Regarding sex and respiratory mode, there was a higher prevalence of males in the group of
mouth breathers (n = 18) and females in the nasal respirators group (n = 15).
Alterations in the oral cavity include hypotonia or labial hypertonia and alterations in the lingual mobility that can interfere in suctioning, swallowing and lip seal, contributing for children with this condition to become
mouth breathers, causing difficulties when breastfeeding or bottle feeding (2).
Mouth breathers are more likely to have cerebral hypoxia or a reduced supply of oxygen to the brain.
Nose breathers, whose mouths were taped over during the consolidation period, showed increased odor recognition compared to
mouth breathers, whose noses were clipped during consolidation.
(3) found that oral pharyngeal pathogenic microflora was reduced in
mouth breathers after RME treatment.
- The CAA CLEAR-ALIGNER can also be used in
mouth breathers or sleep apnea patients.
Its diagnosis is usually based on the pattern of symptoms, response to therapy over time and spirometer." According to Dr Hamad, asthmatics tend to breathe faster than people with normal lungs, and many also have a tendency to be
mouth breathers. "This exposes the lung to cooler and drier air which is an asthma trigger.
Masks can go over the nose for
mouth breathers while others go over the whole face.
However,
mouth breathers won't benefit, nor will someone with a nasal allergy who has a blocked nose.
We had anticipated that
mouth breathers would be more likely to have vocal symptoms because of the known drying effect of mouth breathing on the vocal folds, but they did not.
In the present study, all the patients exhibiting hypertrophic adenoids and tonsils were also
mouth breathers.
However, these clinical signs have been queried, since not all individuals who presented them were predominantly
mouth breathers, and this facial type could also be a congenital trait, not necessarily related to the breathing mode.
The arm can be fitted with a nasal cannula or reservoir cup for
mouth breathers. An added feature is that the interface is reversible, in that the arm can be attached to either the right or left side, as the patient prefers.