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Quick poll - who else has been doing this wrong all their life?

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Stickywhitelovepiss · 08/08/2025 09:26

So I found out yesterday that my tongue has been in the wrong place all my life (I'm 40 something) and I've been blissfully unaware all this time.

Apparently poor tongue posture can:

  • Worsen teeth crowding/open bite
  • Narrow palate & alter facial structure
  • Promote mouth breathing & airway issues
  • Affect speech/swallowing mechanics
  • Contribute to head-forward posture
  • Impair sleep quality via snoring/micro-arousals

My mind is boggled. Is it really just me. Feels very weird and wrong to put my tongue up there - is everyone really walking around with their tongue up at the roof of their mouths...?? How weird.

Curious to know!

You are being unreasonable = Of course my tongue is in the correct position, you myofunctional weirdo.

You are not being unreasonable = What? No one told me my tongue was supposed to be there either!

Quick poll - who else has been doing this wrong all their life?
OP posts:
Rattyandtoad · 08/08/2025 09:39

Oh this is hilarious. I can't believe you all fell for it. Next there will be an advert for a 'tongue correction aid' at 300 quid. (Basically a modified bit guard)

toastedteddy · 08/08/2025 09:38

My tongue has always sat on the bottom of my mouth.

Until last year I was never able to breathe through my nose due to sinus issues. I had surgery and I’m now undoing a lifetime habit of mouth breathing!

LittleGreenDragons · 08/08/2025 09:37

My tongue naturally rests even lower so it's more between the teeth rather than top teeth 😮

Edit
I would feel like I was constantly poised ready to speak.
Well yeah... I am a bit of a chatty Cathy 😬

myplace · 08/08/2025 09:36

I can’t imagine my tongue flapping about loosely at the bottom of my mouth. It would feel like I was constantly poised ready to speak. The back of the tongue would get in the way of my breathing, almost like a snore.

Thing is, physiologically we are different. When my mouth is closed my tongue rests at the top of my mouth. I have to relax my jaw for my tongue to leave the roof of my mouth and that feels all slack and dopey/vacant looking. I’d drool!

TaborlinTheGreat · 08/08/2025 09:34

My tongue has (always, as far as I'm aware) sat naturally on the roof of my mouth. However... I had 5 teeth out due to crowding, have a bit of a head-forward posture and had to train myself out of (sometimes) mouth breathing.

EBearhug · 08/08/2025 09:31

I thought the tongue being on the roof of your mouth was a sign of stress.

I have no idea where my tongue normally lies. Just now I am stressed, so not the time to find our.

AtomicBlondeRose · 08/08/2025 09:30

Funny, I was reading about this a few weeks ago and ever since then have made a conscious effort to put my tongue on the roof of my mouth and breathe through my nose. I’d say it’s now becoming second nature although not sure what the obvious benefits are. I do feel I snore less and wake up with a less dry mouth so I think my tongue is moving more to a better position when I sleep which can only be good. But yes, I wish I’d known this earlier.

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