Infants primarily breathe through their noses. Nasal breathing allows for filtering, warming, and humidifying of air before it reaches the lungs. Oral respiration in infants often indicates an underlying issue, such as... Read more »
The ability of infants to respire via the oral cavity is a fundamental physiological function. While newborns are preferentially nasal breathers, relying primarily on the nasal passages for air intake, they possess... Read more »
Infants are primarily nasal breathers, a physiological preference that allows them to feed and breathe simultaneously. However, circumstances arise where oral respiration becomes necessary. This transition typically occurs when nasal passages are... Read more »
The ability of infants to respire through the oral cavity is present from birth, though nasal breathing is the preferential mode. Newborns are obligate nasal breathers for the initial months of life... Read more »