![]() ![]() Past cultures considered breathing essential to health, but it’s discussed in modern health… basically never. According to this fantastic article in the Wall Street Journal, human mouths and sinuses have have shrunk over the past 300,000 years-part of the reason so many of us have crooked teeth, and have to have our wisdom teeth extracted.īut it’s also partly due to the fact that we neglect our breath in a major way. This causes us to feel more stressed and anxious, which keeps our breathing more shallow. We tend to breathe very shallow, up in our chests. But the vast majority of modern humans are breathing incorrectly. Our breath is one of the most essential components of our overall wellness.Īnd yet we take our breath for granted far too easily! Be honest-when was the last time you thought about it? We assume that, because it’s automatic, we don’t have to do anything about it. There may be an issue preventing you from breathing properly through your nose that we want to rule out first before you try this method. Now, there may be a number of reasons you or your loved one might be mouth breathing, so the first step before you try mouth taping is-as always-to consult your doctor. It’s kind of like how a retainer works for your teeth: the tape keeps your mouth closed and your jaw in place. I could probably start to wean myself off, but I like that the tape is a little extra security to keep my body in place. I had turbinate reduction surgery in my nose in Jan 2019, and have been flourishing and mouth taping since to retrain myself to breathe through my nose! So I was compensating by breathing through my mouth. It took a lot of investigating and an eventual MRI to confirm I had overgrown little bones called turbinates that were physically blocking my nasal passages, making it very hard to breathe through my nose. My nose was constantly feeling stuffed up, and I thought it was my San Diego allergies until I moved to Hawaii and still had the same issues. ![]() In my case, I had a physical issue going on called overgrown turbinates. There are a number of different reasons you might be breathing through your mouth. Yeah, you see-I became a mouth-breather at night for a while there. I’ve found that I wake up with more energy and am far less foggy-headed! I started mouth taping a little over a year ago, and have since been covering my mouth Hannibal Lecter-style every single night before sleep. Taping your mouth shut guides your body back to its more functional state of breathing: through your nose. After all, it’s a really cheap and easy way to find better health. If you find yourself breathing through your mouth, especially at night (or if you suspect you aren’t sleeping as deeply as you could), you should try this out. I had originally planned on simply mentioning mouth taping in my list of ways to sleep better, but I felt like it’s SUCH an unusual practice that it deserved some deeper exploration in its own post. The weirdest thing I’ve ever tried in my quest for good sleep? Mouth taping.Īnd I’m hooked-you’re going to want to try it, too, because it works. Body Can Mouth Taping Really Improve Your Sleep? ![]()
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