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 Do you wake up with a dry mouth, a sore throat, or a tight feeling across your chest? Many adults in Oregon blame allergies or a rough night of sleep. For some people, the real cause is a habit of breathing through the mouth, day and night. The right mouth breathing treatment starts with finding out why your body moved away from nasal breathing. This guide covers how mouth breathing connects to chest discomfort, what a speech language pathologist does about it, and how to get started in Oregon. What Is Mouth Breathing and Why Does It Happen in Adults? Mouth breathing means taking in most of your air through your mouth instead of your nose. Nasal breathing filters, warms, and humidifies air. It also supports steady, slow breaths that use the diaphragm. Adults end up breathing through the mouth for many reasons: A blocked nose from allergies, a deviated septum, or chronic congestion A habit that began in childhood and never changed Low tongue posture, where the tongue rests ...

Waking up with a sore jaw, hearing a click every time you bite into a sandwich, or getting headaches that start near your ear can wear you down. If that sounds familiar, you are not alone. Many people across Oregon and the rest of the country search for the best TMJ dysfunction treatment for jaw pain only after months of putting up with discomfort. Understanding what is happening inside your jaw is the first step toward fixing it. What Is TMJ Dysfunction, and Why Does It Hurt So Much? The temporomandibular joint (TMJ) connects your lower jaw to your skull, one on each side of your face. You use these joints hundreds of times a day when you talk, chew, swallow, yawn, and even rest. When the joint or the muscles around it stop working in balance, the result is called temporomandibular dysfunction (TMD). Commonly cited figures show how widespread the problem is. About one in three people has at least one TMD symptom. It is also the second most common musculoskeletal pain condition afte...