The tongue is not only an essential “tableware” for us to eat, but also an important organ to assist human pronunciation. The tongue can even promote emotional communication. The tongue is also involved in eating activities and various foods every day. Should you brush your tongue at the same time?
Modern medicine believes that a variety of bacteria, dead skin cells, saliva and food debris, if accumulated in the gap of the tongue nipple for a long time can not be removed in time, may damage the balance of the bacteria in the mouth, leading to disease. In addition, often brushing the tongue also helps to refresh the breath and eliminate bad breath.
Why is it that the tongue will be disgusting?
1 When brushing the tongue, the root of the tongue is irritated and touches the posterior wall of the pharynx, which may cause nausea.
2 Toothpaste squeezes too much. When brushing the tongue, too much foam will irritate the throat and cause nausea.
3 brushing your teeth with cold water (especially in winter), because the temperature difference between the oral temperature and the water is large, it can stimulate the oral nerves to cause nausea.
4 may be caused by chronic pharyngitis, gastritis.
How to clean the tongue?
1 Strength: Do not use too much force when brushing your tongue. If you have not brushed it, you can brush it a few more times.
2 Frequency: According to personal needs, occasionally brush the tongue, usually twice a week, can also be relatively increased or decreased, according to individual needs, free to arrange!
3 time: When brushing your teeth, just brush your tongue and you don’t have to brush for a long time.
4 tools: you can use a special scraper, please pay attention to the size of the tool, too large and inflexible, but also easy to cause vomiting reaction.
5 Action: When the brush head contacts the tongue surface, it should be brushed from the base of the tongue to the tip of the tongue to avoid reverse movement; when reaching the mouth, the brush head should be suspended. Do not inhale when scraping the tongue, or you can exhale gently to avoid vomiting.
