Nasal Breathing vs. Mouth Breathing - Priya Mistry, DDS (the TMJ doc)

Hello Friends! This video is all about nasal breathing vs. mouth breathing - which is ideal and why this even matters. Mouth breathing is often associated with Sleep Disordered Breathing, which stresses the body.
This stress then increases the frequency, force, and duration with which we clench/brux - which leads to excess strain on the muscles of the head, neck and jaw as well as the temporomandibular joints (TMJs). This then leads to TMJ Disorders - clicking or popping in the jaw joints, episodes of the jaw locking, headaches, jaw pain, ear pain, neck pain, & more!
Please watch this video for more information!
As always, I hope this video proves informative to those of you who are or have patients who are suffering from TMJD!
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This channel is all about TMJ disorders - what they are, how they manifest, what to do about them and how they relate to other issues that may be going unnoticed in the body such as tongue tie, sleep apnea, ADHD, and more! I will also be posting about being a dentist and a working mommy to two wonderful children. Thank you and I hope you enjoy my videos!

[@TheKaurajuoma]

Your videos are so helpful! You touch upon a subject which few have expertise on and the videos are very well made.

[@theTMJdoc]

Thank you! 🙏🏼

[@jayapatil6079]

Excellent information on Nasal Breathing vs Mouth Breathing Dr. Priya.

[@theTMJdoc]

Thank you!

[@jaribmaharjan4969]

Thank you very much for your information God bless you

[@theTMJdoc]

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[@stefankozul]

Hi Dr Mistry, I love your channel! I'm happy to finally see a channel that is dedicated to TMJ. This is kind of unrelated to this particular video, but I wanted to comment on your latest video to have the highest chance of getting a reply haha. And sorry for the long message. I am hypermobile, and ever since I had all of my wisdom teeth extracted about 3 years ago I started to clench and grind my teeth and have constant jaw tightness and headaches. The hardest part has been that whenever I work on my computer, after a couple of hours my headaches worsen and they make me feel very tired, so it's hard to continue working. So I went to a headache, neck and jaw clinic for a few weeks and they tried to help and gave me some exercises and they didn't help too much. So they told me to see a dentist to get a nightguard. But after watching your video on nightguards vs orthotics I feel like it may be better to get an orthotic. Either way, I don't know whether it's worth it for me to get an orthotic because I've seen people online saying that many of the things they've tried haven't worked in fixing their TMJ and it's a big financial investment. Do you have any advice for me? Also unfortunately I'm based in Australia so there are less TMJ experts here than in America.

[@creativepeter]

Hi Stefan, I'm a TMD patient as well, and while I'm on my journey to get healthy again, I just have to reach out and help others too. So I know about a TMJ splint in Australia, a company called Somnomed makes them. See if you can find a dentist who offers that. The splint is called Somnobrux. Beware, I don't know yet if they work, and I'm not a doctor.

[@theTMJdoc]

Hi there! I’m sorry but I don’t know anyone based over there. You can try the Aqualizer - it’s a temporary appliance that you can purchase from dentaldepot.com If that works for you, you can always have your dentist watch my video “how to take an Aqualizer bite”, which walks dentists through the steps of making an orthotic.

[@stefankozul]

@@creativepeter Okay thanks

[@stefankozul]

@@theTMJdoc Okay thanks. I've checked it out, I'm a little confused, so I just want to confirm I understand. Is the Aqualizer something I can buy myself, use immediately, and should relieve my jaw tightness, and if it does then I can get my dentist to make me a splint?

[@theTMJdoc]

@@stefankozul if it helps you, you can ask your dentist to make you a splint using the method in my video with a fresh Aqualizer.

