Do you have a tongue thrust? Try this method to check!

This may not be the only time you’re tongue thrusting. 👅Tongue thrusts can happen during other activities including sleep as you’re body attempts to clear your airway! But one way you can start to self assess is by observing this habit when you are awake and swallowing liquids or foods. If you are tongue thrusting, you’re body is performing normal day to day tasks, dysfunctionally. This can cause a number of issues to your dental and orofacial health. When swallowing, the tongue should be up to the roof of the mouth!

If you are suffering from TMJ issues, your dysfunctional muscle patterns from improperly swallow can cause increase muscle tightness and pain around the jaw.

Tongue thrust behavior can be corrected with various exercises and habit/behavior changes with the help of a myofunctional therapist.

[dhirenm]

Used to do this alot around the girl when i was in school lol helped develop me

[jovankindred]

with a tongue crib, where is the tongue placement? is to IN the crib or sorta resting on the crib?