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Mouth breathing
Mouth breathing is a clinical finding where a person inhales and exhales through his mouth, either due to obstruction in your nasal airway or out of habit.
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A 45-year old asked:
Is mouth breathing dangerous?
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Is there a way to cure mouth breathing?
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A 36-year old asked:
What can be the cause of mouth breathing?
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A 46-year old asked:
What are any harmful effects of mouth breathing?
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A 35-year old asked:
I like I'm not getting enough air. is mouth-breathing actually considered a medical problem?
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A 42-year old asked:
What can I do to stop mouth breathing during sleep?
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A 38-year old asked:
What can I do to stop mouth breathing and breathe through my nose instead?
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A 25-year old female asked:
Mild OSA symptoms have been improving in 4 year old after encouraging daytime nose breathing v. mouth. Is it possible mouth breathing is causing OSA?
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A 40-year old asked:
Mouth breathing harmful on gums?
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A 33-year old asked:
How to treat mouth breathing in adults ?
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A 46-year old asked:
what can I do about puffy gums from mouth breathing?
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A 33-year old asked:
Is there an alternative treatment of mouth breathing?
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A 45-year old asked:
Is it possible to get dry sockets through mouth breathing?
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A 45-year old asked:
I get puffy gums from mouth breathing, how can I stop this habit?
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A 21-year old male asked:
Whats the pathophysiology with mouth breathing and dry skin surrounding the mouth?
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A 31-year old asked:
If i correct mouth breathing at 20 years old, will it also correct my overbite/overjet?
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A 34-year old female asked:
I am a mouth breather at night while I sleep.Can my mouth breathing at night be causing my tooth enamel erosion and if it is, what can I do to stop it?
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A 25-year old female asked about a male:
What role do large or inflamed turbinates play in mouth breathing and sleep apnea?
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A 26-year old asked:
My 1yr old son has little white bumps on the tip of his tongue. are these related to mouth breathing due to a stuffy nose?
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A 25-year old male asked:
Now do i know if i got restful sleep? Any sound can wake me up. Also tmj, mouth breathing, fulll stomach air, lots of dreams. Took tryptophan suppleme
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A 43-year old female asked about a male:
Nasal (oxymetazoline) congestion mouth breathing swollen lymph node?
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A 20-year old female asked about a 42-year old female:
Tired,feet swollen, iron taste in my mouth,breathing problems, wat can this mean (I can't have baby at all)?
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A 26-year old female asked:
I had electric shock at my home in childhood & i am saved with mouth to mouth breathing.i am 26 y M with scar on left ring finger.what am i risk for?
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A 33-year old male asked about a female:
What are some non-dietary causes of excessive tooth decay in a 5yo? Right now, all I've got is mouth breathing and OSA w/GERD.
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A 29-year old female asked about a male:
Will removing enlarged tonsils help 2 cure mouth breathing?Adenoids have been removed,but the child still can't breathe or eat with their mouth closed
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A 39-year old asked:
Should i breath through my nose or mouth when breathing to relax?
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A 54-year old male asked:
Dry mouth & difficulties breathing 15 min after taking 12.5 mg Spironolactone. Is this related. Does Amlodipine interact with Spironolactone.
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A 36-year old asked:
Is it better to breathe through your nose or your mouth and better breathing fast or slow as a singer?
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A 45-year old female asked:
My Uncle recently began to have involuntary movements of the arms, legs, feet and mouth (like a breathing fish) with movements of tongue inside mouth?
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A 38-year old asked:
How to sleep quiet without breathing through mouth?
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