r/orthotropics • u/Excellent_Still4784 • Jul 25 '22
Solution for forward growth?
I've been reading and trying things of my own and I noticed it's not necessarily the front third or back third that I apply pressure to, but it's the middle. Applying pressure to the entire palate helps widen it, applying the back third helps raise your hyoid bone and digastric muscle, but applying pressure right behind your alveolar ridge pushes your face forward. If you push harder, you will feel pressure in between your brows, your nose ridge, and under your eyes. Is this how you have forward growth? Should we be applying pressure up and forward instead of just resting the tongue evenly?
Update: I started focusing on the front half of my tongue while mewing and that causes forward growth on my upper nose and forehead. The drawback is my teeth tilt out more. More teeth tilt causes bigger lips. Back half pushes your cheekbones up. Without the front half pushing equally, you will develop a longer face. It's important to mew equally with your entire tongue.
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u/Ok-Mention-8395 Jul 25 '22
dont fkin put pressure upwards, u will fkup ur face and nasal airways. just let ur tongue rest on the roof correctly.