[@hypermangi8265]

3:22 It's actually the opposite for me, it's easier to mouth breathe (receiving oxygen) than trying to mew when I'm basically strangling myself out/suffocating myself which resorts me to mouth breathe, I see this occur to me whenever I socialise or when I want to mew but can't. Furthermore, what I'm going through with nasal breathing is that I breathe loud, which people think that I'm snoring (when I'm not) angry (when I'm not) and asthmatic (when I'm not) as all I'm trying to do is get the oxygen I need. This worsens whenever I walk, and very loud when I exercise. Thus impacting me socially. I noticed my breathing when I was a kid, so it's nothing new to me. I need to know what I can do to solve this. I'm still on my mewing journey, so I don't have my back third of my tongue on the roof of my mouth as I would be suffocating myself. I also achieved the suction hold but that also is suffocating myself (not enough oral space).

[@theTMJdoc]

yes, it can be easier to mouth breathe if that's your "normal". I'd recommend meeting with a practitioner who provides myofunctional therapy for more information.

[@rissa_mariposa]

Hi doctor, thank you for such an informative and helpful video. I have always had difficulty breathing through my nose by habit. My airway has been checked by my dentist and they said I have a good airway opening. I was told I have a little bit of a deviated septum but it wasn't too extreme. I also have one enlarged tonsil which I have pretty much had enlarged in this way since I was a child. You said in the video that you had your four-year-old daughter's adenoids taken out. Do you believe having the tonsil removed for me would make a huge difference in my breathing? Do you think I could correct it without this surgery?

[@theTMJdoc]

There's no way I can tell you about your tonsil or your specific treatment over the internet and without examining you in person.

[@robertbeacham6286]

I need to breathe through my nose instead of my mouth . I have sleep apnea . I’ll try to sing by breathing through my nose instead through my mouth !! Please tell me . Will that help me with me sing so much better ? I have a karaoke machine I’m trying to sing through . I hope that breathing through my nose instead of my mouth will help me become a better singer someday !! ❤ Thank you 😇!!

[@theTMJdoc]

Unfortunately I don’t know much about singing but I do recommend breathing through your nose instead of your mouth as much as you can :)

[@robertbeacham6286]

Dr. Priya , Thank you so very much for the information you have given to me !! If you do get the information about the information , please let me know !! Thank you !!

[@robertbeacham6286]

Thank you so very much for the information anyway Dr. Priya !!

[@thomasranjit7781]

@@theTMJdoc you are a good teacher... doctor...

[@theTMJdoc]

@@thomasranjit7781 thank you!

[@AS-ch4ty]

I was told by my sleep doctor I had mild sleep apnea and need a CPAP, but when I got checked by my ENT he said I should not need a CPAP because my oxygen level is above 90, and he did not think I needed to have surgery to fix my deviated septum or polyp in my nose that makes it where I cannot blow air out of my left side without holding my right side closed. Does not make sense to me

[@theTMJdoc]

I would definitely get a second opinion from an airway-friendly ENT.

[@cindy-tron]

**Can you have a sleep breathing disorder if your mouth is always closed and you don't snore BUT you clench?** I can't seem to find any info on this - everyone is always talking about mouth breathers! I clench really hard (it's caused dental problems). I wake up sometimes and notice that I "unclenched" and find my lips are totally sealed. I clench same way during the day sometimes when I'm concentrating intensely, mouth also sealed. So there is no evidence that I grind FWD to get more air because my mouth seems to stay closed. I realized today, after watching quite a bit of your content and other "mewing" videos is that my current tongue position is wrong. In a relaxed, natural state, the tip of my tongue is right behind my top front teeth but the rest is on the floor of my mouth. Is the grinding because of my tongue position? Rather, will it likely improve if I learn how to mew? I did manage to fall asleep with my tongue up against the palate as far as I could get it (2/3), woke up hours later to find my tongue pressing really hard against the palate, jaw muscles tight - this was a new sensation but I'm not sure if the pressure on the palate is good either.

[@theTMJdoc]

Yes you can still have Sleep Disordered Breathing if your mouth is closed and you don’t snore.

