# Nose Breathing Notes
> Breathing through the mouth dries tissue. Learn why nose breathing is usually better and when to seek an assessment.

## Guides
- [Why Nose Breathing Is Usually Better](https://nose-breathing-habits.pages.dev/why-nose-breathing-is-better/): Why nose breathing is better comes down to what the nose does that the mouth cannot: it filters, warms and moistens air and leaves the mouth's natural moisture.
- [Signs of Mouth Breathing](https://nose-breathing-habits.pages.dev/signs-of-mouth-breathing/): The signs of mouth breathing are often small and easy to explain away: waking with a dry mouth, a coated tongue, lips that crack or a throat that feels.
- [Allergies and Mouth Breathing](https://nose-breathing-habits.pages.dev/allergies-and-mouth-breathing/): Allergies and mouth breathing are often connected because a swollen, blocked nose leaves the mouth as the easier route for air.
- [Mouth Breathing in Children](https://nose-breathing-habits.pages.dev/children-mouth-breathing-signs/): Children mouth breathing signs include a habitually open mouth, noisy sleep, snoring and a dry mouth on waking.
- [When an ENT Assessment Helps](https://nose-breathing-habits.pages.dev/ent-assessment/): An ENT assessment looks at the nose, throat and airway to find out why breathing through the nose is difficult.

## About
- [About Nose Breathing Notes](https://nose-breathing-habits.pages.dev/about/): not medical advice, how the site is funded and how guides are made

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