Study Finds Mouth Taping for Sleep Offers Little Benefit and Poses Safety Risks

Celeb-backed 'health' trend researchers say can cause 'serious harm'

The bizarre social media trend of "mouth taping" to stop snoring can lead to "serious health harm", researchers are warning.Celebrities and influencers including Gwyneth Paltrow, Emma Roberts, Ashley Graham, and Jimmy Fallon have all previously spoken about their adoption of the practice, which involves going to sleep with a piece of tape holding your lips closed.Backers say it prevents mouth-breathing, which is linked to sleep-disordered breat…

Please don’t tape your mouth at night, whatever TikTok says. A new study shows why this viral trend can be risky

A new review looks at the safety and effectiveness of mouth taping during sleep for conditions such as sleep apnoea. The news isn’t so good.

Should you be mouth taping? What’s driving the viral trend - National

Canadian researchers say there's no evidence that mouth taping has any health benefits and warn that it could actually be harmful for people with sleep apnea.

Scientists Warn Viral Sleep Trend Is "Dangerous" and Can Lead to Heart Disease

We can all agree that sharing a bed with someone who snores is the absolute worst. If you’ve lived through the experience, you might have given the viral sleep trend "mouth taping" a try. Basically, it involves taping your lips together to prevent mouth breathing during sleep, and the internet swears by it. But medical experts? Not so much. A new study suggests that mouth taping can potentially exacerbate underlying health conditions and increas…

Viral bedtime mouth-taping trend poses serious risks, scientists warn

Practice could put some people at greater risk of complications like heart disease, researchers warn

The strange-looking trend has been haunting social media for some time now: people stick their mouths to sleep. The "Mouth Taping" is intended to help against snoring, bad breath and concentration problems. A research team has checked this - and warns against "serious health threats".