People claim it’s helped them stop snoring and drooling—here’s what experts think.
Regardless of what’s causing you to breathe through your mouth, a piece of tape is unlikely to actually solve the problem,, the director of general and sleep otolaryngology at NYU Langone Health, tells SELF. “If someone is having difficulty breathing through their nose for whatever reason, they need to address that issue directly, and blocking your mouth airway isn’t going to do any good in the long run,” Dr. Voigt says, referring to mouth taping as a “Band-Aid effect.”you’re mouth breathing.
. Or if a sinus infection is making it difficult to breathe through your nose, you’ll need a treatment to clear up that blockage, Dr. Voigt says.Not only do “quick fixes” like mouth taping prevent you from resolving your underlying health issues, but both Dr. Voigt and Dr. Acho also caution that the risks of mouth taping outweigh any potential benefits. One cause for concern is that there’s very little long-term research on mouth taping.
“We really need more data on the safety and clinical utility of mouth taping, no matter how easy or convenient it may seem for something as common as mouth breathing,” Dr. Acho says. She adds that possible side effects include
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