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A member asked:
When brushing my tongue, should i clean the part at the back even if it makes me gag?
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Gaging: Do not go to clean that much backward where you will Gag.Do cleaning of tongue as much as you can do. eventually, you become use to it and gagging will go away.
Answered 5/28/2015
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