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Do you have sleep apnea if you sleep with your mouth open? what are some reasons someone would sleep with there mouth open?
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Maybe : But as you relax you jaw often opens and drops. You would have sleep apnea if you stopped breathing or gasped for air
Answered 6/21/2014
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Sleep apnea: has to do with stopping breathing while asleep. It can only be diagnosed in a sleep laboratory. Snoring alone or sleeping with ones mouth open isn't diagnostic criteria for Sleep Apnea. If concerned, a pulmonologist can help with the diagnosis.
Answered 6/16/2014
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