EXCLUSIVE Subtle symptom on boy's face revealed he was suffering from silent health emergency READ MORE: Baby girl's bushy eyebrows were signs of a devastating disease By Samantha Rutt For Dailymail.Com Published: 08:25 EDT, 26 August 2024 | Updated: 08:27 EDT, 26 August 2024 e-mail View comments A Texas mother is urging parents to look out for a common breathing habit that could have life-long consequences for their children. Soshanna Deyette, from Austin, went through years of misdiagnoses by doctors who struggled to work out what was behind her son’s seemingly unrelated symptoms.
Tab had been mute until he was in kindergarten, he barely slept and would display outbursts of erratic behavior. Ms Deyette suspected it was autism and one doctor diagnosed Tab, now seven, with attention deficit disorder ( ADHD ). Another doctor suggested it was all in his head.
It wasn’t until Ms Deyette was referred to a specialist that the family finally had answers: Tab was a 'mouth breather.' Soshanna Deyette's son, Tab, was finally diagnosed and treated when doctors noticed his underdeveloped jaw (left). He is pictured, right, after treatment The doctor noticed Tab's undefined cheekbones, set-back jaw and receding chin - all of which are hallmark signs of chronic mouth breathing.
It happens when someone primarily takes in oxygen through their mouth as opposed to their nose. Six in 10 Americans do it. But it can have devastating consequences for developing children because it limits the a.