The Very Stuffy Nose: I'Ll Keep My Mouth Closed And I'Ll Breathe Through My Nose.

A children's book that teaches the difference between nose breathing and mouth breathing?Crazy, right? It actually isn't, and here's why.Until our son, Finn, was six years old, he had not slept through the night. We thought we had tried everything, and we were tired. It never occurred to us to look at how he was breathing.?Look closely. How does your child breathe?It turned out, Finn was a mouth breather. We had no idea his mouth breathing habit led to nasal congestion. We learned that an open mouth posture makes it more difficult to get restorative sleep. Sleep quantity is not necessarily restorative unless it is quality.He was a restless sleeper. Tossing and turning, he would repeatedly call out through the night for help. His breathing was labored, he was sweating profusely during naps and at night. He suffered from nightmares and dark circles under his eyes. Despite waking up tired and yawning, he had an abundance of energy throughout the day. He developed eczema on his face and was congested to the point of trying to clear his nose and throat several times a minute. He was clearly in distress.Was it Physiology? Allergies? Diet?After years of doctor appointments and medications, we were still no closer to finding the root cause. Until a conversation with a dentist. The dentist explained how the nose filters, warms, purifies, and humidifies the air coming into our bodies. Mouth breathing doesn't do this but instead can lead to nasal congestion, enlarged adenoids, and tonsils. The first step to resolving his fragmented sleep and disordered breathing was to transform Finn's breathing habit from mouth to nose breathing.This was the beginning of our journey to helping our son sleep and breathe better, but it was a very crucial first step. Our intent with The Very Stuffy Nose is to help your little one understand, via an engaging story, that how we breathe matters, and with a focused approach, you and your little one can become super nose breathers.

• | Author: Kelley Richardson
• | Publisher: Two Penny Publishing
• | Publication Date: May 16, 2022
• | Number of Pages: 38 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1950995690
• | ISBN-13: 9781950995691