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I tape my mouth because I hated waking up with a dry mouth that tasted horrible. I've also read that this contributes to tooth decay. It's just a small piece o
by trifurcate 4y ago
I tape my mouth because I hated waking up with a dry mouth that tasted horrible. I've also read that this contributes to tooth decay.
It's just a small piece of tape, as big as half a fingernail. It's placed on my lips right in the middle, and it works more by reminding my brain to keep my mouth closed and less by actually mechanically holding my mouth shut. If my nose is stuffed, I can just open a slight gap between my lips to breathe through. Otherwise, though, when my mouth is that close I will automatically close my lips and breathe through my nose through the night, which anecdotally improves my sleep quality and reduces morning breath.
- amelius 4y agoDid you try the chin-strap method also? https://www.wikihow.com/Sleep-with-Your-Mouth-Closed https://www.wikihow.com/Sleep-with-Your-Mouth-Closed
- vmh1928 4y agoThanks for the link. If I sleep on my back my jaw slackens and moves back toward my throat and blocks the throat or at least constricts and I snore. I tried a device like a mouth guard that captures the lower teeth but the pressure on my front teeth of holding my jaw up hurt. If I sleep on either side then my jaw doesn't fall back and all is good.
- cko 4y agoThis was my exact experience. Chin straps don't work with me. My face shape is kinda flat, and my temporomandibular joint is kinda messed up and doesn't hold my teeth together naturally. The chin straps I've tried all pull my chin down towards the airway. A mouth guard plus chin strap may work but yeah there's that front teeth holding up the whole chin pressure.
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