Mouth breathing is generally not a good thing. When air is inhaled through the nose, it combines with nitric oxide which contributes to healthier blood pressure and dilation of the arteries that carry the oxygen to the tissues. Just thought I throw that out there.....
100%. For those unaware (I expect you TIB probably do given the above) nitric oxide also contributes to proper sleep, which is why mouthbreathing at night is a bad thing. I actually trained myself not do this after learning this fact by taping my mouth shut (fairly non-sticky medical tape though watch the lips LOL) at night for a time.
Further, since it's easier to mouth breath if nose stuffed up, it's the low-resistance path to follow, but the body actually opens up the nose better if you breathe through it and there's insufficient flow/oxygen, but if you bypass it of course it stays more closed/stuffed up.
What is TIB, please? Yes, nasal breathing is so beneficial. At my age, I still have good control at night, interestingly enough. Great idea with the tape method! I see so many using oxygen who are mouth-breathing. One would think that the medical snakes would instruct people, call it to their attention but they seem oblivious.
TIB = u/TakeItBack but since I was replying directly I was going for the whole "brevity" thing heh
"Medical snakes" - one would think, but we've been well over that territory this last 3 years LOL - doctors are baffled - yeah I saw the trick in an article about all this and it actually works - only occasionally, usually when I sleep poorly/have weird dreams/toss and turn more than normal, do I wake up with sort of dry tongue etc that signals oops.
"Mouthbreather" is one of my favorite insults.
Esp because a former narcissist friend literally is one, to the point that his face did freeze that way (this is a thing, for those unaware).
Mouth breathing is generally not a good thing. When air is inhaled through the nose, it combines with nitric oxide which contributes to healthier blood pressure and dilation of the arteries that carry the oxygen to the tissues. Just thought I throw that out there.....
100%. For those unaware (I expect you TIB probably do given the above) nitric oxide also contributes to proper sleep, which is why mouthbreathing at night is a bad thing. I actually trained myself not do this after learning this fact by taping my mouth shut (fairly non-sticky medical tape though watch the lips LOL) at night for a time.
Further, since it's easier to mouth breath if nose stuffed up, it's the low-resistance path to follow, but the body actually opens up the nose better if you breathe through it and there's insufficient flow/oxygen, but if you bypass it of course it stays more closed/stuffed up.
What is TIB, please? Yes, nasal breathing is so beneficial. At my age, I still have good control at night, interestingly enough. Great idea with the tape method! I see so many using oxygen who are mouth-breathing. One would think that the medical snakes would instruct people, call it to their attention but they seem oblivious.
TIB = u/TakeItBack but since I was replying directly I was going for the whole "brevity" thing heh
"Medical snakes" - one would think, but we've been well over that territory this last 3 years LOL - doctors are baffled - yeah I saw the trick in an article about all this and it actually works - only occasionally, usually when I sleep poorly/have weird dreams/toss and turn more than normal, do I wake up with sort of dry tongue etc that signals oops.