How to curb vomiting reflex: 7 tips from a doctor

The vomiting reflex while brushing teeth is unpleasant but managed

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Every morning and evening millions of people around the world compete not only with a bacterial plaque on the teeth, but also with their own vomiting reflex.

Someone is almost not noticeable for this reflex, someone is very strong. However, most of us respond only to certain stimuli, including a toothbrush.

How to make daily oral hygiene more comfortable – dentist Anne Clemens She explained Cleveland Clinic.

Why is you sick when you brush your teeth

« The vomiting reflex exists in vain. It is a protective mechanism of the body whose task is not to swallow or not breathe what can hurt a person, » – says Dr. Clemens.

But, according to doctors, there are also other factors that can cause unpleasant sensations, including:

• Aggressive cleaning techniquewhen the brush touches the back of the throat too deeply;
• abrupt The taste of toothpaste;
• Smokingwhich promotes excess saliva and irritates the respiratory tract;
• mucosal edema for colds and allergies;
• Reflux (GERD), in which the acid that rises into the esophagus enhances nausea;
• Morning Nausea in pregnant women;
• anxiety or negative experience of dental procedures;
• Anatomy of the oral cavity – Its size and features of the bite affect the trajectory of the brush.

7 steps to comfortable hygiene

For brushing to cease to be tested, a specialist advises:

• change the brush – baby or electric with a small head occupies less space in the mouth;
• Choose a softer paste – neutral taste does not irritate the throat;
• Slow down movements -replace the « scraper » back and forth with leisurely circular strokes;
• to calm down -Turn on music or videos, take an antistress toy in your free hand, follow your nose;
• Brush your teeth in stages – a two -minute procedure can be divided into several approaches;
• Train the reflexgradually increasing the time of touching the brush to the « problem » zones;
• Consult with your doctor -The dentist can offer a throat anesthetic spray, other perspective or posture during examination, as well as easy sedation in difficult cases.

If there was a nausea attack

The specialist recommends rinsing her mouth with water or a weak soda solution and wait for the brush again: acids after vomiting temporarily weaken the enamel.

Earlier we toldwhether you can get rid of caries at home and whether toothpaste will help.