Many people tape their mouths shut at night. But this can be dangerous

Do you snore in your sleep? If you just snore, it’s normal. But if you really snore – it’s a reason to think about your health. We tell you what it may be associated with and whether it is possible to fight snoring with the help of taping the mouth.

MD, pediatrician, nutritionist, integrative medicine specialist

If you use this technique incorrectly, you can harm yourself.

Why do people snore differently? Because everyone has a different pharyngeal diameter, muscle tone and genetics. If you just sniffle or snore in deep sleep, there’s no reason to worry – it’s perfectly natural. But in the worst cases, snoring can even lead to short-term breathing stops in sleep – sleep apnea.

Why people snore

In addition to physiological, there are a number of other influencing factors:

• Obesity (fat deposition in the soft palate and surrounding areas);
• adenoids and polyps;
• deviated nasal septum;
• swelling or congenital enlargement of the tongue;
• allergies, rhinitis, reflux and more.

Snoring can be a natural consequence of illness – acute respiratory infections, colds, allergies or nasal congestion. Overworked? You’ll start snoring too.

What helps taping the mouth at night

If a person has a stuffy nose, he breathes in his sleep reflexively. That is why you can easily sleep through the night and do not even notice that your nose is stuffed – breathing occurs through the mouth. This is the body’s “self-defense”.

In order not to breathe through the mouth in sleep, practicing its taping. But it won’t help you breathe “correctly”. In addition, it can block the only way to get oxygen, which leads to apnea.

Irina: I believe that there is no visible effect after this procedure. It violates the laws of physiology and fights only the symptom while the problem causing snoring continues to exist.

For whom is dangerous taping of the mouth

If you use this technique incorrectly – for everyone. But for children, this method is particularly dangerous. It is important to teach the child to breathe correctly, when the body is awake and the brain is absorbing information. Here only special exercises will help.

Still want to try this remedy? Then in no case do not use a solid patch – buy a porous one. It gives oxygen a chance to get into the airways. Otherwise, there is a risk of suffocation.

How to cure snoring

Perhaps the only sure way to get rid of snoring is to find its cause. See a somnologist, but before that, consult an otolaryngologist or orthodontist to rule out problems with the organs of the oral cavity, nose and larynx.