Is my child's mouth breathing a problem?
How habitual mouth breathing may shape a child's face, airway, and posture — and why the nose matters.
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5 resourcesEffects of Mouth Breathing on Facial Skeletal Development in Children
Researchers reviewed 10 studies comparing the faces of children who breathe through their mouths to those who breathe through their noses. The differences were…
Why the Nose Makes Nitric Oxide — and the Mouth Doesn't
When researchers discovered that nitric oxide was an important signalling molecule — a finding that won a Nobel Prize in 1998 — attention turned to where the…
Removing the Adenoids for Chronic Nasal Symptoms (Cochrane Review)
The adenoids — a pad of tissue at the back of the nose — are a frequent culprit when a child's nose stays blocked or runs for months on end. Surgically…
Forward Head Posture and Its Relationship with Mouth Breathing in Children
When someone can't breathe well through their nose, the body does something clever but destructive: it tilts the head forward. This opens the airway by…
The Nose as an Air Conditioner: Why How You Breathe Matters
This review draws on airflow measurements and computer simulations of the upper airway to describe a job the nose does that most people never think about:…