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Mouth breathing
Hey my child is only mouth breathing in day . In night she closes her mouth for sometimes. She is only 20 months old we got her x ray done it showed no adenoids. She sometime itches her nose but how we will make sure she closes her mouth she doesn't understand it . Is it normal. I am worried that her facial features will get destroy.
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This could have multiple causes requiring proper examination. Yes mouth breathing will affect facial features but you need to get nasal endoscopy also done before any conclusions
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You can try to give her lollipop or teach her to clench teeth/purse lips as games.. these will break pattern to mouth breathing
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Dr. Jaimini Thakkar
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6 yrs exp
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Breathing exercises will help
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Dr. Nafisa Parveen
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Delhi
Enlarged adenoid cause mouth breathing.practice her breathing exercises
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