Jj is for Jottings 143.  Mouth Breathing.

Mouth breathing – breathing through the mouth instead of through the nose – seems like a harmless enough sort of habit.  But its effects turn out to be quite far-reaching.  I referred to mouth breathing as a potential side effect of tongue tie, but that is only a tiny piece of the puzzle.  I’m talking here of chronic mouth breathing, not the times when we all breathe through our mouth. Continue reading →