Experts warn against TikTok\u2019s viral \u201cmouth taping\u201d trend TikTok: lexfish, movewithjamesA recurring trend on TikTok has users taping their mouths shut at night to breathe through their noses \u2014 but sleep experts are warning of \u201cserious\u201d health complications from this fad. TikTok is a haven for viral fads and trends, but not all of these crazes are good for your health. Take, for instance, the platform\u2019s infamous \u2018milk crate challenge,\u2019 which caused a notable uptick in broken bones and sprains to the degree that doctors urged users against doing the challenge. Now, the latest trend to come under professional scrutiny is called the \u2018mouth taping\u2019 trend\u2026 and experts say it could have serious side effects. Essentially, the mouth taping trend aims to end snoring, daytime mouth breathing, and other effects by taping one\u2019s mouth shut at night to breathe only through the nose. Click here if TikTok fails to load. This trend has been circling TikTok for some time, and the #mouthtaping hashtag boasts over 23 million views, with users across the platform testifying about the results of their own mouth taping escapades. Unfortunately, this method can result in some undesirable consequences, according to sleep expert and self-proclaimed \u2018Sleep Geek\u2019 James Wilson. In an interview with Newsweek, Wilson explained that \u201cmouth taping is an extreme way of encouraging nose breathing that has some serious health risks.\u201d \u201cIf this is the case, then taping your mouth will make your health worse and could contribute to more serious issues like heart disease, COPD, and stroke, particularly if applied and you are a sleep apnea sufferer,\u201d he added. However, nose breathing definitely does have some benefits. According to Wilson, nose breathing \u201cfilters out foreign particles, humidifies the air you breathe in,\u201d and \u201chelps dilate your blood vessels, which can help the body circulate blood more efficiently.\u201d Apparently, nose breathing also helps prevent tooth decay, reduces the impact of asthma, and even helps with allergens\u2026 but taping your mouth shut at night just isn\u2019t the way to go about getting these benefits. This is just the latest TikTok trend to receive a word of caution, as users are also explaining that non-Hispanic\/Latino people should avoid doing the platform\u2019s viral \u2018honey method\u2019 love spell.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Experts warn against TikTok\u2019s viral \u201cmouth taping\u201d trend TikTok: lexfish, movewithjamesA recurring trend on TikTok has users taping their mouths shut at night to breathe through their noses \u2014 but sleep experts are warning of \u201cserious\u201d health complications from this fad. TikTok is a haven for viral fads and trends, but not all of these […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-48254","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48254","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48254"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48254\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48254"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48254"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48254"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}