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Conclusion: Mouth tape (POP) is a useful device to treat patients with mild OSA and habitual OMB.

Pilot Study: Mouth tape for patients with mild obstructive sleep apnea and mouth breathing.

Subjects and methods: Patients with ≥5 events hourly but <15 hourly on the apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) were enrolled. All patients slept with their mouths closed by using the POP. Before treatment and during treatment, subjective outcomes were assessed using the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) and visual analog scale (VAS) of snoring. Objective outcomes were assessed using polysomnography and cephalometry.

Results: All patients slept with their mouths closed while using a POP. The ESS and VAS of snoring scores were 8.1 ± 1.5 and 7.5 ± 2.0 before the POP, respectively, in contrast to 5.2 ± 1.6 and 2.4 ± 1.4 while using a POP, respectively (P < .05). The median AHI score was significantly decreased by using a POP from 12.0 per hour before treatment to 7.8 per hour during treatment (P < .01). The snoring intensity and median snoring index were 49.1 ± 10.8 dB and 146.7 per hour before the POP, respectively, which decreased to 41.1 ± 7.8 dB and 40.0 per hour while using a POP, respectively (P < .01). Cephalometry revealed that the retropalatal space and retrolingual space were 7.4 ± 1.6 mm and 6.8 ± 2.5 mm before the POP, respectively, compared with 8.6 ± 1.2 mm and 10.2 ± 1.8 mm during treatment, respectively (P < .01).

Why Being a "Mouth-Breather" Is Bad For You w/James Nestor | Joe Rogan

by Joe Rogan

Elimnate Brain Fog with Better Sleep on The School of Greatness

"A lot of people have sleep apnea or they are mouth-breathing during sleep. These days it's become popular to put tape on your mouth to keep your mouth shut and be a nasal breather....this leads to less sleep apnea, less mouth breathing, and less brain fog."

by Dr. Andrew Huberman, Neuroscientist & Professor at Stanford

Enhance Your Immune System - Huberman Lab

"Whenever possible you want to be nasal-breathing...don't be a mouth-breather."

by Dr. Andrew Huberman, Neuroscientist & Professor at Stanford

Breathing on The School of Greatness

“Nasal-breathing alone can boost nitric oxide sixfold, which is one of the reasons we can absorb about 18 percent more oxygen than by just breathing through the mouth. Mouth taping cured their own snoring and breathing problems. Hundreds of other patients reported similar benefits.”

by James Nestor, best-selling scientific journalist

Mouth-Breathing is Killing you

“mouth-breathing is a cause of cavities, even more damaging than sugar consumption, bad diet, or poor hygiene. (This belief had been echoed by other dentists for a hundred years, and was endorsed by Catlin too.) Burhenne also found that mouth breathing was both a cause of and a contributor to snoring and sleep apnea. He recommended his patients tape their mouths shut at night. The health benefits of nose breathing are undeniable.”

by James Nestor, best-selling scientific journalist

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