Chemical taste

[MoneyGuy]

During the night I wake up with a nasty chemical taste in my mouth. I was using a mouth guard and took it out. I went back to sleep and in the morning I used mouthwash (a few minutes ago). No more bad taste so far. I'll ask my dentist later. Any ideas about this? Maybe it's from my mouth guard, one of those plastic drugstore ones.

 

[GeorgeJ]

Any ideas about this? Maybe it's from my mouth guard, one of those plastic drugstore ones.

Made in China?

 

[drjean]

It is probably the chemicals in the mouthgard. I am allergic to plastics so the acrylics (hard or soft) really cause me such problems I cannot use them. Soak it in... I forget...baking soda solution? something and see if you can drain the chemical residue out of it... I doubt it.

 

[ubicaritas]

If its not the mouthguard, it could be a mineral deficiency, or more likely, acid reflux.

 

[MoneyGuy]

It is probably the chemicals in the mouthgard. I am allergic to plastics so the acrylics (hard or soft) really cause me such problems I cannot use them. Soak it in... I forget...baking soda solution? something and see if you can drain the chemical residue out of it... I doubt it.

I've been using the mouth guard for a few years with no issues.

 

[DaisyDay]

It's probably not the mouth guard itself, but it could get tastes from bacteria and such if you don't clean it. Baking soda should do the trick; otherwise, mouth wash or a hydrogen peroxide rinse.

It is probably the chemicals in the mouthgard.

Everything physical is chemicals, including air and water.

 

[drjean]

of course I'm wrong... I'm allergic and no one else is I guess. I'm not entitled to reply, I get it.

 

[GeorgeJ]

Of course you're entitled to reply; however, others are also entitled to reply and give their opinions to your reply.

 

[DaisyDay]

of course I'm wrong... I'm allergic and no one else is I guess.

Oh jean, I didn't say you were wrong, I said everything physical is chemical - which it is.

If you're allergic to plastics, then you are - that must be inconvenient. Apparently, some mouth guards are made of acrylic, some of thermoplastic, some of polyurethane. I've never noticed any taste from a new one, but as time went on...hey, I repeated your suggestion of baking soda.

I'm not entitled to reply, I get it.

I'm not touching that one.

 

[*LILAC]

"Maybe it's your hormones." That was always something I was told whenever I had a funky taste in my mouth... who knows. lol

 

[harko]

of course I'm wrong... I'm allergic and no one else is I guess. I'm not entitled to reply, I get it.

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