Author: Gordon (NZ)
Date: 2006-08-01 12:07
In the back of the throat there are both bad bacteria (sore throat &/or bad breath), and good bacteria. The goodies fight the baddies and keep them under control. One of the best good guys is named "Streptococcus salivarius k12".
For some people, the baddies tend to beat the goodies a lot of the time.
Antibiotics tend to kill off the whole lot, and then the baddies may re-populate, gaining th eupper hand.
This is possibly what is happening to you.
One approach, which you could suggest to your doctor, is calling for reinforcements - building up the population of the good guys.
The idea is to kill off the bacteria, then build up a huge population of the goodies before the baddies take over. Hence better defences against future bad guys.
This is not science fiction or quackery
The reason I know about this stuff is that leading research was done on it in Otago University in my country, leading to the marketing of "Blis Throat Guard".
More information:
http://www.roadshow.org/html/tis/virtual_tour/blis/panel3.html
http://www.onlinepharmacy.co.nz/index.cfm/layout/Brand/BrandID/251/CatID/9
Or, for a USA site, offering a similar treatment, similarly administered, but focusing on the bad breath issues aspects....
http://www.aktiv-k12.com/probiotics_directions.asp
It could be some sort of placebo effect, for sure, but I am amazed that for me, opportunistic bacterial infections of the throat following a cold have ceased in the last few years, since I began using this, once or twice per year.
And yes, I agree that is not quite right discussing medical issues on a clarinet forum. However, halitosis may well be a problem for clarinetists too!
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