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Mouth breathing during sleep in children: why it is not a habit, and what the treatment evidence shows
An open mouth at night usually means breathing through the nose or throat is harder, but the sign alone does not make a diagnosis. How sleep-disordered breathing in children and teenagers is confirmed, what trials of adenotonsillectomy, medicines, nasal treatment, orthodontics and exercises found, and where evidence is still missing.
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