Are you sleeping a full 7-9 hours a night (probably when you’re not on shift if you’re a firefighter) but still waking up feeling less than refreshed?

Do you toss and turn at night, or wake up with a dry mouth every time? Have you ever gotten smacked because you snore?

This week's Firefighter Craftsmanship podcast talks about a possible intervention using a small piece of tape that might be a game changer for your rest and recovery both on and off the job

In this episode we cover:

• Mouth tape? Are you actually kidding me?
• Where did this come from and is there any actual value to it?
• Why consulting with your primary care physician is a smart move to level up your performance

Resources Mentioned: Some Might be Affiliate Links

Jaws: The Hidden Epidemic by Sandra Kahn and Paul Ehrlich​

​Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art by James Nestor​

​The Oxygen Advantage by Patrick McKeon​

​3M Micropore Tape

Studies Referenced in this episode:

Blum, D. (2022/11/17/). Can a Piece of Tape Help You Sleep?: Scam or Not. New York Times Company.

Ehrlich, P. R., & Kahn, S. (2018). Disorders of Breathing and Sleep. In Jaws: The Story of a Hidden Epidemic (pp. 73–88). Stanford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1515/9781503606463-009

Lee, Y.-C., Lu, C.-T., Cheng, W.-N., & Li, H.-Y. (2022). The Impact of Mouth-Taping in Mouth-Breathers with Mild Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Preliminary Study. Healthcare (Basel), 10(9), 1755-. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10091755

Sullivan, J. P., O'Brien, C. S., Barger, L. K., Rajaratnam, S. M., Czeisler, C. A., Lockley, S. W., & Harvard Work Hours, Health and Safety Group (2017). Randomized, Prospective Study of the Impact of a Sleep Health Program on Firefighter Injury and Disability. Sleep, 40(1), zsw001. https://doi.org/10.1093/sleep/zsw001

https://www.jems.com/product-announcements/relief-firefighters-sleep-apne/#:~:text=The%20report%20found%20that%202,malady%20has%20historically%20gone%20undiagnosed.