What is the reason for sleeping with mouth open? There are many reasons that need to be taken seriously

If your baby always sleeps with his mouth open, you should pay attention to it. There are many reasons, the most common ones are rhinitis, chronic tonsillitis, adenoids hypertrophy, etc. The most common one is enlarged tonsils, which requires timely relevant examinations and timely correction.

1. Why do you sleep with your mouth open? Experts explain: From a clinical point of view, children with nasal congestion and sleeping with their mouth open are mainly considered to have adenoids hypertrophy, and children with adenoids hypertrophy often have concurrent tonsil hypertrophy. Nasal congestion is the main symptom of this disease. This is because the enlarged adenoids and mucopurulent fluid block the posterior nostrils, and the secretions accumulate in the nasal cavity and are not easy to blow out, so symptoms such as nasal congestion, runny nose, and mouth breathing appear.

2. Studies have found that enlarged tonsils and tonsils are the most common causes of mouth breathing and snoring in children.

The adenoids (also called tonsils) are located at the back of the nasal cavity, at the junction of the top and back walls of the nasopharynx. They are shaped like half a peeled orange and, like the tonsils located in the oropharynx, are composed of lymphoid tissue and are both immune organs.

Tonsils and amygdalae exist in children since birth. As children grow older, they are exposed to external allergens more often. They reach their largest size at the age of 5 to 7 years old and generally shrink gradually after the age of 10.

At this time, if it is repeatedly stimulated by inflammation, pathological hyperplasia will occur and it will increase significantly, blocking the posterior nasal cavity, compressing the pharyngeal opening of the Eustachian tube, and blocking the upper respiratory tract, causing symptoms such as nasal congestion, runny nose, hearing loss, mouth breathing during sleep, and snoring.

3. What should I do if I don’t want to sleep with my mouth open?

For children who breathe through their mouths and snore too loudly, parents should first take them to the hospital for examination and ask a specialist to check the child's height, weight, nasal cavity, tonsils and tonsils. It is best to perform a polysomnography examination to carefully identify the cause of snoring.

Children who are found to have upper airway obstruction, apnea-hypopnea index (AHI, the average number of apneas plus incomplete breathing per hour) greater than 5, blood oxygen saturation less than 90%, and snoring above 60 decibels (equivalent to the sound of a conversation) on polysomnography may be considered to have snoring and need treatment. Physical therapy: You can first strengthen physical exercise, correct bad eating habits, lose weight, and then do some physical therapy (cryotherapy, laser, etc.) under the guidance of a doctor.