Mouth Breathing Causes & Reasons

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Possible Causes

Upper Respiratory Infection

Does Mouth-Breathing Decrease Risk of Viral Infections? [fauquierent.net]

• Constant nasal obstruction with little or no other nasal symptoms. 21. 2ry Effects of Chronic Nasal Obstruction - Mouth breathing dry mouth, sore throat. - Insomnia, snoring [slideshare.net]

Other people may breathe them in, or they can land on surfaces that others touch. If another person then puts their hand near their mouth, they may get an infection. [medicalnewstoday.com]

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Allergic Rhinitis

New York, American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, 1990 Evidence of allergies such as eczema Mouth breathing Skin testing: pretest probability of allergic rhinitis [pedclerk.bsd.uchicago.edu]

Look for signs suggestive of chronic nasal congestion - mouth breathing, cough, halitosis. Examine eyes for signs of conjunctivitis. [patient.info]

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Nasal Polyp

breathing. [amazon.com]

[…] sense of smell and taste Itchy, watery eyes Facial pain Mouth breathing Dull headaches Snoring and/or sleep apnea If you have nasal polyps, treatment can range from medications [jaxallergy.com]

Symptoms may include: Mouth breathing A runny nose Constant stuffiness Loss or reduction of sense of smell or taste Dull headaches Snoring Frequent nosebleeds If you have [uvahealth.com]

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Asthma

In allergic rhinitis, the impaired filtering and air-conditioning function of the nose, leading to mouth breathing, can result in increased exposure of the lower airways to [dx.doi.org]

breathing; and 5) increased need for conditioning the inspired air. [dx.doi.org]

The two most accepted and probably complementary ones are increased oral breathing and systemic response. [dx.doi.org]

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Otitis Media

Other symptoms include hearing loss, snoring, mouth breathing, fever, headache, vomiting, and diarrhea. [nicklauschildrens.org]

Other indications for adenoidectomy included chronic rhinorrhea with associated rhinosinusitis or chronic mouth breathing with associated snoring. [jamanetwork.com]

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Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Subjective assessments of clinical symptoms/signs, including snoring visual analog scale (VAS), nasal obstruction, and mouth breathing, were recorded. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Loud or noisy breathing, snoring, or mouth breathing during sleep Brief pauses in breathing during sleep or difficulty breathing during sleep Restless sleep (i.e., lots of [my.clevelandclinic.org]

breathing Enlarged tonsils and adenoids Problems sleeping and restless sleep Parasomnias such as sleep walking or night terrors Bed wetting Failure to thrive (weight loss [stanfordhealthcare.org]

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Deviated Nasal Septum

Individuals may often be asymptomatic, but the most common signs include epistaxis, increased nasal crusting, altered nasal respiration and the necessity for mouth breathing [symptoma.com]

Other symptoms of a deviated septum include nasal drainage, nosebleeds, mouth breathing, and facial pressure. [nw-ent.com]

A deviated septum and swelling of the intranasal tissues can negatively affect a patient’s quality of sleep and can lead to dry mouth due to chronic mouth breathing. [pacificneuroscienceinstitute.org]

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Adenoid Hypertrophy

[…] of the adenoid tonsil; has symptom snoring, has symptom hyponasality, has symptom otitis media with effusion, has symptom mouth breathing adenoidal hypertrophy enlarged adenoids [wikidata.org]

MATERIALS AND METHODS: Eighty-six mouth-breathing children (male 54.65%, mean age 7.0 2.2 years) were randomly selected from a hospital population. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

BACKGROUND: Deformity in the dental arc and facial skeleton by adenoid hypertrophy due to chronic mouth breathing is a well-known process. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Hyperventilation

Learn the Secret to Maximise Body Oxygenation Mouth breathing negatively affects sports performance by Patrick McKeown OxyAthlete program- Long term benefits from improved [youtube.com]

Nose breathing will also help combat dry mouth and bad breath, which are also associated with mouth breathing and chronic hyperventilation. 2 Take deeper "belly breaths. " [wikihow.com]

It may be caused by breathing faster than normal (more than 15 breaths a minute), mouth breathing, sighing or yawning frequently.Most people have experienced short episodes [healthnavigator.org.nz]

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Acute Adenoiditis

Is Mouth Breathing a Vicious Cycle Often repeated allergies and infections can cause habitual/chronic mouth breathing. [in.news.yahoo.com]

Mouth breathing may lead to the following symptoms: Bad breath Cracked lips Dry mouth Persistent runny nose or nasal congestion Enlarged adenoids may also cause sleep problems [nicklauschildrens.org]

