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Habitual mouth breathing

MedGen UID:
1053103
•Concept ID:
CN377295
•
Finding
HPO: HP:6000463

Definition

A tendency to breathe through the mouth. Defined as over 25-30 percent of the air passing through the mouth instead of the nose, mouth breathing often occurs due to upper airway obstruction which reduces the nasal airflow and forces the air to enter completely or partially through oral cavity. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVHabitual mouth breathing

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Alternative treatment for otitis media with effusion: eustachian tube rehabilitation.
D'Alatri L, Picciotti PM, Marchese MR, Fiorita A
Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital 2012 Feb;32(1):26-30. PMID: 22500063Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Proposal for a screening questionnaire for detecting habitual mouth breathing, based on a mouth-breathing habit score.
Sano M, Sano S, Kato H, Arakawa K, Arai M
BMC Oral Health 2018 Dec 13;18(1):216. doi: 10.1186/s12903-018-0672-6. PMID: 30545339Free PMC Article
Prevalence of upper respiratory tract infections in habitually snoring and mouth breathing children.
Kukwa W, Guilleminault C, Tomaszewska M, Kukwa A, Krzeski A, Migacz E
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2018 Apr;107:37-41. Epub 2018 Jan 31 doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2018.01.022. PMID: 29501308
Apparent life-threatening events could be a wake-up call for sleep disordered breathing.
Rabasco J, Vigo A, Vitelli O, Noce S, Pietropaoli N, Evangelisti M, Pia Villa M
Pediatr Pulmonol 2016 Dec;51(12):1403-1408. Epub 2016 May 10 doi: 10.1002/ppul.23468. PMID: 27163733
Alternative treatment for otitis media with effusion: eustachian tube rehabilitation.
D'Alatri L, Picciotti PM, Marchese MR, Fiorita A
Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital 2012 Feb;32(1):26-30. PMID: 22500063Free PMC Article
Otitis media with effusion and habitual mouth breathing in Dutch preschool children.
van Bon MJ, Zielhuis GA, Rach GH, van den Broek P
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 1989 May;17(2):119-25. doi: 10.1016/0165-5876(89)90087-6. PMID: 2759777

Diagnosis

Functional therapy and adenotonsillectomy clinical trial for class II malocclusion (FACT-II): protocol for a randomised controlled trial.
Guo F, Lv C, Tang B, Lin L, Zhang C, Zheng J, Zhao T, He H
BMJ Open 2024 Apr 16;14(4):e079571. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-079571. PMID: 38626960Free PMC Article
Proposal for a screening questionnaire for detecting habitual mouth breathing, based on a mouth-breathing habit score.
Sano M, Sano S, Kato H, Arakawa K, Arai M
BMC Oral Health 2018 Dec 13;18(1):216. doi: 10.1186/s12903-018-0672-6. PMID: 30545339Free PMC Article
Apparent life-threatening events could be a wake-up call for sleep disordered breathing.
Rabasco J, Vigo A, Vitelli O, Noce S, Pietropaoli N, Evangelisti M, Pia Villa M
Pediatr Pulmonol 2016 Dec;51(12):1403-1408. Epub 2016 May 10 doi: 10.1002/ppul.23468. PMID: 27163733
Adenotonsillar hypertrophy as a risk factor of dentofacial abnormality in Korean children.
Kim DK, Rhee CS, Yun PY, Kim JW
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2015 Nov;272(11):3311-6. Epub 2014 Dec 10 doi: 10.1007/s00405-014-3407-6. PMID: 25490975
Nasal admixture during mouth breathing in awake normal subjects.
Chowanetz W, Schott J, Jany B
Bull Eur Physiopathol Respir 1987 Mar-Apr;23(2):125-30. PMID: 3607327

Therapy

Functional therapy and adenotonsillectomy clinical trial for class II malocclusion (FACT-II): protocol for a randomised controlled trial.
Guo F, Lv C, Tang B, Lin L, Zhang C, Zheng J, Zhao T, He H
BMJ Open 2024 Apr 16;14(4):e079571. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-079571. PMID: 38626960Free PMC Article
The effects of heated humidification to nasopharynx on nasal resistance and breathing pattern.
Fujita Y, Yamauchi M, Uyama H, Oda H, Igaki M, Yoshikawa M, Kimura H
PLoS One 2019;14(2):e0210957. Epub 2019 Feb 6 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0210957. PMID: 30726268Free PMC Article
Proposal for a screening questionnaire for detecting habitual mouth breathing, based on a mouth-breathing habit score.
Sano M, Sano S, Kato H, Arakawa K, Arai M
BMC Oral Health 2018 Dec 13;18(1):216. doi: 10.1186/s12903-018-0672-6. PMID: 30545339Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Apparent life-threatening events could be a wake-up call for sleep disordered breathing.
Rabasco J, Vigo A, Vitelli O, Noce S, Pietropaoli N, Evangelisti M, Pia Villa M
Pediatr Pulmonol 2016 Dec;51(12):1403-1408. Epub 2016 May 10 doi: 10.1002/ppul.23468. PMID: 27163733
Adenotonsillar hypertrophy as a risk factor of dentofacial abnormality in Korean children.
Kim DK, Rhee CS, Yun PY, Kim JW
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2015 Nov;272(11):3311-6. Epub 2014 Dec 10 doi: 10.1007/s00405-014-3407-6. PMID: 25490975
Associations between sleep-disordered breathing symptoms and facial and dental morphometry, assessed with screening examinations.
Huynh NT, Morton PD, Rompré PH, Papadakis A, Remise C
Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 2011 Dec;140(6):762-70. doi: 10.1016/j.ajodo.2011.03.023. PMID: 22133940

Clinical prediction guides

Proposal for a screening questionnaire for detecting habitual mouth breathing, based on a mouth-breathing habit score.
Sano M, Sano S, Kato H, Arakawa K, Arai M
BMC Oral Health 2018 Dec 13;18(1):216. doi: 10.1186/s12903-018-0672-6. PMID: 30545339Free PMC Article
Apparent life-threatening events could be a wake-up call for sleep disordered breathing.
Rabasco J, Vigo A, Vitelli O, Noce S, Pietropaoli N, Evangelisti M, Pia Villa M
Pediatr Pulmonol 2016 Dec;51(12):1403-1408. Epub 2016 May 10 doi: 10.1002/ppul.23468. PMID: 27163733
Adenotonsillar hypertrophy as a risk factor of dentofacial abnormality in Korean children.
Kim DK, Rhee CS, Yun PY, Kim JW
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2015 Nov;272(11):3311-6. Epub 2014 Dec 10 doi: 10.1007/s00405-014-3407-6. PMID: 25490975
Associations between sleep-disordered breathing symptoms and facial and dental morphometry, assessed with screening examinations.
Huynh NT, Morton PD, Rompré PH, Papadakis A, Remise C
Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 2011 Dec;140(6):762-70. doi: 10.1016/j.ajodo.2011.03.023. PMID: 22133940

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