Breathing through your nose is healthier than breathing through your mouth because breathing through your nose helps filter out dust and other allergens while increasing oxygen consumption. Conversely, breathing through your mouth can consume too much saliva and dry your mouth. Breathing through the mouth can cause a low concentration of oxygen in the blood. This is associated with high blood pressure and heart failure.
Studies show that oral breathing can also decrease lung function and worsen symptoms and exacerbations in people with asthma. Mouth breathing is a habit that people develop when they can't breathe through their nose. Breathing through your mouth can solve the immediate and essential problem of getting enough air. But breathing through your mouth can become a difficult habit to stop that can lead to sleep disorders, dental problems, and differences in facial structure.
Talk to your healthcare provider if you think you or your child is developing mouth breathing. They will recommend treatments or medications to resolve the problem. Breathing through the nose also contributes to a better oxygen supply capacity. Nasal breathing allows CO2 levels to build up more than when air is swallowed through the mouth.
Your breathing rate is also lower when you breathe through your nose, which can help improve your stress balance and relaxation. It may not seem like much, but stopping breathing through your mouth actually has a significant negative impact on health. If your child seems to breathe more through his mouth than through his nose, ask your healthcare provider to evaluate your child to determine if he is breathing through his mouth, including physical problems that may prevent him from breathing through his nose. However, some people develop oral breathing later in life or are born as people who breathe through the mouth because of the structural structure of their body.
Like adults, children who breathe through their mouths breathe with their mouths open and snore at night. As with children, you may not be able to avoid breathing through your mouth, but you can get help to stop breathing through your mouth before it causes problems such as bad breath and restless sleep.
