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  1. Pursed Lip Breathing: Technique, Purpose & Benefits

    Purse (pucker) your lips as though you’re going to whistle or gently blow on a hot drink. Breathe out (exhale) slowly and gently through your pursed lips for four or more seconds.

  2. What Does "Lips Pursed" Mean? Plus, How to Do It - wikiHow

    Dec 11, 2025 · Pursed lips are a facial expression that signals disapproval or doubt. When someone purses their lips, they bring their lips together tightly to form a round shape.

  3. What to Know About Pursed-Lip Breathing - WebMD

    Mar 1, 2024 · Pursed-lip breathing exercises are easy to learn. You can do them any time you're feeling short of breath or anxious. Here are the steps: Drop your shoulders down, close your …

  4. Pursed Lips Breathing: How To Do It Correctly - Lung Institute

    Pursed lips breathing is a technique used to address breathlessness in those with trouble breathing. Here is how you can do it correctly...

  5. Pursed-lip Breathing - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf

    May 18, 2015 · This breathing technique involves a deliberate inhalation through the nose, followed by a slow, controlled exhalation through puckered or pursed lips, which prolongs the …

  6. Pursed-lip breathing - Wikipedia

    Pursed-lip breathing (PLB) is a breathing technique that consists of exhaling through tightly pressed (pursed) lips and inhaling through the nose with the mouth closed. Pursed-lip …

  7. This technique helps you get more oxygen into your lungs. Pursed lip breathing can help slow down your breathing and keeps your body from having to work so hard to breathe. When …

  8. Pursed Lip Breathing - Physiopedia

    Pursed-lip breathing is a technique that allows the control of oxygenation and ventilation. The technique requires a person to inspire through the nose and exhale through the mouth at a …

  9. Pursed Lip Breathing - UF Health

    How to do pursed lip breathing. 1. Breathe in (inhale) slowly through your nose for 2 counts. 2. Feel your belly gets larger as you breathe in. 3. Pucker your lips, as if you were going to …

  10. Relax your upper chest, shoulders, arms, and hands. Breathe in deeply through your nose. Purse your lips as if you’re going whistle. Let the air out slowly through your pursed lips without …