Parents may not know how damaging mouth breathing can be. [dentalsleeppractice.com]

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Tonsillar Hypertrophy

METHODS: A descriptive and analytical cross-sectional study was accomplished with 59 mouth breathing children aged 3 to 12 years (mean age 6.5 years and SD: standard deviation [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Mouth breathing individuals replace nasal breathing for a mouth supplementation or a mixed breathing for longer than six months1,2. [bjorl.org]

Etiology, clinical manifestations and concurrent findings in mouth-breathing children. J Pediatr. 2008;84(6):529-35. . PMid:19060979. 3. [codas.periodikos.com.br]

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Tonsillitis

GABHS pharyngitis usually occurs in children 5-15 years old. Open-mouth breathing and muffled voice resulting from obstructive tonsillar enlargement. [entnet.org]

Open-mouth breathing and muffled voice resulting from obstructive tonsillar enlargement. [bmc.org]

Recurrent and ongoing (chronic) tonsillitis may obstruct the upper airway and cause problems, such as snoring, nasal congestion and mouth breathing. [oregon.providence.org]

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Halitosis

Use a chinstrap if you mouth-breath causing the saliva to dry up in the mouth from mouth-breathing. [fauquierent.net]

Mouth Germs and Bad Breath Poor oral care causes accumulated germs in dental plaque to emit foul gases that cause mouth odor. [m.colgate.com]

Or treat the nasal obstruction if that is causing the mouth-breathing. [fauquierent.net]

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Acute Hyperventilation

Headaches: - Headache after exercise usually relates to mouth breathing during exercise. [normalbreathing.com]

Other symptoms Dry mouth occurs with mouth breathing and anxiety. [emedicine.medscape.com]

It may be caused by breathing faster than normal (more than 15 breaths a minute) mouth breathing, sighing or yawning frequently. [familydoctor.co.nz]

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Posterior Choanal Atresia

Newborns generally prefer to breathe through their nose. Typically, infants only breathe through their mouths when they cry. [nlm.nih.gov]

A variant occurs later in life with mouth breathing, recurrent sinusitis, chronic rhinorrhea, otitis media, and defects of speech. [thieme-connect.com]

Symptoms include: Chest retracts unless the child is breathing through mouth or crying. [nlm.nih.gov]

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Chronic Hyperventilation

breathing, chest breathing, poor posture, overeating leading to obesity, stress, ... [normalbreathing.com]

More and more people are mouth-breathing. Large numbers of young children are mouth-breathing. [breatheability.com]

[…] and treatment of syndrome of chronic hyperventilation Main causes of hyperventilation are lifestyle risk factors such a sedentary lifestyle (lack of physical exercise), mouth [normalbreathing.com]

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Gingivitis

Do you mouth breathe? [askthedentist.com]

Sleep-disordered breathing: Just like mouth breathing, sleep-disordered breathing can negatively affect your overall mouth health, increasing your likelihood of developing [dentalchoice.ca]

Breathing through the mouth can also be a contributing factor. [encyclopedia.com]

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Williams-Beuren Syndrome

Williams syndrome (Williams–Beuren syndrome) is a rare neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by mental retardation, hypercalcemia of infants, heart defects, characteristic facial features ("elfin" facial appearance) and failure to thrive. It is caused by a deletion on chromosome 7. The clinical features of Williams[…] [symptoma.com]

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Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

Breathing: Breathe for the person Rescue breathing can be mouth-to-mouth breathing or mouth-to-nose breathing if the mouth is seriously injured or can’t be opened. [sunoven.com]

Please note that gasping is not considered to be normal breathing. If the subject is not breathing, provide mouth to mouth breathing. [icliniq.com]

Give 2 breaths (see chart on page 3, step 4). To do this, place your mouth over both the baby's mouth and nose to form an airtight seal. [nationwidechildrens.org]

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Nasal Obstruction

What is mouth breathing? Mouth breathing can disrupt sleep and aggravate tissue in the mouth. It is also one of the top causes of snoring. [tejas-ent.com]

Michalak argues that nose breathing is far superior to mouth breathing at almost all times. [sleepreviewmag.com]

The most common pre-operative symptoms included mouth breathing (82.4%), nasal congestion (81.1%), snoring (71.6%), and rhinorrhea (37.8%). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Stomatitis

STOMATITIS As caused by herpes simplex virus; SEE: noma; SEE: thrush ETIOLOGY Stomatitis may be associated with viral infections, chemical irritation, radiation therapy, mouth [tabers.com]

