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25 Mewing Mistakes To Avoid To Get Incredible Results

March 29th, 2024

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Are you looking to perfect your mewing technique but end up making mewing mistakes instead? Have you ever wondered why your mewing tools aren't producing the desired results? Stick around to discover the most common mewing mistakes to avoid, practices that might be sabotaging your progress, and how to ultimately achieve your desired mewing results!

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How Does Mewing Work

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Mewing is an exercise that involves correct tongue posture. By practicing a "mewing" technique of positioning your mouth in a manner that builds up the strength of your jaw, people claim that you could experience benefits like reshaping your face, improved breathing, and correct posture. Eventually, the mouth will naturally stay in a "proper jaw posture" over time, while providing the desired benefits.

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How Do I Know If I Am Mewing Correctly

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Ensuring correct tongue posture is crucial when practicing mewing. In a proper mewing tongue position, the entire tongue is suctioned against the top of the mouth, with the tip of the tongue resting just behind but not touching the teeth. Think of saying the word “sing” and noting the position of your tongue on the “ng” sound. Try to replicate this with your mouth closed to maintain the right tongue posture. This technique helps confirm whether you are mewing correctly or not.

The correct tongue posture when practicing mewing is vital for achieving the desired results. This positioning helps optimize the benefits of mewing. 

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25 Mewing Mistakes To Avoid To Get Incredible Benefits

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1. Incorrect Tongue Placement

Placing the tongue incorrectly, such as too far back or too forward, can hinder progress. The tongue should rest on the roof of the mouth, with the tip behind the front teeth.

2. Touching the front teeth with your tongue

Regularly touching and pushing your front teeth for 20-30 minutes straight with your tongue can create a gap between the teeth, or in the worst case, you may end up with crooked teeth. For that reason, it’s really important to keep your tongue position and not move the mewing posture because you may damage the teeth’ alignment.

3. Ignoring the Hyoid Muscles

The proper tongue posture implies engaging the muscles around the neck and the submental area. It should be imagined as moving the hyoid bone and muscles upwards, pushing to the upper palate.

4. Keeping your mouth opened

The most common mistake with mewing is not closing your mouth while exercising. There’s no point in mewing if you keep your mouth open. The point is to seal your mouth and have your teeth slightly touching while you do the exercise with the tongue.

5. Teeth Grinding

One of the most concerning mewing side effects is that you may end up with severe damage to your teeth from grinding them. You should have well-positioned teeth when mewing and be careful not to add any pressure. Excessive pressure or teeth grinding can make your face shape more asymmetrical and damage the teeth.

6. Inconsistent Practice

Consistency is key with mewing. Skipping days or not practicing regularly can slow progress or even lead to regression.

7. Ignoring the back of your tongue

Solely engaging your tongue tip isn’t sufficient for a productive mewing session. It’s always best to activate the entire tongue and cover the palate without allowing air flow when mouth breathing.

8. Poor Body Posture

Mewing is not just about tongue posture; it's also about overall body posture. Slouching or poor posture can affect the results of mewing.

9. Applying too much pressure

Pressing the tongue too hard against the roof of the mouth can cause discomfort and may not yield better results. Gentle pressure is sufficient.

10. Engaging in hard mewing as a beginner

As a beginner, your primary goal should be to become habitual of mewing and you can't do that with hard mewing. Hard improper mewing can cause bite problems, tooth erosion, and pain in jaws, muscles, teeth, and gums. So, you should become familiar with the proper mewing technique with less pressure first and then engage in hard mewing.

11. Applying uneven pressure

You cannot do the mewing technique correctly without paying attention to how much pressure you add, even in the case of soft mewing. The first mistake with mewing is that people simply push it to the skull without any concerns about how they apply it. This can lead to further facial deformities and crooked teeth.

12. Teeth touching

When your mouth is closed, your upper jaw teeth constantly touch the teeth from the lower jaw. This shouldn’t be the case if you’re mewing the proper way. Instead, it should only be the tip of your tongue touching the maxilla while your bottom teeth are just behind, without them ever touching.

