Why does a child breathe through his mouth?

Mouth breathing is simply called mouth breathing. Its causes include sinusitis, nasal polyps, enlarged tonsils, bad living habits, etc. If you find that your child breathes through the mouth, you must find the cause in time and correct the child's incorrect breathing method. Mouth breathing is very harmful to children. If not treated in time, it will cause facial problems such as maxillary hypoplasia, thick lips, stiff facial expressions, uneven teeth, lip eversion, and protrusion of upper front teeth.

1. The first is that the child's nose is inflamed. When the nasal ventilation is not smooth, the baby will breathe through the mouth unconsciously; the consequence is that the oral cavity is easily infected and easy to get sick.

2. Another reason is the excessive enlargement of the adenoids inside the child's nasal cavity. The enlarged adenoids will cause difficulty in the child's breathing, and even cause snoring at night.

2. What is mouth breathing?

Normally breathing is done through the nasal cavity. For people suffering from rhinitis, nasal concha hypertrophy, nasal polyps, adenoid hyperplasia, tonsil hypertrophy and other diseases, due to nasal obstruction, they can only breathe through the mouth instead of the nose. There are also a few people who do not have nasal diseases, but just breathe through their mouths out of habit.

2. The dangers of mouth breathing in children

1. Easily induce oral and respiratory diseases

During sleep, the excitability of the vagus nerve increases and secretions increase, but the cough reflex is insensitive, and it is difficult to expel tracheal secretions in time, which weakens the body's resistance to pathogens. In addition, when breathing through the mouth, the air is inhaled directly into the lungs through the mouth without being filtered through the nasal cavity, which can easily induce oral and respiratory diseases.

Due to the changes in the dental arch, the chewing muscle tension is insufficient and the chewing function may decline. Frequent mouth breathing may also make the oral mucosa dry and cracked, and even affect the alveolar tissue. If you breathe with your mouth open while sleeping, the harm is even greater.

3. Mouth breathing causes adenoid facies

Long-term mouth breathing will affect the normal development of the face and affect the facial appearance! This will present a special facial appearance, manifested as open mouth breathing, atrophy of the nasal wings, thick lips, shallow nasolabial grooves, curled upper lip, crowded teeth, high arched palate, protrusion of the upper front teeth, etc.

1. Exercise your upper and lower lips and cheek muscles every day. You can repeatedly clamp a piece of cardboard between your upper and lower lips and pull it out quickly, three times a day, each time for about 5 minutes.

2. Let your child keep his mouth shut and breathe frequently. You can train your child to breathe with his or her mouth closed by letting him or her whistle, blow a trumpet, eat a lollipop, chew gum, and blow bubbles, and promote the cleaning of the mouth and teeth through tongue and cheek movements.

3. Also remind your child to breathe through his nose during exercise. When exercising, children are accustomed to breathing through their mouths and gasping for air. At this time, parents should pay close attention and encourage their children to breathe through their noses. In the long run, the children's habit of breathing through their mouths will be changed.