Mouth Breathing

Our bodies were designed for nasal breathing. The nasal passage warms and filters the air before it hits our tonsils and lungs. Mouth breathing bypasses this and causes our tongue to rest low in our mouths and restrict our airway. To compensate for a blocked airway our head can lean forward to allow for more air to pass through. With time this leads to neck and shoulder pain, clenching and grinding, TMJ pain, and snoring and sleep apnea.

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So what can cause mouth breathing?

• chronic allergies

• nasal congestion

• deviated septum

• enlarged tonsils

• asthma

• tongue tie/low tongue posture

• oral habit

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