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Medical condition
Mouth breathing
Other names
Chronic oral ventilation
Symptoms
Snoring, dry mouth, hoarse voice, bad breath, fatigue, sleep apnea[1][2]
Causes
Chronic nasal congestion
Treatment
Treatment of the underlying cause of nasal congestion if present, building a habit to breathe through the nose
Mouth breathing, medically known as chronic oral ventilation, is long-term breathing through the mouth. It often is caused by an obstruction to breathing through the nose, the innate breathing organ in the human body.[3][4][5] However, by the early 20th century, the term "mouth-breather" had developed a pejorative slang meaning connoting a stupid person.
Mouthbreathing, medically known as chronic oral ventilation, is long-term breathing through the mouth. It often is caused by an obstruction to breathing...
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inhaled through the mouth if it is not possible to breathe through the nose. However, chronic mouthbreathing can cause a dry mouth and lead to infections...
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enough so that breathing through the nose requires an uncomfortable amount of work, and inhalation occurs instead through an open mouth. The enlarged adenoid...
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