Breathing through your nose: more important than you think<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Do you think breathing can't be learned?<\/strong> Most of us have never considered it. However, How a child breathes can make a difference to their oral health and facial development.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n A person breathes between 10,000 and 12,000 liters of air per day<\/strong>. Although it may appear clean, this air contains dust, bacteria, viruses, and fungi. According to several scientific meta-analyses, Habitually breathing through the mouth can alter the development of the skull and facial bones in children<\/strong>, causing:<\/p>\n\n\n\n And this doesn't just affect children!<\/strong> In adults, mouth breathing can also cause muscle imbalances, headaches, and even chronic fatigue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n According to the Oral Health Survey 2020<\/strong> published by the Journal of the Illustrious General Council of Colleges of Dentists and Stomatologists of Spain, More than 50% of 12-year-old children present with mild to severe malocclusion<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Facial development occurs rapidly during childhood:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Waiting is not an option<\/strong>. Early intervention can prevent more complex treatments in the future.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Respirar por la nariz: m\u00e1s importante de lo que imaginas \u00bfCrees que la respiraci\u00f3n no se aprende? La mayor\u00eda de nosotros nunca nos lo hemos […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":277,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,6,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-276","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-consejos","category-odontopediatria","category-ortodoncia-miofuncional"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n Why is it natural to breathe through the nose?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
The nose is designed to filter, warm, and humidify that air<\/strong>, protecting the lungs and preventing infections. In contrast, the mouth lacks filtering cilia and its mucosa is designed for another function: feeding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n What happens if a child breathes through their mouth?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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How common is this problem?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
The sooner we act, the better<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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