If you’ve been suffering from chronic jaw pain, headaches, and other painful symptoms of a TMJ disorder, you need to start asking important questions about your health – including, surprisingly, “How well am I sleeping?” Roughly 43% of patients with TMJ disorder also tend to have issues sleeping, with sleep apnea being particularly common. Could your jaw pain have something to do with sleep-disordered breathing? Below, you’ll discover the hidden connection between TMJ and sleep apnea.

Has your partner noticed that you started breathing through your mouth while you sleep? This is sometimes a side effect of sleep apnea; when you’re not able to get the oxygen you need through your nose, your body might switch to breathing through the mouth instead. While mouth breathing is generally okay every once in a while, it’s not something you should make a habit of. In this post, you’ll discover 4 crucial benefits of breathing through your nose.