Waking up with a sticky, dry mouth at night can feel very uncomfortable and strangely worrying. Saliva does far more than ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Pretty much everyone has the experience of waking up in the middle of the night with a dry mouth. But ...

People have been talking up mouth-taping lately on TikTok and Instagram as a home remedy for snoring, insomnia, dry mouth, and other sleep-related issues—and the trend seems to be sticking.

On a hot day or after a bad night of sleep, we have all had dry mouths. Usually, a few glasses of water will help. But when ...

Mouth taping has again become a popular bedtime trend on social media — just as it trended a few years ago. The idea is to tape the mouth shut at night to promote nasal breathing, which some experts ...

How often do you breathe through your mouth at night? It may not always be easy to tell if you do, unless you’re experiencing some of the telltale signs of mouth breathing while you sleep. Some of ...

If you use a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), you may breathe better at night. But you may also have dry mouth in the morning. Dry mouth is a ...

Having your mouth taped shut is the stuff of nightmares — but some people are doing just that to themselves. And in an attempt to sleep better, no less. After series of denials, his insurer approved ...

If I told you I was planning to tape my mouth shut at night, you’d have questions. “Why?” would likely be the first. Am I practising my own kidnapping? Or perhaps prepping for the next instalment of A ...

Nick Blackmer is a librarian, fact-checker, and researcher with more than 20 years of experience in consumer-facing health and wellness content. If you’ve spent any time on social media lately, you ...

Medically reviewed by Sohaib Imtiaz, MD Key Takeaways Mouth taping may help people sleep better and snore less by encouraging ...