Should you tape your mouth shut when you sleep?

Should you tape your mouth shut when you sleep?

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Should you tape your mouth shut when you sleep?

By Angela Haupt

Editor, Health and Wellness

Taping your mouth shut overnight might sound bizarre. But that's exactly what lots of people are doing in hopes of getting better sleep. Matt Fuchs talked to experts about whether there's anything to the anecdotal benefits described on social media, and which alternatives might be safer and more effective.

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Today's newsletter was written by Angela Haupt and edited by Mandy Oaklander.

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