Mouth Taping for Better Sleep

🦷 Mouth taping can improve dental health 🪥Mouth breathing dries out the mouth and decreases saliva production. Saliva is critical to keeping our mouths clean because it washes away bad bacteria and helps to neutralize acid. Without good saliva production, we are at risk for more tooth decay, cavities and gum disease! Tape your mouth with sleep tape to keep your pearly whites strong. 💪

❤️ Mouth taping can give your immune system a boost! The nose is the only organ in our body that has the ability to “filter” the air we breathe thanks to our nose hair 😁. The nose also humidifies and warms the air we breathe making it the ideal way to take in oxygen.

🛌 Mouth taping supports our “rest and digest” system— or parasympathetic nervous system. When we’re stress or exerting ourselves, we pant or mouth breath, which activates our “fight our flight” state (or sympathetic nervous system). This is the last thing we want to do when we’re sleeping and our body is focusing on detoxification and repair! By wearing sleep tape on our mouths, we’re keeping our body in the calming and healing nervous response.

😴 Mouth taping helps to reduce snoring and increases sleep quality. During sleep, the muscles surrounding and in our mouth relax causing our mouths to open. Our tongues then fall back into our airway and blocks off some of our respiration. This results in restless and interrupted sleep as well as snoring. By mouth taping, we increase our sleep quality leading to more energy, better concentration, and a better mood throughout the day. ☺️

👍🚨 Just make sure to use a gentle, non-irritating tape that is designed for mouth taping during sleep. There are many good brands on the market. You can tape vertical or horizontal and a little tape goes a long way. Be sure to leave your nose airways fully open and unobstructed. Talk to your healthcare provider to see if mouth taping is right for YOU. ❤️