Your Week 1
Two things to focus on this week. Tap either one to open it up.
Right now your breath is running high and vertical, chest and shoulders lifting instead of the ribs opening. Before anything else, we retrain that pattern. Work through these five in order, same five, every time.
You already know your mouth falls open in your sleep. That's costing you hydration overnight, and dehydration is directly linked to the blood pressure readings that keep creeping up. Three changes, in this order.
A small adhesive strip worn across the bridge of the nose that gently pulls the nostrils open, making nasal breathing easier to sustain through the night. Start here before the tape. It's the gentlest first step and needs no adjustment period.
Mouth breathing overnight dries you out for eight hours straight, and that dehydration is one of the things pushing your blood pressure readings up. Nasal breathing also produces nitric oxide as air passes through the sinuses, which supports healthy blood pressure and better sleep quality. Use it for the first couple of nights and notice the difference before adding anything else.
A gentle tape worn over or around the lips overnight as a reminder to keep the mouth closed. Myotape sits around the lips rather than sealing them shut, so the mouth can still open if needed, it's just a nudge back to nasal breathing. Respire is a good alternative with dermatologically tested adhesive if the glue on Myotape irritates your skin.
Expect an adjustment period. The first night or two can feel slightly odd, and it's completely normal to wake up with the tape peeled off. That's not failure, it's your body learning a new pattern. The goal isn't to wear this forever, just while you're retraining the habit.
No decisions to make here. Same five moves, same order, five days a week. Nasal strips first, mouth tape once that feels easy, coherence breathing every evening, boring and consistent. Small and daily beats big and occasional, every time. You already know how to breathe well, this is just reminding the body how.
