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How to keep my mouth closed when sleeping?
When I sleep, I always need to put a towel on my pillow and I need to put my hair up in a bun (I hate this). Why? Because my mouth won't close when I sleep and I drool!
How can I keep my mouth shut? I was thinking it's because my nose is clogged and my mouth automatically opens, but I don't know.
I've tried to sleep just on my back, but I'm a rough sleeper so I move around a lot and end up on my stomach or something when I wake up.
So what should I do? I really need your help! I'm 13, by the way.
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When you breath with your mouth at night the most obvious reason is that your nose is having trouble breathing. It's actually a very common problem. I found a few article with suggestions on how to make it easier to breathe through your nose at night.
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If the suggestions on these sites fail you, I would suggest calling your doctor and asking him/her what they suggest. It won't take much time and they could really have a simple solution that wasn't stated in the sites. Best of luck!
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I'm not a doctor, none of us are. I suffered the same problem when I was your age and younger. While no two of us are exactly alike it may be that your adenoids are enlarged and breathing through your mouth is the only way you can breath laying down and asleep.
I would suggest you discuss this with your parents and ask to be taken to an Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat specialist for an examination. This is the best doctor to determine what the problem you are having is.
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