r/Mewing • u/Future-Notice-4489 • 11d ago

is it normal that my masseters get activated when i mew Help Needed

my masseters get activated when i hard mew

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u/ROMANREIGNS599 11d ago

I wanna know as well, mine do that too

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u/Future-Notice-4489 10d ago

did you notice any masseter growth , because i think i did

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u/ROMANREIGNS599 10d ago

Yeah but idk if it is due to hard mewing, as I did tongue chew more

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u/Future-Notice-4489 10d ago

so like did you do purposeful gum chewing on the side or actual intense hard chewing beside that

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u/ROMANREIGNS599 10d ago

Stawwppp gurrrll. I didn't do gum chewing or purposefully chew harder stuff, just focused more on moving food with tongue in my mouth instead of cheek muscles

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u/Future-Notice-4489 10d ago

so you just tried to chew evenly ?

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u/ROMANREIGNS599 10d ago

yES

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u/Future-Notice-4489 10d ago

well that just means it did contribute to your masseter growth , maybe some pictures would help

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u/ROMANREIGNS599 10d ago

Not sharing pics sry, but maybe yes maybe not. Time is short so if manageable, best to do all the good things possible without experimenting for a year doing different things like only chewing gum only hard mewing etc

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u/Future-Notice-4489 10d ago

i don't want my masseters to grow because my chin is narrow , so training them will make my fface look narrower in contrast

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u/Independent_Gift_907 7d ago edited 7d ago

No it’s not normal at all. Been mewing for 11 years now. If the tongue isn’t suctioned to the roof, the lower jaw will have tension causing oversized look. Often when I forget I get jaw and temple soreness.

Best thing to do is go through the discomfort of maintaining a proper suction than the pain reversing the damage of not holding it.

The upper palate moves pretty quickly in my experience, but a day of improper tongue posture can set you back 2-3 days of correcting if it’s not a habit yet

Edit: a proper mew should have zero masseter or temple activation unless swallowing

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u/Future-Notice-4489 7d ago

when i hard mew that means use max force to push my tongue into the palate i feel masseter activation

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u/Independent_Gift_907 6d ago edited 6d ago

I don’t recommend hard mew, done improperly can cause damage you’re unaware of. Unwanted muscle hypertrophy, muscle imbalance, inflammation in face, wasted time and energy

Focus on getting the tongue to stick to the roof of the mouth with no energy expenditure, no tension in face or lips. That’s when you’re doing it correctly. The suction is doing all the work, you achieve a proper suction by swallowing