Other associated signs and symptoms are: Bad breath Burning or tingling in the mouth Dysphagia Drooling Fever, sometimes as high as 38.3 to 40 C (101 to 104 F) Pain in and [symptoma.com]

Chronic mouth breathing due to plugged nasal airways may cause dryness of the mouth tissues, which in turn leads to irritation. [encyclopedia.com]

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Choanal Atresia

Newborns generally prefer to breathe through their nose. Typically, infants only breathe through their mouths when they cry. [nlm.nih.gov]

This means the baby must breathe through its nose because the oral airway is not yet developed enough to allow for frequent mouth breathing. [calsinus.com]

Symptoms include: Chest retracts unless the child is breathing through mouth or crying. [nlm.nih.gov]

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Dental Abscess

Other symptoms can include: tenderness of your tooth and surrounding area sensitivity to very hot or cold food and drink an unpleasant taste in your mouth bad breath (halitosis [nidirect.gov.uk]

Other symptoms may include: Bitter taste in the mouth Breath odor General discomfort, uneasiness, or ill feeling Fever Pain when chewing Sensitivity of the teeth to hot or [nlm.nih.gov]

a general feeling of being unwell difficulty opening your mouth difficulty swallowing (dysphagia) disturbed sleep a high temperature (fever) Treating dental abscesses If [nidirect.gov.uk]

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Viral Upper Respiratory Tract Infection

In viral nasopharyngitis patients have profuse nasal discharge, fever, halitosis, mouth breathing leading to dry mouth, hyposmia, sneezing and odynophagia, symptoms that occur [symptoma.com]

Rapid swelling of the throat, mouth, or tongue. Trouble breathing. Passing out (losing consciousness). [northshore.org]

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Hypertrophy of Nasal Turbinates

Chronic mouth breathing may worsen snoring or lead to dry mouth and/or sore throat. [entallergy1.com]

Read More Got a nasal surgery today and my nose is blocked. i couldn't sleep with mouth breathing... help me please... I FEEL LIKE SUFFOCATING. [practo.com]

[…] with unilateral or bilateral nasal obstruction with mouth breathing, resulting in dry mouth, runny nose and can have snoring at night (Snoring could be due to several other [gruppootologico.com]

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Xerostomia

Do not mouth breath You should determine if you are have a mouth breathing habit. [expertbeacon.com]

Excessive mouth breathing is another potential cause of dry mouth, and the best way to address this is to try to breathe out of the nose more often. [graceleedydentistry.com]

Mouth breathing contributes to dry mouth, and it can also be the side effect of some health issues. [wichitadentists.com]

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Insect Bite

For shortness of breath or swelling in the mouth, CALL 911 Related Links Insect Bites [jeffersandmann.com]

Occasionally, a severe allergic reaction can occur, causing symptoms such as breathing difficulties, dizziness and a swollen face or mouth. [nhs.uk]

They include: Chest pain Face or mouth swelling Difficulty swallowing Difficulty breathing Fainting or lightheadedness Abdominal pain or vomiting Rash or flushing For severe [medlineplus.gov]

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Hay Fever

Prolonged, sometime violent sneezing Itchy, painful nose, throat, and roof of mouth-breathing Stuffy, runny nose Postnasal drip, resulting in coughing Watery, itchy eyes Head [ohioallergyclinic.com]

You would also develop sore throat, mouth breathing (from the stuffy nose), headaches and ear popping. [tgp.com.ph]

Hay fever symptoms Common symptoms of hay fever include sniffling, runny nose, blocked nose, mouth breathing and sneezing. [raisingchildren.net.au]

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Pharyngitis

If mouth breathing or dry air causes your sore throat, try using a humidifier in your home. [health24.com]

Other causes and symptoms include a stuffy nose from allergies, which can cause nighttime mouth breathing and a sore throat in the morning, post nasal drip from allergies, [boystownhospital.org]

Breathing through the mouth can make the throat dry and sore. Living in a dry or dusty environment and breathing in very dry air can cause rawness and pain. [health24.com]

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Bronchitis

Then, purse your lips like you’re about to kiss someone and breathe out slowly through your mouth. [webmd.com]

The first breathing exercise is very simple. Breath in through your nose for 2 seconds and breath out through your mouth with pursed lips for 4 seconds. [youtube.com]

In pursed-lip breathing, you take a deep breath and then slowly breathe out through your mouth. As you breathe out, hold your lips as if you're about to kiss someone. [healthline.com]

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