Your breathing method literally shapes your face. This isn’t metaphorical or exaggerated. Chronic mouth breathing during childhood and adolescence alters jaw development, dental arch formation, and ...

That slightly open mouth while concentrating. The subtle parting of lips during sleep. The tendency to breathe through your mouth instead of your nose during exercise. These seemingly innocent habits ...

Breathing is something we do automatically, yet how we breathe through the nose or mouth can profoundly affect our health. Most people underestimate the benefits of nasal breathing, often opting for ...

QUESTION: Hi Dr Zac, I’ll be the first to admit I spend way too much time scrolling TikTok – lately, my FYP (for you page) is full of people raving about mouth taping. I know nasal breathing is ...

Mouth taping may help encourage nasal breathing for people who mouth breathe. But it may not be a technique suitable for everyone (including me). Share on Pinterest MTStock Studio/Getty Images Mouth ...

Mouth taping is one of those questionable TikTok health hacks that has seemed to stick around. It's a simple intervention: Place a piece of tape over the mouth and go to bed. The idea is that the tape ...

An evaluation of 10 previously published studies suggests that a recent fad of taping one’s mouth shut while sleeping to prevent mouth breathing may have little benefit and could pose serious ...