Insomnia Support Group

Insomnia is a symptom, rather than a disease, and is characterized by inadequate quantity or quality of sleep. People with insomnia complain of difficulty falling or staying asleep, which results in significant impairment of daytime functioning. Insomnia is categorized as transient (shorter than one week), short-term (one to three weeks) or chronic (longer than three...

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Mouth Breathing

Vent
Vent
I have a lot of difficulty breathing through my nose which forces me to mouth breathe at night. I've read countless articles that mouth breathers have difficulty sleeping and the sleep that we do get is poor.

Does anybody here have this problem of mouth breathing at night? I'm seeing an ENT again to see what can be done but I've already had 3 surgeries. If I can't fix the mouth breathing, am I doomed to be a lifelong insomniac? I'm worried....
notnice
notnice
im a mouth breather, sleep is rare. they put me on a cpap machine with a full face mask. still doesnt help.. good luck with the ent. let us know what he/she says.
deleted_user
deleted_user
As you probably know in addition to sporadic sleep, dry mouth is notorious for causing dental problems. If surgeries do not fix the problem at least try to improve the salivary issue to prevent dental problems. Many items are on the market that help (not cure), with the dreaded dryness. Wish you success.
Vent
Vent
The ENT wants me to do a sleep study which will be in about a month.

I do struggle with dry mouth but I'm so worried about my sleep that dental problems are at the bottom of my list. I'm hoping that I can get a handle on the sleep first and then tend to possible dental problems.