Closing the mouth with a sleeping tape has become mainstream. With the warm support of celebrities and influencers is now a billion -dollar industry. In Tiktok, for example, the related videos have taken on a snowstorm reports CNN.

An influencer claims that the mouthful of the mouth is the “beauty of life” that has changed the appearance of the face and jaw for the better.

Another Tiktoker user assures her followers that the use of tape in the mouth ‘It is not self -sufficient – I have been sleeping much better than I used it ”, While someone else insists that the use of tape in the mouth ‘wakes up with more energy’, adding that “It helps with stress and … if you snore, it helps, for example, not to snore.”

A woman couldn’t even remember because she started putting a movie in her mouth to sleep: “To tell the truth, I don’t know. I saw a tiktok so I don’t remember what the benefits were. But it helps me sleep! “

The use of a strip in the mouth has become … an internet star, even though science has not yet proved its benefit – But he has shown that he can do harm.

“The supposed benefits advertised for this (tape in the mouth) – improvement of apnea, improve the snoring, improve the image of your nose, improve your jaw – just not in practice it does not seem to seem to is actually happening‘, said Sleep Specialist Dr. Brian Rottenberg, Professor of Otolaryngology and Surgeon.

The risks of tape placement in the mouth

If you are one of the approximately 30 million Americans with sleep apnea, the mounted tape in the mouth could limit Seriously the flow of air, Thus depriving your brain and body the necessary oxygen, according to experts.

Sleep apnea is a dangerous condition in which people stop breathing for up to one minute many times per hour. In severe cases, people stop breathing Hundreds of times each night.

About 23.5 million of those who have sleep apnea in the US have not been diagnosed, according to the American Academy of Medicine. However, the condition can lead to heart disease, diabetes, stroke, depression, and even premature death if not treated.

A recent analysis by Rothenberg and his colleagues found that the tape placement or the oral sealing or the chin tie to keep the mouth closed “It could cause a serious risk of suffocation in the event of nasal obstruction or regression.”

Nasal blockages can also make it difficult to breathing from the nose, so the use of oral tape without first consulting a sleep specialist is not a wise movement, experts warn.

“There are so many other reasons why we cannot breathe from our nose – a crooked diaphragm, nasal polyps, and even in some cases, nasal tumors,” Rothenberg stressed.

“A large number of people prefer to turn to Instagram or Tiktok or other sources of information instead of their doctor or nurse to really make a diagnosis.”

The tape in the mouth is useless without proper breathing

The goal for most of the movie lovers in the mouth is to breathe out of the nose, which experts say is healthier. The fine hairs on your nose called fringes filter the dust, allergens, germs and environmental residues.

Nasal breathing also moisturizes the inbound air, while the dry air inhaled by the mouth can irritate the lungs, Dr. Radz Dasgupta, Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, Pulmonology, Intensive Care and Medical Sleep.

“Nasal breathing can reduce blood pressure by increasing nitrogen monoxide, a compound in your body that may be useful for controlling your blood pressure.”said Dasgupta.

In addition, breathing from the nose is relaxing, so it is often recommended, along with yoga and meditation, as a way to promote sleep.

However, those who use the controversial method of the film will not have these benefits, Unless they first learn to put their tongue properly in the mouth, said speech therapist Ann Kirney.

“It annoys me a little when people just think they can close their mouths with a tape and that’s all – it’s not the matter,” Kirney noticed in CNN. “The tongue must be upwards and in the front position, otherwise you will not have the benefits of nasal breathing.”

“If the tongue does not move up and forward, the base of the tongue returns to the airway, which prevents the most.” added.

If you decide to use a movie – after your doctor checks, of course – you only need a piece of fine 5cm medical quality film, he said. “I have heard crazy things on social media where people use adhesive tape or take a large piece of movie and cover their whole mouth. It is not necessary, ”he said.