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  1. Mouth breathing

    Mouth breathing, medically known as chronic oral ventilation, is long-term breathing through the mouth. It often is caused by an obstruction to breathing through the nose, the innate breathing organ in the human body. Chronic mouth breathing may be associated with illness. The term "mouth-breather" has developed a pejorative slang meaning.

Wikidata

  1. Mouth breathing

    Mouth breathing refers to the state of inhaling and exhaling through the mouth. A healthy individual normally breathes through the nose while resting or doing light exercise, and breathes simultaneously through both the nose and mouth during vigorous aerobic exercise, in order to supply sufficient oxygen. Mouth breathing in children can be a cause of abnormal facial growth primarily in the upper and lower jaw shape, leading to Long Face Syndrome or other malocclusions.

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. Mouth Breathing

    Abnormal breathing through the mouth, usually associated with obstructive disorders of the nasal passages.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of mouth breathing in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of mouth breathing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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  1. James Nestor:

    Stanford University scientists knew it wasn't going to be good, because there's a very firm scientific foundation showing all the deleterious effects of mouth breathing, from periodontal disease to metabolic disorders.

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