[Should we all do mouth taping? The real story behind breathing through the nose]

Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 2025 Jan 23:169:D8331.
[Article in Dutch]

Abstract

Breathing through the nose has many benefits compared to mouth breathing. There are ways to force breathing through the nose, for instance by mouth taping. It is, however, normal that nasal passage variates. This article describes the normal physiologic variations in nasal breathing. Mouth taping is not needed to change it!

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Mouth Breathing
  • Mouth* / physiology
  • Nose* / physiology
  • Respiration*