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  2. Should You Tape Your Mouth Shut When You Sleep? - AOL

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    But if you’re low on saliva, mouth-taping isn’t the solution because most causes of dry mouth have nothing to do with mouth breathing. Rather, dry mouth is a side effect of over 600 ...

  3. Everything You Need to Know About Dry Mouth While You Sleep - AOL

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    Everyone experiences dry mouth at some point. But a chronic dry mouth could indicate underlying health conditions. Here's what you should know.

  4. Xerostomia - Wikipedia

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    Xerostomia is the subjective sensation of dry mouth, which is often (but not always) associated with hypofunction of the salivary glands. [3] The term is derived from the Greek words ξηρός (xeros) meaning "dry" and στόμα (stoma) meaning "mouth". [4] [5] A drug or substance that increases the rate of salivary flow is termed a sialogogue.

  5. Orofacial myofunctional disorders - Wikipedia

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    Consequently, an open mouth posture can lead to malocclusions and problems in swallowing. Other causes of open-mouth posture are the weakness of lip muscles, overall lack of tone in the body or hypotonia, and prolonged/chronic allergies of the respiratory tract.

  6. Mouth breathing - Wikipedia

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    In contrast, however, mouth breathing "pulls all pollution and germs directly into the lungs; dry cold air in the lungs makes the secretions thick, slows the cleaning cilia, and slows down the passage of oxygen into the bloodstream". [15] As a result, chronic mouth breathing may lead to illness.

  7. Cricopharyngeal spasm - Wikipedia

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    The condition can appear as a symptom of the generalized anxiety disorder. Early signs are other symptoms like difficulty or inability to eat (loss of appetite, satiety after swallowing minor quantities), headache, dry mouth at night, sleeping issues, tremor, tension in the neck

  8. Angular cheilitis - Wikipedia

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    Angular cheilitis can be caused by infection, irritation, or allergies. [2] Infections include by fungi such as Candida albicans and bacteria such as Staph. aureus. [2] Irritants include poorly fitting dentures, licking the lips or drooling, mouth breathing resulting in a dry mouth, sun exposure, overclosure of the mouth, smoking, and minor ...

  9. Drooling - Wikipedia

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    Drooling or sialorrhea can occur during sleep. It is often the result of open-mouth posture from CNS depressants intake or sleeping on one's side. Sometimes while sleeping, saliva does not build up at the back of the throat and does not trigger the normal swallow reflex, leading to the condition.