Prompt
Do you have sleep disordered breathing?
Sleep disordered breathing is all too common, but can severely interfere with the restfulness of your sleep.
Some people are dealt a narrow airway (and foodway) that can make sleep apnea more likely. Tongue, face, and mouth exercises can help out.
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Assessment of posterior tongue mobility using lingual-palatal suction: Progress towards a functional definition of ankyloglossia
Figure 1 shows how to test anterior and posterior tongue mobility. Without tongue mobility, the tongue sits back, occludes the airway, and increases force of inspiration.