{"id":1038,"date":"2023-03-15T10:15:01","date_gmt":"2023-03-15T14:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/warsaworthodontics.com\/?p=1038"},"modified":"2023-03-15T10:15:16","modified_gmt":"2023-03-15T14:15:16","slug":"breathe-better-live-better-why-the-mouth-is-a-poor-substitute-for-the-nose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/warsaworthodontics.com\/breathe-better-live-better-why-the-mouth-is-a-poor-substitute-for-the-nose\/","title":{"rendered":"Breathe Better, Live Better: Why The Mouth Is a Poor Substitute For The Nose"},"content":{"rendered":"
By Dr. Emily Watson<\/strong><\/p>\n
Most people don\u2019t give a lot of thought to breathing. It\u2019s just something they do naturally and effortlessly.<\/p>\n
So it can come as a surprise when they learn they are doing it wrong \u2014 and may have been doing it wrong since early childhood.<\/p>\n
This isn\u2019t true of everyone, of course, but too many of us breathe through our mouths, even though it\u2019s the nose that was specially designed for the task. Some people might shrug that off. No big deal, right? Their lungs are getting the air. What possible difference could it make whether that air finds its way to the lungs through one pathway as opposed to another?<\/p>\n
But how air enters and leaves our bodies does indeed make a difference \u2014 a significant difference with far-reaching consequences to our health and to the structure of our jaws.<\/p>\n