Is Your Child’s Bedwetting Linked to Breathing? The Overlooked Connection Parents Need to Know

If your child is still wetting the bed despite every trick in the book, the real issue might not be their bladder—it could be their airway. Research from 2020-2025 shows a strong link between sleep-disordered breathing (SDB), like mouth breathing and sleep apnea, and nighttime accidents.

Why Traditional Bedwetting Solutions Often Fail

Many parents try alarms, fluid restrictions, or medications, only to see little improvement. That’s because these approaches treat symptoms—not the underlying issue. Studies show that children with sleep-disordered breathing are three times more likely to wet the bed than those who breathe normally at night.

How Breathing Disruptions Trigger Bedwetting

When a child struggles to breathe properly during sleep, their body enters survival mode:

1. Oxygen levels drop, triggering stress responses.

2. Blood flow shifts to protect vital organs, reducing oxygen to the bladder.

3. Bladder control weakens, leading to nighttime accidents.

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Signs Your Child’s Bedwetting Might Be Airway-Related

If your child experiences any of these symptoms, their bedwetting may be linked to sleep-disordered breathing:

• During sleep: Snoring, mouth breathing, restless movement, night sweats, teeth grinding.

• During the day: Fatigue, trouble focusing, mood swings, frequent congestion.

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The Airway-Focused Solution That Works

A groundbreaking study found that 87% of children who received airway treatment stopped wetting the bed entirely, with most seeing results within two months. At Lingua Speech Swallow and Voice Services, our oral myofunctional therapy helps children breathe better, sleep soundly, and wake up dry—without relying on medications or alarms.

Take Action Today

If your child’s bedwetting persists despite traditional treatments, it’s time to explore airway health. Book an oral myofunctional evaluation with Lingua Speech Swallow and Voice Services—the only specialized providers in northeastern PA focused on treating bedwetting at its source, available in-clinic in Pittston between Scranton and Wilkes Barre and in-home in Bucks County.

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Bedwetting into 6,7, and 8 is a red flag for oral myofunctional disorders

At Lingua Speech Swallow and Voice Services, we are proud to be the only specialized providers in the Scranton-Wilkes Barre area offering expert oral myofunctional therapy—both in-clinic in Scranton-Wilkes Barre and in-home in Bucks County. Our team includes four providers:

• Three master-level speech-language pathologists, specializing in airway health and myofunctional therapy.

• One registered dental hygienist with over 20 years of experience, bringing deep expertise in oral function and airway-focused care.

Clinical Research & Supporting Studies

• Advancing Research in Orofacial Myology and Myofunctional Therapy (IJOM, 2025)

• Sleep Disorders and Myofunctional Therapy (AOMT, 2024)

• The Association Between Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Nocturnal Enuresis in Children (World Journal of Urology, 2025)