Why Does Your Mouth Open During Sleep?
Show of hands if you’ve ever woken up to your mouth wide open, throat as dry as the Sahara and a puddle of drool on your pillow.You probably blame gravity and mosey on with your day — but if your mouth morphing into a drawbridge is more the norm than the exception, what you might actually be dealing with is a case of chronic mouth breathing.
Besides dry mouth and drool stains, other indicators include an ongoing sore or scratchy throat, hoarseness, bad breath, morning headaches, dark circles and feeling super tired despite getting a full night’s sleep.
If you ever feel your lips part as you drift off or if you wake up with a dry mouth, read this.