Dave AspreyCreator of Biohacking, Longevity Expert & 4x NY Times Bestselling Author

Watch this if you struggle to fall asleep.

Name: Watch this if you struggle to fall asleep.
Uploaded: 2025-02-19T22:30:00+00:00
Duration: 34 s
Channel: Dave Asprey
Description: In this short monologue, the speaker shares personal experience with snoring and how they use a smartphone app to record snoring duration, eliminating…

19 Feb 2025 · 1 min

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In this short monologue, the speaker shares personal experience with snoring and how they use a smartphone app to record snoring duration, eliminating reliance on a partner for feedback. They describe adopting a simple technique of applying a low‑adhesive "sleep tape" over the middle of the lips before bedtime to encourage nasal breathing. The speaker explains that the tape still allows side‑mouth breathing if needed, but primarily forces breathing through the nose, which they claim increases brain oxygenation, prevents cavities, and leads to waking up feeling refreshed. The overall message is an enthusiastic recommendation to try mouth taping as a low‑cost, non‑medical intervention for snorers seeking better sleep quality.

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I never had apnea that I'm aware of, but I used to snore. I have an app that records my snoring and tells me how many minutes of snoring. So I don't have to rely on my girlfriend to tell me, because it's like, we'll just play it back. So I started taping my mouth when I go to sleep. A little piece of tape over this, which totally changes that. You ever try taping your mouth for sleep? Oh, man, you're gonna love this. For real. You get, like, a tape that doesn't have a lot of adhesive. It's called sleep tape. Just put it right over the middle of your lips. You can still breathe through the side if you need to, but then you breathe all through your nose. Brain gets more oxygen. You don't get cavities, and you wake up feeling real refreshed, and that might be a thing to try.