Mouth Breathing in Kids: Snoring, Sleep & Oral Habits

Root Cause Conversations · Oct 29, 2026 · 48m · transcript

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Does your child sleep with their mouth open, snore at night, or struggle to stop sucking their thumb? Have you ever wondered if their mouth breathing, sleep problems, oral habits, and speech difficulties could actually be connected?

In this solo episode of Root Cause Conversations, speech-language pathologist and orofacial myofunctional therapist Amanda Mavrakos takes a closer look at the questions parents are asking about their children's breathing, sleep, and oral development.

We're talking about why kids breathe through their mouths, when snoring may be a sign of…