things happening in them. You can not roll your eyes and see your brain in your dreams. Your teeth hurt because you were clenching your jaw, not because you were biting something real. HOW do you know your heart rate was high ... did you wear a watch and count the beats, or was this only your 'impression' after your nightmare. My 'experience' with sleep apnea is that my husband had a stroke, and it was discovered that his sleep apnea was the DIRECT CAUSE of it even though he was sitting up at his comoputer playing a game when he had the stroke. My husband is FINE after his stroke, but part of that is because I know that his snoring was bad even before the stroke, and took steps to get him to stop snoring, and to breath all night long. There is a way for you to STOP these nightmares, if you are willing to pay the expense ... go to a sleep disorder doctor and be tested for sleep apnea. My husband had insurance that paid for the testing ONLY because it was considered to be a 'possible cause' of his stroke so your insurance may not pay for the test. Meanwhile, have a friend spend the night and monitor your breathing ALL NIGHT ... if you don't snore, and don't 'stop breathing' then you don't have sleep apnea ... or, when you wake up EVERY morning for the next three months, go to the mirror and LOOK CLOSELY at your eyes. If the skin around your eyes looks BLACK, as if someone had socked you and given you two black eyes, then you may have sleep apnea. You can get this 'black eyed' look from other medical conditions, too, but they tend to go away during the day ... when you have sleep apnea, they stay black for several days. These are the ONLY ways to tell if you have sleep apnea. Your dreams are just you 'worrying' about having this disfunction, not you having this disfunction. I think you are probably FINE, but if you are seriously worried, look in the mirror and/or get tested at a sleep disorder center.

Answer 3

# The most common cause is simply poor dental hygiene. Bacteria feeding on stagnant saliva and food particles is the cause of classic "morning breath." And we all know that morning breath can turn into "afternoon and evening breath" if your child doesn't get a good tooth and tongue brushing in the morning and at night. Sometimes food particles get caught in little crypts in the tonsils. This too can cause foul odor.
# Tooth decay can also be a culprit. If the decay hasn't yet affected the dental root, your child won't experience pain but may just have smelly breath.
# Both acute and chronic sinusitis have been associated with bad breath. In these cases, though, bad breath isn't the only symptom. Sinusitis is usually accompanied by a daytime and nighttime cough and possibly a fever, face swelling, or a thick yellow-green nasal discharge.
# Bad breath can signal pharyngitis -- a throat infection. Usually your child will also complain of a sore throat. As with sinusitis, the odor is probably coming from the bacterial infection itself and from bacteria feeding on stagnant saliva because your child is mouth-breathing.
# Seasonal allergies could be the cause. Allergies can cause pooling of mucus in the back of the throat (postnasal drip), which can be accompanied by halitosis. In this case your child may also complain of such symptoms as a dry cough which gets worse at night, itchy eyes, and a runny nose.
# Finally, it's practically a rite of passage for a child to shove something -- typically a corn kernel, a pea, or a dime -- up into his or her nose. If this foreign body is left there, it can begin to rot or cause a surrounding infection. In this instance the bad smell will come predominantly from the nose and not the mouth.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

Most kids are like this, sweet little angles, yes, bad breath, yes also, sorry. Probably a combination from milk, other things they eat, higher metabolism. It's of course nothing serious. If there were a way to hydrate them at night like give them water. It may be the dry throat and tongue.

The tongue harbors many germs, viruses, microbes, probably a workhouse of metabolic anxiety going on and dry, this is the thing, it's sitting there rotting away you could say. One reason a human bite is so dangerous.

Answer 6

Is she brushing her teeth prior to bedtime? Ensure she doesn't have anything other than water after brushing her teeth. Most people have bad breath at night, I am a little concerned that it is effecting you so much that you felt the need to post? What are you doing so close to her face while she is sleeping? Also ensure she has her teeth cleaned every 6 months. Children should have their first dentist visit at 18 months. Other than that let the girl sleep in peace and stop violating her personal space and sniffing where your nose doesn't belong!

Answer 7

this problem generally arises due to allergy.she can do steam inhaling and goggle with hot water in the morning and night before she goes to bed.but the best solution is to consult an Ayurveda doctor at the earliest.

Answer 8

everyone gets bad breath at night. normal.

Answer 9

do you have good breathe when you sleep? it's just perfect right? almost everyone has bad breathe when they sleep and get up

Answer 10

her mouth is drying out from sleeping with her mouth open, just give her some water or juice in the morning and after breakfast have her brush her teeth.