Aaron Hartman, MDFunctional Medicine Specialist | Clinical Researcher

A Vital Health Tip for Everyone Over 50! | How Mouth Taping Fixes Sleep Apnea Without a CPAP

25 Apr 2025 · 0 min

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Aaron Hartman, MD recommends sleep apnea screening for everyone over 50, noting that 15-20% of his patients test positive. Mouth taping can increase nitric oxide levels and offers a simple alternative to CPAP machines.

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All adults over 50; possibly as early as the 40s depending on symptoms.

Approximately 15–20%.

With mild sleep apnea, which is everywhere. Everybody, every adult over 50 should be screened for sleep apnea. And based on your symptoms, based on if you snore, what your bed partner says, maybe as early as 40s. And in my clinic, when I see people with chronic fatigue and fibro and chronic health issues that meet some of the criteria I mentioned on my screen, them all and probably 15 to 20% are positive. So it's a significant number. But the other thing about again, mouth taping improves nitric oxide levels, which another great thing. So it's a simple thing.