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title: "Why breathing through the mouth bad?"  
description: "A concise explanation about why breathing through the mouth is bad"  
author: "Anjita D."  
published: 2023-11-28  
canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/3385/why-breathing-through-the-mouth-bad  
category: "health and fitness"  
tags: ["breathing", "mouth", "facial structure", "facts", "general knowledge"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Why breathing through the mouth bad?

![Why breathing through the mouth bad](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/6ea3ffa8-3658-4e9c-b051-78ebe561ccdd/images/bab93053-9a59-40c5-a5da-73425d9b3273.jpeg) ![Why breathing through the mouth bad](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/6ea3ffa8-3658-4e9c-b051-78ebe561ccdd/images/c3fae816-e28b-4771-b6ce-13763b3fccaf.jpeg) Even though breathing through the mouth appears to be harmless, it has a number of negative health consequences. ![Why breathing through the mouth bad](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/6ea3ffa8-3658-4e9c-b051-78ebe561ccdd/images/22451c4f-93f6-43aa-946e-7fcc5a0c9731.jpeg) In children, mouth breathing can affect facial development, resulting in droopy eyes, elongated faces, and dark bags beneath the eyes. ![Why breathing through the mouth bad](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/6ea3ffa8-3658-4e9c-b051-78ebe561ccdd/images/8dba4a09-cae2-452d-af0d-e4769038c84d.jpeg) Due to the bypass of nasal filters and warmer temperatures, breathing through the mouth can increase the risk of respiratory infections. ![Why breathing through the mouth bad](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/6ea3ffa8-3658-4e9c-b051-78ebe561ccdd/images/482133b2-ad99-48a4-a4fc-3f6a2afc645d.jpeg) It can cause airway and vocal cord issues, leading to hoarseness, confusion, and potential speech abnormalities. ![Why breathing through the mouth bad](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/6ea3ffa8-3658-4e9c-b051-78ebe561ccdd/images/75b5ee7f-3d8f-497e-8705-79fbd496af1a.jpeg) It can cause sleep disease characterised by irregular breathing that causes exhaustion, irritation, and cognitive impairment during the day.

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