How to STOP Mouth Breathing Naturally | Dentist Explained (2021)

In this video, we are going to talk about:
✅ Why Mouth Breathing Is Bad For You
✅ What you Can Do To Eliminate Mouth Breathing
✅ How Sleep Positions Affect Your Mouth Breathing
✅ Some Products You Can Use To Work On Your Mouth Breathing

Video Timeline
00:00 How To Stop Mouth Breathing Naturally
00:18 Day-Time Mouth Breathing
00:49 Night-Time Mouth Breathing
01:08 Mouth Breathing Is Common
01:39 Mouth Breathing Disclaimer
02:21 Sleep Position Impact On Mouth Breathing
03:23 My Personal Mouth Breathing Experience
04:02 Steps You Can Take
05:19 Products You Can Use
05:58 FUTURE VIDEO: Mouth Breathing Product Comparison

Intro: In this video, Dental Now Panorama explains the negative impacts of mouth breathing on dental health and provides tips to stop mouth breathing.

The Negative Impacts of Mouth Breathing: Mouth breathing can lead to a variety of dental health issues, including dry mouth, bad breath, gum disease, and tooth decay. Breathing through the mouth is also less efficient than breathing through the nose, as it causes less oxygen to be absorbed by the body.

Tip 1: Practice Breathing Through Your Nose: Breathing through your nose is more efficient, as it warms and filters the air as it enters the body, which allows for better oxygen absorption in the lungs. Practice breathing through your nose during the day and night to help retrain your body to breathe properly.

Tip 2: Use Nasal Strips or Breathing Aids: Nasal strips or other breathing aids can help keep your nasal passages open, allowing for easier breathing through your nose. These aids are particularly useful during exercise or when sleeping, as they can promote nose breathing.

Tip 3: Keep Your Mouth Closed: Keeping your lips together and breathing through your nose during the day and while sleeping can help retrain your body to breathe properly. This can also prevent dry mouth and bad breath.

Tip 4: Drink Plenty of Water: Drinking water can help keep the mouth moist, which can prevent bad breath and dry mouth. It is also important to avoid dehydrating drinks such as coffee and alcohol, which can exacerbate dry mouth symptoms.

Tip 5: Try Mouth Taping: Mouth taping involves placing a small piece of tape over your mouth while you sleep. The tape is a gentle reminder to breathe through your nose and can help retrain your body to breathe properly.

Conclusion: Proper breathing is essential for dental health and overall well-being. By following these tips, individuals can improve their dental health and sleep quality by stopping mouth breathing. If you have difficulty breathing through your nose, snore heavily, or experience other breathing issues, it is important to seek professional help from a dentist or medical professional who can diagnose and treat any underlying medical conditions.

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🦷 Who we are:
Dental Now Panorama is a family-oriented, dental practice located in the heart of Panorama Hills in Calgary, Canada. Our mission is to help you change the way you think about your smile. We've helped shape thousands of smiles over the last 20 years and we pride ourselves on taking the time to educate each and every one of our patients about their oral health.

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[noor-oxqg]

I feel like I'm going to have a panic attack when breathing through my nose, it's feels weirdly claustrophobic

[jasonpeng]

I had no idea breathing affected my oral health. I was even more surprised when you mentioned day time breathing. Going to be paying more attention from now on!

[paulwalther]

I envy people who are able to breath through their nose at all times. Mine is blocked at least partially most of the time and night time (sleeping) is a disaster.

[theproblemmustbeinyourpant]

My sinuses get severely clogged throughout the year, sometimes to the point where I’m forced to mouth breathe since my nose is no longer functional. Since I moved out of the city and into a costal town I’ve noticed a great improvement which I owe to the fresh air. Still, all those years growing up in the polluted city has had some negative effects on my facial structure.

[williamwightman]

Similar experience. I use a small 1/2" x 1" strip of blue painters tape (cheap, easy, does not stick too much) placed vertically between my closed lips at night for about 7 hours at night, have for about 1-1/2 years. Sometimes I find I have removed it during sleep. Do this 5/7 nights. The habit of breathing all night through the nose trickles into the day and now I never breath through the mouth except when exercising hard (higher than aerobic levels). Also you look better in public and in pictures with your mouth shut. Another benefit is that your mouth does not dry up at night if you use tape even though your jaw may tend to open and mouth breathing happen unconsciously, with tape it does not. Sneezing and yawning are a bit goofy but manageable. Since I sleep alone there is no communication issue. A closed mouth is better for dental hygiene/health.

[NyanNyanNyanNyanNyanNyanNyanN]

Thank you so much for making this video! I am subbed to you!

[noelkannan]

Doctor ! God bless u. My 6years old grandson is getting better by following your instructions.

[damianbennett]

I really appreciate the video I thought I was the only one that felt this way when trying to breathe through my nose. I will surely be trying thoses breathing strips.

[adamshipley]

Great video. I like your conversational style of presentation.

[esotericleigh]

I’m going to try the nose strips for my son 😊 hes 8 and breathing through his mouth- trying to fix it without surgery- appointment next week. It’s a journey!

[JSW]

I didn’t know I have to not breathe through my mouth my whole life

[mochizou]

I think my problem started from swim team because I would swim 25 meters underwater without breathing or letting out any air. When I come out of the water I gasp for air and breath with my mouth trying to get in more air faster.

Thank you for the tips ^^

[Star_Chan_Flannii]

Thanks for mentioned to me all of that health stuff 😊

[twilde]

I just subscribed. I will try Breathe Right and Somnifix and see how they go. Thanks!!!

[SG-xnnn]

Recently found out I have histamine intolerance which causes rhinitis, stuffy nose, leading to open mouth when I sleep. Now working on what is causing the histamine over production and it looks likely that it's a gut problem releasing irritants into the blood stream.
What complex bodies we have. Hope this helps anyone who has tried everything and found no relief.

[ananasw]

Great video and the video quality, even at 1080p is excellent.

[dimcbride]

Now they realise that people with dry dehydrated skin are also mouth breathers too and breathing through the nose at night improved their skins condition noticeably ! Great video can relate very much

[JingChaoXie]

Thanks for the video, I’m definitely more conscious of how I breathe and how it affects my oral health now!

[Cheeto_Duss]

Side sleeping is killing my shoulders. I don’t like tapping my mouth but so far it’s the most effective thing I’ve found to keep my mouth closed when I sleep. (Also using a bipap)