sleeping with your mouth closed, but have Congential heart disease

sleeping with your mouth closed, but have Congential heart disease?
I sleep with my mouth open everynight and it's really getting annoying because I get so much yucky stuff in my mouth. I've been doing this ever since I was little, but I wanted to do something about it. Like one of these days, I'm just going to tape my mouth shut so I can breathe through my nose while I sleep. But I have congenital heart disease. I asked my parents that but they were like no way, don't do that because then I can't breathe. They mean since I have CHD, i need all the oxygen I can get, and taping my mouth will make it worse to get my oxygen. Heck I can't wear contact lenses because they block the oxygen from going into my eyes and I get more tired as usual (but thats a different story) I was just wondering if is it good or not to tape my mouth shut while i sleep and knowing the fact that i have CHD? Thanks in advance
Heart Diseases - 10 Answers
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This is by no means medical advice, but I wouldn't recommend that anyone tape his mouth closed. Talk to your doctor about a more practical and safe solution. I am sorry to hear that you have CHD. I don't know much about it, but my elder brother had an aneurysm, also congenital. Good luck and God bless...
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Don't even think about taping your mouth, I am no joking, you may even died, or wake up with a painful lack of breath. Talk to your doctor to find a better way to solve your problem, "1 person 1 life" don't mess around with your life, no second chance.
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Don't tape your mouth shut. It's dangerous, especially because you feel more tired than usual just by wearing contact lenses, and quite frankly, I would feel that it's uncomfortable. You could suffocate; you won't know what's goin on while you're asleep.
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ask your doctor about a cpap machine i use one forsleep apnea. it keeps air blowing into you while sleeping its hard to get used to . but may be worth a look into.. check out a slleep lab at the hospital.
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First of all your mother is right. You probably breathe through your mouth because your nasal passages are too narrow to allow the inflow of enough oxygen for your body requirements. You would likely still be able to breathe enough to stay alive, but maybe not enough to fall asleep and your cells would suffer and your heart would work harder. On top of that the tape would likely give you a lot of skin problems around your lips and may even tear away the tender skin of your lips when you peel it off. You also might have terrible nightmares or acidosis, or other problems from the lack of oxygen. I think you need to let nature do what it does best and learn other ways of taking care of your mouth before you go to sleep and after you wake up. Try brushing your teeth and a mouthwash before bed along with a moisturizer on your lips. Also try not to eat for at least 2 or 3 hours before bedtime. If its really bad talk to your doctor about it.
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I would recomend not to tape your mouth shut, instead ask your parents to see your dr. and ask about this to them. Mabey your adnoids are enlarged and blocking your breathing so your mouth is forced open. My daughter has a CHD too....she will be 2 yrs. old in 3weeks. How old are you? Please talk with your parents and doctor about this..... Heart Hugs
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I have CHD, but don't know about your sleeping problem. I do know that you should breathe through your nose because the nose filters out the particles. But I don't think taping your mouth is the answer, maybe you have a sinus problem or that's just how you breathe. I would go your doctor and tell him your question and hopefully offer a solution. Don't take the matter in own hands and make the situation worse if you don't have too.
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I would definitely not tape my mouth shut. But you might want to consider a sleep study to see if you have sleep apnea. If you do you can get a CPAP machine to sleep with at night. It blows air into your nose to help you sleep and keep your airway open so there would be no chance for you to not get the air/oxygen you need to breathe. Please check it out. They do sleep studies at major teaching hospitals.
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absolutley not under any circumstances tape your mouth shut
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not a good idea, you breath through your mouth because you arnt getting enough o2 through your nose .if you tape your mouth shut you wont get any o2, witch will put way to much stress on your already weak heart. just use mouth wash every morning. best of luck

Do people know that they have heart disease? How do they find out? Should you go to a doctor regularly

Do people know that they have heart disease? How do they find out? Should you go to a doctor regularly?

Heart Diseases - 7 Answers
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Go to the dr and tell them your concerns. I think most people don't know until the first heart attack. We all think we're too young. A stress test can be done, a body scan and there's a painful test where they go through your femural artery or something.
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go to a cardiologist if you wanna do a check up you can go once a year unless you have heart problems
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if in doubt go and get a check up my dad has a full "m.o.t" every two years just to be on the safe side.If the nhs doctors fob you off which they probably will then try a private doctor they will charge a couple of hundred pounds but when the a ok comes through it'l be worth the money
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you may know you have high risk if heart disease runs in your family, if close relatives had heart attacks, strokes, high blood pressure or high cholesterol. Doctors start taking your blood pressure when you are a teenager. They measure cholesterol when you get a full check-up. And, of course, they now you have heart disease if you have a heart attack. you can go to a doc, and tell him you want to be checked for heart and pulmonary risk factors. and yes, they think you should have a checkup every year or 2 , even if you seem perfectly healthy.
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It is highly advisable to have a full medical check at least once a year. Plenty of companies now insist on this before contract are renewed or extended. The medical should include a heart stress test and blood sampling for both blood-sugar and cholesterol levels. During a regular GP visit, not all heart problems are detectable by listening with a stethoscope, so an annual full ECG test is well worthwhile, especially as you get older.
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get the following checked: BP... ECG... lipid profile blood test... (TMT... if needed) that's all... if these three are OK... then keep cool... (for detailed information email me via V!A... )
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I HAVE SEEN A PICTURE OF THE HUMAN EYE WHICH WAS DESIGN IN SUCH A WAY THAT IT CAN TELL YOU WHAT KIND OF DISEASES AND SICKNESS YOU HAVE . THE EYE HAD MANY CIRCLE SAROUND IT. IF YOU CAN TO ASK DOCTORS ABOUT THE SPOT IN THE EYE WHERE IT IS LOCATED THEN YOU WILL KNOW WHICH MEMBER OF YOUR FAMILY MEMBER HAVE HEART DISEASE. IT IS BETTER NOT TO KNOW BECAUSE YOUR LOVE FOR THEM WILL CHANGE. JUST ACCEPT YOUR FAMILY MEMBER AS THEY ARE. THE TRUE WILL SET YOU FREE. BUT IT CAN BE PAINFULL EXPERIENCE

Why is the left ventricle more commonly affected by ischemic heart disease than the right ventricle or atria

Why is the left ventricle more commonly affected by ischemic heart disease than the right ventricle or atria?

Heart Diseases - 2 Answers
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This is beacause the left ventricular myocarium is the thickest. Right ventricle and atria get some perfusion directly from the cavity by sinusoids and reverse perfusion through Thebesian veins. Left ventricle gets perfusion mostly in diastole while other chambers get perfused in diastole and systole. This is because the high intracavitary pressure in systole squeezes the intramyocardial blood vessels of the left ventricle in systole.
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It is more affected because it works the hardest...it is responsible for the force necessary to pump blood out of the heart to the systemic circulation and when blood flow to the left ventricular myocardium (muscle) is impaired, it is more affected. Think of a person with lung disease who needs enough oxygen to walk to the bathroom and back, versus one who needs enough oxygen to run around the block...the one most affected by the lung disease is the one that runs around the block. The one just going to the bathroom and back is comparable to the r. ventricle and atria