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Could sleeping with your mouth open cause a sore throat?
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Yes: Sleeping with an open mouth allows your mouth and throat lining to dry out -- possibly getting sore. However, you also might be mouth breathing from congestion due to an oncoming URI which brings sore throat with it -- or allergies which might do the same.
Answered 10/12/2018
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