Do you sleep mouth open? Its leads to dry mouth and sore throat. Did you know?

Sleeping - Mouth open
@rakhii (1302)
India
June 22, 2007 7:27am CST
I never sleep with my mouth open. Does any one of you do that? Does that harm you any sense or someones closes your mouth when you are sleeping? Its known that it causes mouth to dry leading to sore throat. Have you faced such difficulties?
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5 responses
sedel1027
@sedel1027 (17846)
• Cupertino, California
22 Jun 07
How do you know if you are or are not sleeping with your mouth even slightly open? Just because you wake up with your mouth closed does not mean that you did not sleep with your mouth open at some point. If you have ever had nasal congestion due to a cold, you probably slept with your mouth open to be able to breathe.
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rakhii
@rakhii (1302)
• India
22 Jun 07
Thats a good question but no one has yet complained me about my mouth being open when I sleep. But surely I'll ask someone to see my mouth while I sleep. lets see whether I sleep with mouth open or closed.
healer
@healer (1779)
• India
22 Jun 07
My sister sleeps with her mouth open and it looks very funny so, i use to tease her. Nobody told me that i sleep with my mouth open so i guess am sleeping with my mouth closed. Yes, you are right sleeping with mouth open might the not healthy as the air surrounding us is polluted. Anyway does anybody know here can give some tips to stop that habit of sleeping with mouth open as i really want to stop my sister sleeping with her mouth open as it really looks ugly.
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rakhii
@rakhii (1302)
• India
22 Jun 07
I dont know exactly but you can try closing it whenever you see her with open mouth. You practice it daily and may be after sometime she gets used to it and start sleeping with mouth closed. Hope it does for you! You can also wait for someone else who has experienced this problem and can help you in this concern. Thanks for the response!
lordwarwizard
@lordwarwizard (35747)
• Singapore
22 Jun 07
HI, I can't see myself sleeping lol. But I don't think I sleep with mouth open. And yes, I do agree that it can lead to dry mouth and sore throat for serious cases.
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thefuture
@thefuture (1749)
• Nigeria
23 Jun 07
I don't sleep with my mouth open. Thanks
Danielle11
@Danielle11 (103)
• Australia
22 Jun 07
I wonder if people who sleep with their mouth open are mostly bad snorers? My daughter(15) has had sleeping issues since she was 3.. recently we had her tonsils removed ... she has gone from being an extremely bad snorer to no snoring at all and she doesn't mouth breath any more as her airways are clear. Maybe difficulty breathing during sleep is why a lot of ppl sleep with there mouth open..
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