15yo DS puts duct tape over mouth before sleeping
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Anonymous
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He said mouth breathing is not healthy.
Is this a new tikTok thing? Should I be concerned ? Tell him he can't do this? |
Anonymous
| He will soon experience skin irritation and stop. |
Anonymous
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yes to the tiktok thing.
If he is going to do it, buy some specialized tape from amazon or cvs. At least he will have skin left afterwards. |
Anonymous
| Take him to the doctor and get a sleep study. They do make special tape for it. |
Anonymous
| He sounds … not smart. |
Anonymous
| I support doing dumb tick tok things like this tbh but I would buy the special tape just for skin preservation and maybe a little better safety. |
Anonymous
| I wear a cpap and do the same but I use mouth tape. Not crazy. |
Anonymous
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Order these for him. Better than duct tape. I use them. I can see from my Fitbit that I sleep better with them than without them.
https://somnifix.com/products/mouth-strips-snoring-sleep-aids |
Anonymous
Just to also add that I discussed it with my doctor, and she mouth tapes for sleep as well. |
Anonymous
| They sell neoprene head straps to keep your mouth closed as well. You can get them on amazon. Seems like tape would be really uncomfortable. |
Anonymous
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With great trepidation, I tried mouth taping a couple of months ago. I was surprised to find it's not uncomfortable, and I do think I sleep better. I'm a convert.
But not with duct tape!! I use Micropore tape. It's gentle but effective, cheap, and a roll lasts awhile (still on my first roll after about two months). https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06XNP8J4R/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 |
Anonymous
| How did people even know they were mouth breathing sleepers? |
Anonymous
| What happens if you tape your mouth and then your nose gets congested? |
Anonymous
| Get him off TikTok. |
Anonymous
Your body would wake you up when it felt like it wasn't breathing well. |