Mouth-breathing can cause all kinds of short-term issues.
Many of them are connected to poor sleep quality from getting insufficient oxygen by breathing through the mouth.
Short-Term Consequences of a Mouth-Breathing Habit
If a child exhibits the following symptoms, it could be due to mouth-breathing:
How Mouth-Breathing Impacts Health Long-Term
While the above issues are bad enough, the problems that come from mouth-breathing don’t stop there. If left unchecked throughout childhood, mouth-breathing can cause the following: