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Mouth Taping for Better Sleep Quality: A trend called mouth taping is viral on social media. In such a situation, if you are also thinking of trying it, then before that know about its advantages and disadvantages.

Nowadays everyone is active on social media. Social media is a place where every other day some new trend goes viral. There is a device called mouth taping on social media, in which people are sleeping with tape on their mouth. It is being said that because of this tape, people are breathing through the nose instead of through the mouth throughout the night.

Some people believe that it is good for health and it reduces snoring. Besides, the quality of sleep also improves, not only this, the problem of dry mouth also gets eliminated.

Benefits of mouth taping

Scientifically, mouth tapping works like breathing through nose. When we breathe through the nose, the air is filtered along with moisture and warmed up before reaching the lungs.

Among its other benefits,

• Reduction of dry mouth
• less irritation in throat
• reduction in snoring
• Improved oxygen supply, which helps in blood circulation and oxygen delivery.
• The pH level of the mouth remains balanced, thus providing relief from tooth decay and gum problems.

nose breathing or mouth breathing

After this trend came to the fore, questions started arising in people’s minds that whether breathing through the nose or breathing through the mouth is better? People suffering from this get relief.

Talking about mouth breathing, when we breathe through the mouth, the chances of dry mouth, snoring and infection problems increase. However, experts agree that mouth taping is not safe for everyone.

Risks of Mouth Taping

• Skin irritation or allergy due to tape application.
• Feeling nervous while sleeping.
• Difficulty in breathing due to blocked nose.
• People with sleep apnea may be at increased risk of breathing problems.
• Strange feeling when vomiting.

In such a situation, one should avoid using it without doctor’s advice. Especially if you have sleep apnea, nasal blockage or breathing problems.