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How To Prevent From Keeping The Mouth Open While Sleeping?

hello, so i keep having this problem where i keep sleeping with my mouth open at night and it is become a massive problem for me, as it leaves me with such a dry mouth that there is no moisture! it even leaves my tounge really dry how can i provent this??
posted on Thu, 13 Mar 2014
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Hi, welcome to HCM, if your mouth is open when you sleep, it indicates some obstruction in the respiratory passage--please see a sleep specialist who will look for this and treat you accordingly--for dryness you can suck lozenges till you see the specialist--regards
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How To Prevent From Keeping The Mouth Open While Sleeping?

Hi, welcome to HCM, if your mouth is open when you sleep, it indicates some obstruction in the respiratory passage--please see a sleep specialist who will look for this and treat you accordingly--for dryness you can suck lozenges till you see the specialist--regards