Here is what the experts say about sleeping with their mouths

The latest favorite in the wellness industry – the mouthpart in sleep – has increasingly infiltrated social media -algorithms.

A Canadian oral care company says that the mouth band has flown from the digital and literal shelves.

But where does the trend come from? And maybe more important, is it good for you?

The most recent rise from Mund Taping to fame can possibly be attributed to 2020 when the science journalist James Nestor published his successful book Breath: The new science of lost art.

Nestor wrote that practice has existed for decades, but has become more common due to social media.

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The online claims range from mouth band, which creates a sharper jaw line to snoring, sleep and bad breath.

Dr. Atul Khullar, Medical Director of the Northern Alberta Sleep Clinic in Edmonton, said that she encouraged her mouth to push more air through her nose.

Therefore, snoring can help, but it is possible that there is a bigger problem.

“It is usually a note if you have to do this that there can be some disability somewhere on the line,” said Khullar in an interview.

“Whether in the nose, in the back of the mouth, in the tongue, it is usually a really good indicator that you may have a little sleep apnea.”

Khullar said that if she really helps, you should have your airway assessed.

As for the benefits of oral health, Dr. John Tran, Vice President of Alberta Dental Association-not, is a solution for people who deal with the breathing of the mouth.

The breathing of the mouth has some disadvantages, said Tran.

“There is the problem of a dry mouth, irritated tissue. You can have dry lips,” he said.

“And bad breath is one thing if your mouth tissue is not completely bathed all the time and are administered with the good effects and the advantageous effects of your saliva itself.”

He said when the mouth environment looks, the pH value drops, which makes your mouth overgrown for bacterial.

“The breathing of mouth is not good per se, but that does not mean that taking the mouth is the answer,” said Tran, and Khullar agreed that it would be advisable to check her airway by a doctor if the mouth helps.

Tran and Khullar say that it does not have enough research on the mouth to evaluate the advantages.

In a recent article in the American Journal of Otolaryngology, literature also limits the practice.

Nevertheless, some people swear by it.

Rhaelyn Gillespie is one of the founders of Mintier, a company in Toronto who published his MINT Green mouth band in August 2024.

Gillespie and her business partner launched the company 3½ years ago and it was already in the area of ​​oral care and oral wellness.

“And for this reason we have so much for the years of all the advantages that could be connected to your mouth [had as] Trusty consultants over the years, ”she said.

“Ultimately, it is our customers and their results that drive us again and again.”