TONGUE Cleaning

**ebon_valentine** · 10-02-2009, 10:15 PM

Okay, so I know that you are supposed to brush your tongue because it helps get rid of bad breath. And I try, I really do. But I gag, horribly. To the point where I stand over the sink spitting and praying to God I don't vomit (especially after I JUST brushed my teeth!)

Are there any other solutions or ways to clean my tongue? I don't think my breath stinks and I alway have gum/tic tacs/listerine pocket strips but I can't stand having a white tongue. I feel like it looks gross. And I feel like my mouth isn't as clean as it should be since I can't stand to brush my tongue for more than like....three seconds.

=(!

**WildChild** · 10-03-2009, 12:35 AM

You don't brush your tongue like you do your teeth. You need a very soft bristle brush or you can get a special tongue cleaner. Don't stick it so far back that you gag your self either. You should also gently brush the roof of your mouth,
Do you floss? That mat be the most important thing to do.

**Texasred** · 10-31-2009, 01:14 AM

Try brushing by pulling forward on the brush only, not trying to brush both in and out on your tongue.
And just don't go so far you gag!

10-02-2009, 10:15 PM	#1
ebon_valentine VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 52	TONGUE Cleaning Okay, so I know that you are supposed to brush your tongue because it helps get rid of bad breath. And I try, I really do. But I gag, horribly. To the point where I stand over the sink spitting and praying to God I don't vomit (especially after I JUST brushed my teeth!) Are there any other solutions or ways to clean my tongue? I don't think my breath stinks and I alway have gum/tic tacs/listerine pocket strips but I can't stand having a white tongue. I feel like it looks gross. And I feel like my mouth isn't as clean as it should be since I can't stand to brush my tongue for more than like....three seconds. =(!

10-03-2009, 12:35 AM	#2
WildChild Gold Contributor 500+ Posts Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Western USA Posts: 6,223 Blog Entries: 5	You don't brush your tongue like you do your teeth. You need a very soft bristle brush or you can get a special tongue cleaner. Don't stick it so far back that you gag your self either. You should also gently brush the roof of your mouth, Do you floss? That mat be the most important thing to do. __________________ We can only learn to love by loving. Iris Mudoch, British writer

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10-31-2009, 01:14 AM	#3
Texasred Silver Contributor 100+ Posts Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: North Texas Posts: 124	Try brushing by pulling forward on the brush only, not trying to brush both in and out on your tongue. And just don't go so far you gag!