Mouth Tape Sleep Trend Has Caused Deaths According to Meta-Analysis Study

What was said

"People have died using mouth tape. There was a meta-analysis that was released last year looking at 20 different studies. People have died using mouth tape. And here's the thing, because people are not seeing if they have undiagnosed sleep apnea. If you've got undiagnosed sleep apnea and you tape your mouth shut, it's not a good idea."

Sleep doctor Michael Breus called mouth taping the second stupidest sleep idea and revealed that a 2023 meta-analysis of 20 studies documented deaths from the practice. He explained that people with undiagnosed sleep apnea who tape their mouths shut can suffocate, particularly if they have nasal congestion, making the viral trend potentially lethal.