title: Effect of respiratory rate, respiratory depth, and open versus closed mouth breathing on sublingual temperature.
abstract: The effect of open mouth breathing, tachypnea, and hyperpnea, either alone or in combination, on sublingual and tympanic membrane temperature in healthy adults was investigated. Seventy-eight subjects maintained randomly assigned breathing patterns for 15 minutes. Temperatures were monitored immediately prior to and for 5 minutes following the breathing protocol. The only statistically significant finding (p less than .01) was a lower sublingual temperature with open mouth breathing. No significant changes in tympanic membrane temperature were seen.
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, University of Arizona.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Neff
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ayoub
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Longman
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Noyes
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001831:Body Temperature; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009058:Mouth Breathing / Q000503:physiopathology*; D009060:Mouth Floor; D012119:Respiration