A few days ago, friends said that the child always opened his mouth when he recently slept, and saw many reports that breathing with his mouth open would become more and more ugly, so he quickly ordered an internet celebrity "oral breathing correction patch", hoping to prevent the baby from opening his mouth to sleep by sealing the baby's mouth.
Later, a search on the Internet found that there were really many people who bought this kind of correction patch.
So does this kind of Internet celebrity "shut up sticker" really work? Is it really getting uglier to open your mouth and breathe?
Let's talk in detail.
1. Will it become ugly to open your mouth and breathe?
Long-term oral breathing can bring many hazards.
For example, the influence on the appearance value mentioned by the parents above is one of them.
Because long-term oral breathing will lead to jaw contraction, facial muscle stiffness, cervical spine leaning forward, etc., the value of the face is then pulled down.
In addition to lowering the value of the face, long-term oral breathing may also cause caries, throat inflammation, etc., but also affect the function of swallowing, speaking, etc., sleep quality will also decline, people are prone to doze during the day, lack of concentration, and it is not good for children's growth and development.
But before worrying about anxiety, we must first be clear: open your mouth ≠ breathe when you sleep.
Some children sleep with their mouths open, which may be just a sleep habit, or the wrong posture may cause them to breathe temporarily with their mouths open, but the nose still performs the duty of "breathing" normally.
It may also be because of the cold causing nasal congestion, the nose temporarily "strikes", and then causes oral breathing, which is temporary and not too harmful.
So, how to simply judge whether it is oral breathing?
Parents can try these two little methods:
1) Paper test method
While your child is asleep, cut a small strip of paper 5 cm long and 5 mm wide, place it in front of your child's nostrils and next to your mouth (as close as possible), and then observe how the slip of paper flutters in both cases.
2) Lip closure test method
If your child is asleep with his mouth open, use your hand to help your child close his lips for a few minutes. If the child struggles and twists, it means that the child may have the phenomenon of oral breathing; if the child sleeps steadily, it means that the child sleeps with his mouth open only temporarily.
Of course, the above test methods, for reference only, can not be used as an absolute standard.
If the child is observed to have the following manifestations on a daily basis, it is recommended to go to the hospital for examination in time to determine the cause:
#晚上睡觉张着嘴巴, frequent snoring, restless sleep;
#嘴唇干裂, the mouth has an unpleasant odor, hoarseness;
# Listlessness during the day, lack of concentration, restlessness;
#说话鼻音重, ambiguity, etc.
2, the internet celebrity "mouth breath correction patch", really so god?
Long-term opening of the mouth when children sleep is often related to some diseases, such as adenoids, tonsillar hypertrophy and allergic rhinitis, turbinate hypertrophy, etc., which can lead to narrowing of the upper airway and obstruction of nasal breathing.
"Oral breathing correction patch" is only a rough sticker on the child's mouth, which cannot fundamentally solve the problem of children's nasal breathing obstruction, and may also cause other adverse consequences, such as affecting sleep quality and causing hypoxia.
Because breathing with the mouth open is the body's self-help when the nose is not breathing well.
If you stick to your mouth with a "mouth breathing correction patch", it is equivalent to cutting off the way to breathe fresh oxygen. Without fresh oxygen, can your child sleep soundly? In severe cases, apnea and even choking may occur.
Kangaroo Ma Ma has something to say:
Any detail about the baby's growth will affect the hearts of parents, if you find that the child's health may be problematic, instead of buying some IQ tax products, it is better to evaluate the treatment in time.