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Welcome to episode #146 with Sarah Hornsby, RDH. We talk about the importance of nose breathing for the health of the oral and gut microbiome and preventing sleep apnea.


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Key Takeaways

02:34 Myofunctional Therapy:
03:27 Open Mouth/Low Tongue:
04:46 Issues with an Open Mouth: Our noses are meant to moisten, warm and clean air. Nitric oxide helps with the microbiome within our noses. Mouth breathing lowers nitric oxide levels. When we breathe through our mouths, we bypass these benefits. Chronic mouth breathing is a cause of sleep apnea. If you are mouth breathing during the day, you will be mouth breathing during the night. That leads to snoring. Snoring leads to upper airway resistance syndrome. It is a precursor to sleep apnea

07:17 Small Airways and Sleep Dysfunction:
09:12 Contributors to Small Airways
12:08 Enlarged Adenoids and Tonsils in Children: