Fact Check: Waiting To Try The New Mouth-Taping Trend For ‘Better Health’? It Could Prove Risky
ABP NewsThe Verdict Misleading We spoke to several doctors, and all of them highlighted the lack of good-quality data to support mouth-taping while sleeping. A video with nearly 1.6 million likes on Instagram claims that mouth-taping improves sleep quality and oxygen intake, reduces snoring, and optimises oral health. Harvard Health, in its ‘Ask a Doctor’ series, mentioned that “while intentional nose breathing during waking hours can offer many benefits — including slowing breathing, filtering allergens, and easing anxiety — taping your mouth while sleeping to achieve this can prove risky, leading to hampered breathing, disrupted sleep, or skin irritation”. There is insufficient evidence to support mouth taping at this time, and the risks outweigh the benefits.” Verdict The mouth-taping trend is risky, and the science is still evolving. There is very weak evidence to claim that mouth-taping may improve sleep quality and oxygen intake, sharpen the jawline, or reduce bad breath.
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