Experts: Why you should think twice about mouth taping in an attempt to stop snoring

A load of nonsense or a life-changing simple practice? Here’s what experts think about the growing trend. The thought of sticking a piece of tape over your mouth before going to sleep seems rather bizarre. The idea being that it forces us to breathe through our noses which enhances sleep and stops you from snoring.

But is interfering with something as natural as, well, breathing – the one thing we’re born doing and continue doing until the moment we die – really necessary, or even wise? What is mouth taping and how does it work? Fans of mouth taping literally place a medical-grade piece of tape over the mouth at bedtime. The belief being that breathing through your mouth is associated with numerous health conditions, including snoring, bad breath and poor oral health. Breathing through your nose instead, advocates argue, is the body’s more natural way of taking in air and could reduce the amount you snore.



By physically blocking the mouth , people are compelled to breathe through their nose while sleeping. “Mouth breathing changes the physical body and transforms airways, all for the worse,” claims science journalist James Nestor, author of 2020′s best selling book Breath ..