This may be a stupid question, but do you know you have bad breath because you can smell it? (like if you breath into your hands or against the mirror, can you smell it?)
I am SO paranoid that I have bad breath, but I can't smell it and i just don't know.
I have asked my mom and she says she's never noticed, but i'm afraid she's just saying that because she doesn't want to hurt my feelings.
(I haven't asked my husband because i'm too embarrassed, but i have all but stopped kissing him and I stay far enough away from EVERYONE just in case i am killing them.)
I am a healthy, fairly attractive 30 year old woman and I'm afraid people are making fun of me, but no one will tell me.

I have excellent oral hygiene. I brush numerous times a day, floss everyday, i recently bough Therabreath and I've noticed, since i've been using it, that i used to get really thick salvia when i brushed before (like mucus but clear) and i don't that with therabreath.

I went to an ENT because i feel like i have constant drainage in the back of my throat. he couldn't find a reason for it. (although he did find a 'growth' in one of my sinuses on a CT scan, but said that was extremely common) he thought it might be GERD, and we tried a few meds, but nothing helped.
He checked my throat and he didn't mention tonsil stones... wouldn't he have if they were there?

i am either a headcase over this paranoia or i have a problem with bad breath. I just FEEL like it's bad.

can anyone help??