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Doctors are warning about a new trend of taping your mouth shut at night as a hack for better sleep.

The claims – which are not backed by science – are taking off on TikTok and other sites, sometimes promoted by people selling related products. Here’s what doctors have to say about it.

Should you tape your mouth shut at night?

What they're saying:

The answer is simple, doctors say: Don't do it.

"The studies behind mouth tape are small, the benefits are modest and the potential risks are there," Dr. Kimberly Hutchison, a neurologist and sleep medicine expert at Oregon Health & Science University, told The Associated Press.

Some of those risks include making sleep disorders like sleep apnea worse, or even causing suffocation.

Why mouth tape isn’t the answer

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