Understanding Mouth Tape

Mouth taping means placing a small piece of tape over your lips at night to encourage breathing through your nose while you sleep. Understanding Mouth Tape walks you through it. Aleena looks at night breathing as part of how your breath, jaw, posture and nervous system work together, so she sees mouth tape as one small piece of that bigger picture.

Mouth tape isn’t right for everyone, and some people should ask a provider before trying it. If breathing through your nose feels hard, or you have a health or sleep concern, talk with your doctor or dentist first. An assessment with Aleena can help you see how your breath fits your whole pattern before you start.

Start by downloading Understanding Mouth Tape and reading it before your first night. If you’d like a plan built on your own pattern, book an assessment online, in person in New York City and Long Beach, Long Island, or virtual. Aleena reviews your history, looks across five lenses and gives you a plan to follow at home. She’s Postural Restoration Trained (PRT) and quoted in Forbes.

You’ll get the guide by email after you sign up on the page. Along with the guide, you’ll be added to Aleena’s newsletter, and you can unsubscribe anytime. Once it arrives, the “Next steps” section on the page points you toward what to read or try next.

Nasal breathing means breathing through your nose instead of your mouth, both day and night. It’s the pattern this free guide focuses on. Mouth tape is one simple tool some people use at night to support nasal breathing, and the guide looks at it as a starting point.

The guide walks through the basics of mouth taping and how it connects to nasal breathing at night. It explains what mouth taping is, how to think about trying it, and what to pay attention to as you get started. It’s meant as a simple, practical starting point for learning more.