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My dear friend has habit of pursing her lips. md's do not know why. i think it is her newly formed heavy jowls due to aging. the new sensation....?

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Dr. Donald Alves answered

Specializes in Emergency Medicine

PEEP?: Depending how you mean it, if friend has any respiratory disorder, lip-pursing can increase end-expiratory pressure (the -eep of peep), which helps keep alveoli open and improve gas exchange in the lungs. Or, might just feel subconsciously comforting to him/her? Doesn't sound.

Answered 5/17/2016

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Not a disease: Pursing ones lips is a habit, not a disease.

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Answered 10/13/2019

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