why do we get bad breath after falling asleep?

1. Stinky Says:
   August 17th, 2007 at 9:00 am

   Bacteria has time to grow during your sleeping hours.

2. recalltotal001 Says:
   August 18th, 2007 at 4:22 pm

   My breath gets better as I sleep.

3. allanwilliams985 Says:
   August 21st, 2007 at 6:51 pm

   Ask your mouth.

4. muslimsux Says:
   August 24th, 2007 at 12:52 pm

   i don’t, thats weird that u do maybe there is something wrong with u

5. ??? ?????? Says:
   August 27th, 2007 at 1:43 pm

   Because i said so

6. engineer Says:
   August 28th, 2007 at 11:31 am

   That is becaus ethe enzymems in our mouth acts on the food substance in our mouth, when we sleep

7. Boliviangringo Says:
   August 31st, 2007 at 12:49 am

   Its the bacteria in your mouth releasing waste.

8. fault4792 Says:
   September 1st, 2007 at 1:13 pm

   Regular salivary flow stops with sleep. This allows mouth germs an opportunity to feed on remaining food particles, old shed mouth lining cells, and stagnant saliva. The byproducts of bacterial metabolism produce the foul odor.

9. as if Says:
   September 4th, 2007 at 11:35 am

   Though the causes of breath odour are not entirely understood, most unpleasant odors are known to arise from food debris trapped in the mouth which is processed by normal mouth flora; there are over 400 types of bacteria found in the average mouth. Several dozen of these can cause trouble when allowed to flourish or are genetically disposed to overpopulate. Large quantities of these naturally-occurring bacteria are often found on the posterior of the tongue, where they are undisturbed by normal activity. The rough surface of the tongue dorsum provides an ideal habitat for anaerobic bacteria, which flourish under a continually-forming tongue coating of food debris, dead cells, and hundreds of thousands of bacteria, living and dead. When left on the tongue, the anaerobic respiration of such bacteria can yield either the putrescent smell of polyamines, or the “rotten egg” smell of volatile sulfur compounds (VSCs) such as hydrogen sulfide, methyl mercaptan and dimethyl sulfide, depending on the bacteria type. It is generally these compounds which, when mixed with mouth air and exhaled, produce unpleasant breath.

10. adsmom Says:
    September 5th, 2007 at 6:16 am

    I think it’s because your mouth dries out, especially if you breathe through your mouth during sleep. This allows bacteria to grow and provides that great morning breath aroma….I think.

11. trustdeep Says:
    September 7th, 2007 at 10:33 am

    all the food that sitcks on to your mouth n teeth surface has ample time to be attacked by bacteria wen you are asleep. so thus you get the bad breath. thats the reason most people brush their teeth before goin to bed.

12. smileighoklahoma Says:
    September 9th, 2007 at 11:30 am

    bacteria grows while you sleeping

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