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Hi @katemn I seem to remember you mentioned using bleach for teeth cleaning, is it just normal bathroom cleaning bleach?

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I think it was peroxide not bleach. I know you can use peroxide instead of water to wet your toothbrush and rinse your mouth. (It does make a lot of foam in your mouth if you rinse with it though, at least it did with me).
Gina

<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>You wet your toothbrush in H2O2 rather than water and then make a paste of baking soda and a little salt to use as toothpaste, you can keep the powdered ingredients<br> together in a little tuperware container. Gosh my dentist told me this decades ago. But it works, most toothpaste has artificial sweetener in it which I am allergic to<br>J No don’t use bleach like CHlorox it is poisonous LOL<br>J A blast from the past<br>JJ<br> <br><br><br>

@heathert, Heather .. YIKES .. NO! I mentioned using peroxide to dampen and sanitize my toothbrush ONLY .. so glad you asked rather than rely on memory! I have found though I cannot use the peroxide each time .. seems to soften the bristles a bit .. so keep an eye on that. (I even wonder sometimes about those "bleach/whitening" agents for whitening teeth .. always wonder what they might do to the enamel? Have never asked my dentist tho! Has anyone else?) Hugs! Katherine

From my File Cabinet
INHALERS/LUNG HYGIENE/AEROBIKA Below is my particular routine in using my Aerobika
1. use my 2 inhalers PRIOR to brushing my teeth
2. use a "huff" cough at least 3 times .. like you were cleaning your glasses and fog them with your breath .. only MORE forcefully. Then use the Aerobika device per the instructions. Do the huff cough along with the Aerobika until you feel you have gotten up as much sputum as you possibly can. I have found using the Aerobika you are able to " pull" mucous out of those lower lung airways in a way you cannot without the device. Personally I do this twice a day.
3. using peroxide to dampen my toothbrush and toothpaste to brush (purchased a squirt dispenser for the peroxide)
4. rinse my toothbrush .. then using peroxide for toothbrush storage for sterilizing
I think this routine will help oral thrush by keeping my Sonicare toothbrush sanitized daily. http://www.good-gums.com/sanitizing-your-toothbrush.cfm

Thank you @justdontbreathewell for saving me from the bleach, much appreciated!

Hi @ginak, thank you so much, I will go and get some tomorrow.