How may mouth-breathing be cor­rected?

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Mouth-Breathing

Q. How may mouth-breathing be cor­rected?

A. The nose should have attention. There is probably more or less obstruction of one or both nostrils. If the habit still continues, the mouth should be closed by some suitable appliance during sleep. A thin strip of celluloid fitted in be­tween the lips and the teeth answers the pur­pose very well. The lips may be closed by strips of adhesive plaster.

Mouth-breathing during sleep is evidence of the presence of adenoids. A nose and throat specialist should be consulted and the adenoids should be removed, the earlier the better, as mouth-breath­ing gives rise to malformations of the upper jaw, and also of the nasal and other facial bones, and defects of speech, while the diseased condition to which the adenoids is due may extend into the Eustachian tubes, and may even affect the hear­ing. Mental impairment also has been traced to adenoids and other conditions which give rise to mouth-breathing.

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