[@nancyguzman4685]

Hello Dr. Mistry, I would love to see you for possibly TMD diagnosis after starting zoloft in nov 2020..I have been experiencing horrible left side scalp pains, neck pain, and facial pain. Is there any Tmj specialist you can recommend here in Southern California. I am extremely depressed and hopeless. The pain is debilitating and I need to get better for the sake of my babies. I have scheduled wisdom teeth extraction this Wednesday just to see if that would alleviate any of my symptoms but afraid that it will just add more issues... I would gladly postpone them if need be to get a better idea if this in deed is TMD. Please help. Ty

[@theTMJdoc]

Hi there! Dr William Hang in Agoura Hills comes highly recommended. I don’t know him personally or his exact methods. Are your wisdom teeth infected or is there an urgent need to get them out?

[@zohajavaid9199]

what should we have to do if our patient get panicked during treatment..???

[@theTMJdoc]

I would recommend giving lots of breaks, sitting the patient up, and letting him/her breathe for a few moments.

[@michellewood7183]

Why is it so well known over where you practice on how to treat TMJ with a orthotic but why in Australia I cant find anyone to help make one for me to relieve my debilitating symptoms. Cause I have dizziness,brain fog vision hearing issues and pain jaw and neck. I keep being told TMJ doesnt cause these symptoms in Australia. Losing all hope finding someone help make orthotic. Is there a name of splint I can tell dentist out here to make as they dont know the orthotic??? Only night guards for grinding.

[@theTMJdoc]

Unfortunately it’s not the name of the splint. It’s the knowledge of the person making it. TMJD is not taught about in most medical or dental schools. Please watch my video “why tmjd is often difficult to diagnose and treat “ and lmk if you have any questions.

[@michellewood7183]

@@theTMJdoc I know you use the GELB MORA.... Your very knowledgeable Xxx

[@theTMJdoc]

@@michellewood7183 yes we have success using that but it’s also about the prescription that’s built into it. We use a combination of neuromuscular den to start technique as well as our findings in the CBCT scan to determine the best jaw position for each individual.

[@skreapy21]

Hello, I have my jaw locked closed since a month. I am trying to get some appointements with some medical experts but I want also some advices. I have big difficulty breathing with my noise since my childhood. It maybe the cause of my jaw locked close. My question is do I need to fix my nose via medical surgery as I have a big deviation in it. My reasoning is that to dislocked my jaw, I need myself my jaw muscle to be less nervous, thus a muscle which is not constantly working at night because it keeping my tongue in a positon and my mouth in a position. So, fixing my noise before seem more logical but my medical expert, muscle therapy didn't say that!

[@theTMJdoc]

It actually makes more sense to unlock the jaw first because once it's been locked for more than 6 months, it's considerably harder to unlock.

[@skreapy21]

@@theTMJdoc ok thanks! I have another question! Can it become worse than that? One day I wake up and I can’t open my mouth at all? 😱

[@michellewood7183]

Why do so many dentist use upper night guards and as I have heard they stop the cranial movements brain etc. And is it better for a orthotic splint to be fitted to the lower jaw instead.

[@theTMJdoc]

Because we are taught to make upper nightguards in dental school.. that’s been the status quo for so long. We are also taught nothing about cranial motion. Yes we make the majority of our appliances on the lower arch for that reason and to promote correct tongue posture.

[@michellewood7183]

@@theTMJdoc So do they both work the same as each other, as far as relief from TMJ... or lower one only.

[@theTMJdoc]

@@michellewood7183 it’s not about upper or lower. It’s about the prescription built into it and where that aligns your jaw when you wear it. I hope that’s clear? Did you watch my video “dental nightguard vs TMJ orthotic”?

[@smoothbanana]

@@theTMJdoc Where can I learn more about cranial motion vs upper orthotics?

[@theTMJdoc]

@@smoothbananagreat question! Maybe from a skilled osteopath..