13. Cutting off airway

Many beginners have trouble breathing while mewing. When you push your tongue upwards and backward you will likely cut off your airway. When mewing always place your tongue where it touches the palate when you say the ‘’ng’’ sound. Also, remember your tongue does not need to touch the uvula if it does you are pushing your tongue too far back.

14. Unnecessary pressure on teeth

Applying too much pressure to your teeth can make additional gaps and spaces by pushing them forward. Sometimes, you can also end up with broken teeth along the way!

15. Incorrect swallowing

Many beginners struggle to adopt mewing while swallowing for fear they might choke. If you follow the steps, you won’t have any issues: 

  • Put your tongue in the correct mewing position and fix your body posture. Keep your lips closed and the tongue up on the roof of your mouth.

  • You will notice saliva forming while you hold the position.

  • Try to roll the saliva down the esophagus without stretching the facial muscles.

  • Keep up with this exercise until you perfect it.

16. Ignoring Dental Issues

Mewing may not address severe dental issues. Consulting with a dentist or orthodontist is essential if you have dental problems.

17. Ignoring Discomfort

Some discomfort is normal when starting mewing, but ignoring severe or persistent discomfort is a mistake. Adjust your technique if you experience discomfort.

18. Not Relaxing the Tongue

The tongue should be engaged but relaxed when mewing. Tensing the tongue too much can hinder progress.

19. Lack of Hydration

Hydration is important for overall health and can also impact the effectiveness of mewing. Drink plenty of water to keep your mouth and body hydrated.

20. Overlooking Breathing Exercises

Breathing exercises can complement mewing by improving nasal breathing and overall respiratory function.

21. Poor Sleep Habits

Quality sleep is crucial for overall health, including facial development. Poor sleep habits can hinder the effectiveness of mewing.

22. Trying to breathe through your mouth

Your mouth should be closed while mewing so don't try to breathe through your mouth. Instead, breathe through your nose and if you are having difficulty breathing through your nose, you are either not mewing properly or facing an underlying issue such as nasal congestion.

23. Skipping Tongue Exercises

Specific tongue exercises can strengthen the tongue muscles and enhance mewing progress. Skipping these exercises may slow results.

24. Not Monitoring Progress

Keeping track of progress can help you stay motivated and make adjustments to your mewing technique if needed.

25. Ignoring Structural Limitations

Mewing may not be effective for addressing certain structural limitations or severe skeletal issues. Understanding these limitations is important for realistic expectations.

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What Problems Can Mewing Cause: 5 Side Effects of Mewing

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1. Improper mewing technique can misalign teeth

Putting too much pressure on your teeth, teeth grinding, and improperly hard mewing can cause teeth misalignment and improper bite. This is because our teeth are not meant to handle the pressure from our tongue pressing against them constantly.

2. Improper mewing technique can further worsen TMJ pain

If you are suffering from TMJ, too much pressure from mewing and improper technique can worsen the discomfort. It is best to practice mewing after recovering from TMJ. Mewing can worsen TMJ pain if it is not done correctly.

3. Improper mewing technique can also result in a weaker submental area

This is a condition that may result in increasing the fascial space between your neck and head, additionally weakening the muscles in this area. As you press your tongue against the palate, the muscles in the submental area can weaken over time, leading to a less defined jawline and neck area.

4. Improper mewing technique can lead to an asymmetrical face

When your tongue is up on the palate and pressing the dominant side more than the other, the pressured side moves up higher and the non-dominant side moves down. This constant pressure and imbalance can lead to facial asymmetry over time, negatively affecting your appearance.

5. Jaw pain associated with improper mewing technique

Jaw pain or any other pain is a commonly known side effect of mewing. It happens often because individuals apply too much pressure to their jaw and teeth when practicing mewing.

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Does Mewing Work After 20?

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When it comes to mewing, the age limit does not exist! Mewing effects can be observed at any life stage. Children benefit most from mewing. So, the younger you start mewing, the better.

Mewing Mistakes and Solutions

Mewing requires impeccable posture. When you have bad posture, your tongue doesn't push the maxilla up and forward. If the maxilla doesn't move up and forward, the mandible can't follow it. And the jawline can't get any definition. I always had bad posture until I was 24 years old. 

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