How Do You Recognize And Stop Mouth Breathing?
As a physician, I became very impressed with how important it is to use our noses to breathe, not our mouths. I was also surprised at how few mouth breathers were aware of their problem, probably because it is usually long standing before it is recognized (if at all) and people become tolerant to the ill-effects. Here are some tips on how to recognize and treat this significant problem. Breathing is supposed to occur through the nose. This is where our nasal sinuses have small openings into the upper airway, and our sinuses help to regulate oxygen exchange in the lungs by excreting neuropeptides like Nitric Oxide (NO.) Unless the air that reaches the lungs contains these substances, oxygenation suffers. In one study of people on respirators, adding their own nasal air to their oral breathing pieces increased oxygen levels by 25%, showing you the real importance of nose breathing. Nose breathing is reduced or prevented by anything that blocks the airway in the nose. Once this happens, w
