• Do you sometimes breathe through your mouth as you go about your daily activities? • Do you breathe through your mouth during deep sleep? (If you are not sure, do you wake up with a dry mouth in the morning?) • Do you snore or hold your breath during sleep? • Can you visibly notice your breathing during rest? To find out, take a look at your breathing right now. Spend a minute observing the movements of your chest or abdomen as you take each breath. The more movement you see, the heavier you breathe. • When you observe your breathing, do you
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• Do you sometimes breathe through your mouth as you go about your daily activities?
• Do you breathe through your mouth during deep sleep? (If you are not sure, do you wake up with a dry mouth in the morning?)
• Do you snore or hold your breath during sleep?
• Can you visibly notice your breathing during rest? To find out, take a look at your breathing right now. Spend a minute observing the movements of your chest or abdomen as you take each breath. The more movement you see, the heavier you breathe.
• When you observe your breathing, do you see more movements from the chest than from the abdomen? • Do you regularly sigh throughout the day? (While one sigh every now and again is not an issue, regular sighing is enough to maintain chronic overbreathing.)
• Do you sometimes hear your breathing during rest?
• Do you experience symptoms resulting from habitual overbreathing, such as nasal congestion, tightening of the airways, fatigue, dizziness, or light-headedness?
