it looks like the oral appliance i was using to treat my sleep apnea is causing temporomandibular joint issues so i'm gonna stop using it. now i have to deal with joint issues *and* sleep apnea :/ anyone have recs? apparently there are tongue exercises i can do???
Conversation
the doctor who tested me for sleep apnea said i had an "unusually large tongue" that was blocking my throat and apparently tongue exercises can help strengthen the tongue so it stays up at night more easily? i have no idea why no one told me this when i was looking earlier
Replying to
sent me this video and it's blowing my mind although i haven't fact-checked anything. apparently the tongue is supposed to be resting on the soft palate??? apparently tongue posture can affect how hot your face looks???
youtube.com/watch?v=zbzT00
1
1
12
i can't believe "tongue posture" is a thing jeez, poll time
poll: where is your tongue resting most of the time when you're awake?
- top of mouth toward teeth62.9%
- top of mouth toward throa5.7%
- in between top and bot10.9%
- bottom of mouth20.6%
175 votesFinal results
3
1
9
apparently these weren't quite the right options, here's a video about "mewing," i don't know what's going on but i'm going to try some tongue stuff for awhile i guess???
2
9
motherfucker keeping the tongue up against the soft palate makes it *easier to breathe* this is amazing what the ass
5
23
anyway hello how are you all doing i hope you are doing okay whatever that means to you
2
21
Replying to
Yup. The genioglossal will get enlarged from trying to keep the airway open, but then the enlargement itself can block the airway.
I know of some folks who get apnea relief just from low carb, but there are many contributing factors, so it's not enough for everyone.
2