Mouth or Nose

Ciphon · 18 Sep 2009 at 11:05

When your laying in bed at night trying to get to sleep, do you breath through your mouth, or through your nose?

I'm a nose breather, as when I breath through my mouth, my lips, mouth and back of my throat go completely dry, and there is no way I'll fall asleep like that.

My girlfriend is a mouth breather, and gets extremely annoyed when I breath through my nose, saying it's louder and it stops her from falling asleep! I don't consider myself to be a heavy breather.

I was just wondering what the consensus on this is, and if possible, could a poll be added?

Le_Petit_Lapin · 18 Sep 2009 at 11:07

Mouth, and I reportedly snore like a pig. Nose is always semi-blocked though.

The Dread Pirate · 18 Sep 2009 at 11:08

I breathe through both except when I'm eating then it's just nose!

theevilsam · 18 Sep 2009 at 11:08

I try not to breath, that gets me to sleep really quickly...

A bit of both though?

Makunouchi · 18 Sep 2009 at 11:09

Nose obviously.... how could anyone do it through the mouth and not wake up totally dry mouthed, dehydrated and with a headache?

antijoke · 18 Sep 2009 at 11:09

Ears. She loves it.

The Dread Pirate · 18 Sep 2009 at 11:10

Makunouchi said:
Nose obviously.... how could anyone do it through the mouth and not wake up totally dry mouthed, dehydrated and with a headache?

I can! Although after a heavy nights drinking I do wake up with those symptoms regardless! My advice to you would be drink less!

Fenris · 18 Sep 2009 at 11:12

Nose, I hate having my mouth open when I'm trying to sleep, if I have a cold for instane and can't breath through my nose it takes me ages to get to sleep.

reflux · 18 Sep 2009 at 11:12

Nose, if I can. I sleep face down, and peculiarly if I turn on my right my nose usually blocks, which means I have to sleep on my left which means I have an achy neck most of the time

y2viks · 18 Sep 2009 at 11:13

I guess my nose, because the only time i get dry mouth is when i have a blocked nose

agnes · 18 Sep 2009 at 11:14

Not sure, normally I am asleep, I am told I snore as loud as a whale during mating season though.

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Deadbeat · 18 Sep 2009 at 11:14

anticonscience said:
Ears. She loves it.

My ex said this in response to an 'ideal man' question - extremely long tongue, breathes through his ears.

bitslice · 18 Sep 2009 at 11:16

anticonscience said:
Ears. She loves it.

lol

mouth,
nose breathers make an annoying whistling noise, but I think the body is designed to breathe in through the nose - that's why it has hairs and the mouth doesn't (generally)

BennyC · 18 Sep 2009 at 11:19

Nose until I fall asleep. Then the jaw drops open, dribble floods out and the cotton mouth ensues.

twist3d0n3 · 18 Sep 2009 at 11:21

don't you get a sore throat if you breath through your mouth? whenever i've got a cold and thus a blocked nose, i have to breath through my mouth, and if i didn't have a sore throat before, guaranteed i do after

Marky · 18 Sep 2009 at 11:24

Nose - but I may open my mouth during the night whilst sleeping to eat spiders... yum

SfnX · 18 Sep 2009 at 11:27

nose, unless i have a cold

h00fzilla · 18 Sep 2009 at 11:29

Le_Petit_Lapin said:
Mouth, and I reportedly snore like a pig. Nose is always semi-blocked though.

Same.

I have a deviated septum from several nose breaks; I need to get it sorted at some point or my girlfriend will smother me in my sleep so she can get some proper kip.

SixTwoSix · 18 Sep 2009 at 11:29

Popped in here thinking it was a thread about where you hit someone at the start of a fight, lol

mac1st3 · 18 Sep 2009 at 11:38

usually nose, but once I'm asleep it depends on if I've been drinking or how I'm lying, then I'll use my mouth