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Mouth-Taping for Better Sleep: What to Know About The Viral Trend | Doctor Q & A

There’s a new health trend on social media where people are taping their mouths shut at night to sleep get better. It’s called mouth taping and videos using the hashtag #mouthtaping have more than 39 million views on social media. Dr. Faryal Farooqi, Center Medical Director for Dedicated Senior Medical Center, a ChenMed company, in Palm Beach County, shares the truths of this health trend including where it stemmed from on the Health Channel’s Doctor Q & A.  

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