Anonymous
Post 10/21/2024 14:29     Subject: 15yo DS puts duct tape over mouth before sleeping

Many people do it, but as others have said he should use the appropriate tape
Anonymous
Post 10/21/2024 14:05     Subject: 15yo DS puts duct tape over mouth before sleeping

Anonymous wrote:He said mouth breathing is not healthy.

Is this a new tikTok thing?

Should I be concerned ? Tell him he can't do this?


If he gets a stuffy nose during the night he can die in his sleep.

If he has to sneeze during his sleep (extremely unlikely) he will be forced to sneeze through the nose and he could rupture a brain blood vessel.
Anonymous
Post 10/21/2024 14:01     Subject: 15yo DS puts duct tape over mouth before sleeping

Anonymous wrote:This is effing weird and potentially dangerous.


Read the book. "Mouth breather" is an insult for a reason.
Anonymous
Post 10/21/2024 14:01     Subject: 15yo DS puts duct tape over mouth before sleeping

Anonymous wrote:Get him off TikTok.


This more than anything. I'd be concerned with what else he's tried or will try.
Anonymous
Post 10/21/2024 13:56     Subject: 15yo DS puts duct tape over mouth before sleeping

Anonymous wrote:He said mouth breathing is not healthy.

Is this a new tikTok thing?

Should I be concerned ? Tell him he can't do this?


The problem with mouth breathing is you might become a conservative and then your life is no longer worth living.
Anonymous
Post 10/21/2024 13:54     Subject: 15yo DS puts duct tape over mouth before sleeping

This is effing weird and potentially dangerous.
Anonymous
Post 10/21/2024 13:48     Subject: 15yo DS puts duct tape over mouth before sleeping

There are velcro straps made for CPAP users that help hold the mouth shut and don't have the downsides of tape.
Anonymous
Post 10/21/2024 11:51     Subject: 15yo DS puts duct tape over mouth before sleeping

Buy him Hostage tape on Amazon. My DH started wearing it to sleep. Sleeps better, doesn’t wake me up, and he said his jaw feels a thousand times better.
Anonymous
Post 10/21/2024 11:33     Subject: 15yo DS puts duct tape over mouth before sleeping

Anonymous wrote:How did people even know they were mouth breathing sleepers?

Your partner is usually the person who tells you. (Also partners usually notice apnea first)
Anonymous
Post 10/21/2024 11:28     Subject: 15yo DS puts duct tape over mouth before sleeping

It’s a thing…but for people who use cpap for sleep apnea…
Anonymous
Post 10/21/2024 11:20     Subject: 15yo DS puts duct tape over mouth before sleeping

I do it as well and it works great. I used to not be able to sleep on my back because mouse would open up and I would wake up startled with a lack of air feeling.
Mouth taping has fixed that and supposedly body regulates o2/co2.nitrogen ratio in order to keep nasal passages de-congested. I was concerned beforehand about nose getting congested, but it has actually become better. Supposedly I do not snore anymore either.
Anonymous
Post 10/21/2024 11:06     Subject: 15yo DS puts duct tape over mouth before sleeping

Anonymous wrote:How did people even know they were mouth breathing sleepers?


the annoyed people sleeping next to us
Anonymous
Post 10/21/2024 10:43     Subject: 15yo DS puts duct tape over mouth before sleeping

My kid has done this for a long time, but using blue painter's tape.
Anonymous
Post 10/21/2024 10:21     Subject: 15yo DS puts duct tape over mouth before sleeping

Thanks for this thread - I've been using a headgear thing that doesn't work well and is super uncomfortable.
Anonymous
Post 10/21/2024 10:14     Subject: 15yo DS puts duct tape over mouth before sleeping

I just did this last night for the first time! I bought specific mouth tape patches but will switch over to the recommendations here. (Thanks PP’s!) I also used a breathe right strip on my nose to increase airflow. I was all taped up! Lol I had the best night sleep ever. Never woke up and I feel more rested. It wasn’t uncomfortable at all! Will be doing this every night.