Does the baby need to wear a mask when sleeping?

Try not to wear a mask to sleep. Wearing a mask when sleeping can lead to poor breathing, dyspnea and even suffocation in severe cases.

Wearing a mask will block the respiratory tract. When you sleep, your heart rate and breathing rate will slow down, and your blood pressure will also drop. The brain is particularly sensitive to the need for oxygen. Usually, the brain will feel dizzy after 0.04 seconds of hypoxia, and red blood cells are the means of transportation to carry oxygen. Once the airway is blocked, it will lead to insufficient oxygen needed by the human body and physical discomfort.

Never wear a mask when sleeping at night. Masks can limit breathing, and the nerves in the body are disordered at night, which is easy to cause suffocation. In addition, wearing a mask to sleep is not conducive to breathing, affecting normal sleep, easily leading to head hypoxia, memory loss, inattention and fatigue.

After many people wear masks to sleep, the symptoms of dry mouth will disappear, in fact, because the breathing mode has changed during sleep. Breathing through the mouth is easy to dry the oral mucosa and weaken the resistance to bacteria. If you need to wear a mask, as long as you cover your mouth with a mask and expose your nostrils to ensure smooth breathing, you can gradually improve your sleep style and prevent dry mouth, thus reducing the risk of illness.

You can also soak the cotton mask in warm water before going to bed, and twist it slightly, without dripping water or twisting it too hard, which can moisturize your mouth.