Maxillofacial muscle exercises
One of the causes of snoring is the relaxation of the muscles in the airways. This muscle relaxation occurs especially with age and due to the accumulation of fat. Obesity also has a negative impact.
Do these anti snoring exercises work?
Yes, we can suspect that improving muscle tension in the airways has a positive effect against snoring. What’s more, this is based on a Brazilian study, 2015 and published in the journal “Chest” , patients managed to reduce the frequency of their snoring by approximately 35% and the loudness of their sound emissions by 60%.
What are anti snoring muscle exercises?
Exercise 1 :
Push the tip of your tongue against the roof of your mouth and swipe it back 20 times.
Exercise 2:
Push your tongue up against the roof of your mouth 20 times.
Exercise 3:
Push the back of your tongue down while keeping the tip touching the inside of your front teeth, 20 times.
Exercise 4:
Lift your soft palate and uvula 20 times.
Exercise 5:
Using your index finger, press 10 times on each side on the inside of your cheek muscle away from your teeth.
Exercise 6:
Lift your tongue up to the roof of your mouth as you swallow, without tensing your cheek muscles.
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