Many kids today are unable to breathe comfortably through their noses and instead breathe through their mouths. Allergies, nasal polyps, and large adenoids are few among many potential causes for nasal obstruction.

Children who are mouth breathers tend to have growth patterns that differ from the rest of the population. Their lower jaws are smaller and shoved back, their lips don't close, and their noses tend to develop a bump.

The dropped lower jaw usually causes the tongue to fall into the back of the throat. This condition, combined with large tonsils, a long palate, and nasal obstruction, completes the ingredient list for snoring.


Mouth Breathing can cause developmental problems if left untreated



Obstructed breathing in children and adults disrupts sleep and causes the brain to wake up hundreds of times per night. The resulting disruptive or fragmented sleep prevents individuals from getting the needed deep delta sleep and causes fatigue, forgetfulness, and irritability upon awakening. Kids can even become hyperactive.

The good news is that with the right diagnosis and treatment, children can breath through their noses. ENTs and orthodontists can change the shape of children's faces, giving them a beautiful smile and a pleasing profile with a strong chin and full lips, and enhance children's daytime performance by opening airways and eliminating headaches, neck achces, ear ache and snoring.

According to the Stanford University Sleep Center, treating children with preventive interceptive orthodontics can greatly reduce snoring and sleep apnea problems they might encounter as adults.

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