What is Mewing? Simple Mewing Practice for Beginners

Mewing is one of the most searched keywords on search engines today. In essence, this is a method of improving the face without the intervention of cosmetic surgery, helping the face become more harmonious and sharp. So what is Mewing and what is the effect of this method? Let’s find out with Enbi Bao Bao Nail & Spa through the article below.

What is Mewing?

This is a technique that helps to adjust the facial features to become more harmonious and graceful through the correct tongue position. This method will help to effectively overcome some facial defects without the need for braces or surgery.

This method was researched and founded by Dr. John New and is widely popularized worldwide by his son – Orthodontist Mike Mew. This method has been applied by many people and has brought about significant improvements to the face. Specifically:

• Raising the nasal bridge: Applying this method helps to raise the nasal bridge, improve the airway, which is very good for the respiratory system. From there, it helps your face become more elegant and sharp.
• Raising the jawbone: After a period of practice, you will feel the jawbone is raised and the face will become slimmer and the eyes will have more depth.

What is the mechanism of the Mewing method?

The Mewing method is a method to improve facial shape and body contours by focusing on adjusting the position of the tongue. In theory, focusing on guiding the tongue to be in the correct position on the upper jaw will help stimulate the development of muscles and bones around the mouth and jaw area. Specifically, the practitioner will press the length of the tongue against the upper palate and not touch the tongue to the front teeth. And keep it like that during the entire time the mouth is closed all day.

According to supporters of this method, practicing the tongue in this way will help stimulate the development of muscles and bones around the mouth, jaw and face, thereby helping to improve facial shape and body contours. To ensure that the mechanism of this method is highly accurate and stable, the practitioner needs to meet the following factors:

• Place the tongue in the correct position.
• Place the teeth properly.
• Breathe through the nose, absolutely do not breathe through the mouth.
• Swallow saliva and food properly.

The mechanism of the Mewing method is to press the entire tongue against the palate, if you only press the tip of the tongue, it is not enough. No one can determine whether you have done it correctly or not, but the practitioner needs to align the tongue to the most correct.

This is a method that does not take time and you can combine practice and work without the support of any tools. However, not everyone can complete this exercise optimally because when sleeping is the time when the whole body is relaxed. To achieve the desired effect, you need to do it continuously for 1 year or more and try to practice all day.

What are the types of Mewing?

This method is divided into 2 main types of exercise: Soft Mewing and Hard Mewing. Specifically:

Soft Mewing

Normally, Soft Mewing is often suitable for beginners because it includes easy-to-do and quite gentle movements. Although this method is quite simple, it still requires you to place your tongue in the most correct position to bring about effectiveness during practice.

Hard Mewing

Hard Mewing is an advanced method of Soft Mewing exercises. Once you are familiar with the Soft Mewing exercise, you can switch to Hard Mewing to quickly achieve the desired results in the fastest time. As its name suggests, the practitioner needs to create a greater pressure on the tongue. The tongue position is still similar to Soft Mewing and you can swallow saliva to create a strong pressure.

However, this exercise is like a double-edged sword. If practiced correctly, it will bring clear and quick results. But on the contrary, if practiced incorrectly, it will cause extremely dangerous complications such as facial deviation, muscle pain, tooth displacement, etc. Therefore, this is the reason why many orthodontists recommend not practicing Hard Mewing without really understanding it.

What are the benefits of Mewing?

This method is said to improve facial shape and body contours by focusing on adjusting the position of the tongue. Specifically, placing the tongue correctly will help stimulate the development of muscles and bones around the mouth, jaw and face, thereby helping to:

• Improve facial contours: Mewing practice is said to help the face have sharper, more harmonious contours, minimizing shape defects such as small jaw, reverse jaw, jaw deviation, … reducing rhinitis, sinusitis.
• Improve respiratory problems: Mewing practice can help improve respiratory problems, breathing through the nose properly and limiting mouth breathing helps minimize respiratory congestion, limit mouth closing as well as minimize dust from the outside environment.
• Mewing properly also helps you eliminate bad habits such as sunken cheeks, pushing the tongue, and sunken temples during the braces process.
• Improve oral health: Mewing practice can help improve oral problems such as bleeding teeth, gingivitis, tooth decay,…

Instructions for practicing Mewing properly for beginners

Mewing is a simple exercise method, as long as you do the movements correctly and regularly, it will bring clear results. Follow the specific steps as follows:

• Place the tongue in the correct position: You need to place the tongue in the correct position on the upper jaw, close to the palate, and not touch the front teeth or palate. The tongue should be placed flat and firmly, not folded or bent.
• Breathe through the nose: During the exercise, you should breathe through the nose to increase the effectiveness of this method.
• Push up the roof of the mouth: After placing the tongue in the correct position, you need to push up the roof of the mouth, but not too hard to avoid causing pain or discomfort. Pushing up the roof of the mouth helps stimulate the development of muscles and bones around the mouth and jaw area.
• Hold for a long time: After pushing up the roof of the mouth, you need to hold it for a long time to help muscles and bones develop. Initially, you can hold for 5-10 minutes each time, and then gradually increase the time to 30 minutes or more.
• Repeat daily: To achieve the best results, you should practice every day, for a period of 1 to 2 months. You can practice in your free time such as when working, watching TV or sleeping.

Note that you should not push your tongue against your front teeth, which will cause your teeth to protrude. To achieve the best results, you should practice Mewing in combination with a healthy diet and lifestyle, adjusting your sitting and standing posture properly to minimize pressure on the muscles and bones of your face. In addition, before performing this method, you should carefully learn about the mechanism and effectiveness of this method and should consult a medical expert before starting to perform it.

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Common mistakes when practicing Mewing

Although this method is not too complicated, there are many people who make mistakes when practicing. And doing Mewing incorrectly can lead to serious risks. Below are some common mistakes that practitioners often make:

Incorrect tongue posture

Incorrect tongue placement is the most basic mistake of beginners. If you only touch the tongue and a little bit of the tongue to the upper palate, the exercise will not be effective. This does not create enough pressure to support the jaw movement, thereby making the Mewing exercise ineffective.

Mouth breathing

Mouth breathing is also one of the reasons that causes our jaw structure to change, especially the jaw and palate. This habit is often seen in many young children and adults still keep this habit. Mewing practice will help you get rid of that habit. And if you keep this bad habit when practicing, it will also be affected.

Lack of patience

This is a practice method that requires a lot of patience. It will not bring results in one or two days. The effect of this method appears very slowly, even after several years you will see clear changes. Therefore, you need to be extremely persistent during the practice.

Using too much force on both jaws

The main goal of Mewing is to establish the habit of placing the tongue correctly as well as applying a small force to the upper jaw to improve the face. Therefore, if you clench your teeth during practice, the force from the tongue will be affected too much, leading to a disorder in the movement of the jaw, causing bad complications for the face.

When and when not to practice Mewing

You should do Mewing if:

• You want to improve the shape of your face, especially your jaw and tongue.
• You want to improve your respiratory function and reduce the risk of respiratory problems such as snoring.
• You have jaw joint or dental problems and want to improve them naturally.

You should not do Mewing if:

• You have dental problems such as crooked teeth, too many gaps between teeth or teeth that overlap.
• You have diseases related to the musculoskeletal system or muscles, such as stomach ulcers, heart disease, or stroke.
• You have allergies or lung problems such as asthma, bronchitis, pneumonia, and respiratory problems.
• You wear braces or braces.

Before starting Mewing, you should consult your doctor or dentist to make sure that this method is suitable for your health condition and will not harm your health.

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Conclusion

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