My question is will mewing show drastic changes to my face(I'm 19 years old currently) I'm hoping to see some visible changes in like a year or so I'll be glad if u respond to this, Thank You.

Mewing is unlikely to grow your jaws. However, you can still change your face. You can incorporate other facial exercises to add muscle into your face. You can exercise your tongue and upper airway muscles which will make you sleep better. Better sleep will make you look sharper and more pleasant. Finally, do you know how to keep your posterior tongue up? This improves your neck definition immediately. @@zed8243

@@coachpyry Yes I do, I was a late bloomer so I still kind of have the babyface and I don't look my age, that is why I asked the question Thank You for your Response

@@coachpyry it sounds like you have to keep this tension on your tongue all day which sounds dreadful. At what point can you stop doing this? Is it a lifetime thing? It sounds completely unnatural to walk around like this all day and go your work or whatever not to mention being conscious of your tongue all day.

Great question. However, it shows that you've misunderstood the point with "mewing". Let's not call it "mewing". Let's call it for what it is. It's the natural resting position of the tongue. You should not walk around focusing on it all day. The tongue should stay up there unconsciously. If it doesn't stay up there during the day, then there is a big change if it doesn't stay there during the night either, and because of your age, I'm going to be bold enough and say that you're dealing with some level of obstructive sleep apnea due to a smaller airway space because of that tongue that's resting lower in your airway than it's supposed to. (I know because I was even when I was 27 years old). Yes, change is always daunting, but the negative complications of not dealing with this right now will have even more horrendous repercussions (google about obstructive sleep apnea). You only need to be aware of the new habit during the re-training phase until you move towards unconscious competence. Right now, you've realised you don't do it unconsciously. You are "consciously incompetent". Next you have to become consciously competent through deliberate practice. Consistent, deliberate practice makes you unconsciously competent, at which point it's second nature and you don't have to waste any energy for it. @@gregm55mullen62

HAHHAHAH! Good one. Mew.

Thanks for sharing and the encouragement. I certainly don't plan on slowing down!

@Grand Rapids Give it a shot! You've got nothing to lose. 29 is not old!

@Grand Rapids same. I'm 29 y/o when I started it last year. Now I'm 30. My jawline, nose alar, and brow ridge keeps improving. People I passed by at malls even in public restrooms give me long stares especially the gay ones (no discrimination). I haven't experienced that before. It's still feels brand new to me.

Im 32 and still making gains

@@surenot1556 Great, thanks for sharing

Thank you for your comment. I appreciate you back!

@@coachpyryagreed. You could make a whole channel devoted to finding truths like this and I bet it would be very popular.

So glad to hear that! Have you noticed any changes in your sleep quality?

@@coachpyry it's early to say, but I am feeling I may be sleeping deeper than usual. Excited to see how this develops.Anything that improves sleep is most welcome.

@@squirrelpatrick3670 Glad to hear. Any aesthetic changes are an excellent secondary bonus, but the actual ticket to feeling better and living a more fulfilling life is improving the quality of your sleep. Besides, some of the aesthetic changes can be explained simply by the fact that when you sleep better, you look less tired. If you are interested in sleep quality, perhaps you'd be interested in reading my detailed account of my experiences discovering that I had mild obstructive sleep apnea and all the different modalities I've tried and used to get rid of it. You can find the article if you scroll halfway down this page: www.coachpyry.com/breathe Have a great day!

@@coachpyry will check out for sure. yes I came for the aesthetics but health improvement are the greater prize. Thank you for the encouragement! btw, you almost look like a different person in your photos, although I'd struggle to say exactly what the change is. edited to add: you got me, I've signed up 🙂

@@squirrelpatrick3670 Awesome, welcome to the team! I struggle to pinpoint exactly what the change is, but I suspect mostly a combination of increased facial muscle size and being less sleep deprived.

That's fantastic, glad to hear that!

can you mew while having invisalign?

@@tejas1762 yeah sure, i’m doing it myself right now actually

I’m 51 and yes my face has changed since I’ve been mewing since 19. Now i live in the moon…. 😂🤣 people are so fucking stupid believing these stories

@@pallafox, Thanks for contributing all the way from the moon

Thanks for hearing. Yeah, will make sure the next shots are more standardised. What kind of differences have you noticed yourself?

i agree with repositioning. there was a a clear counter clockwise rotation of his craniofacial complex

Thanks for the comment. I appreciate your opinion and time.

Thanks for sharing your opinion, Sandra! That’s exactly what a Jefferson analysis does. Specific landmarks are identified in the orofacial complex and these are compared with one another to see whether the bones have moved or not. I’m not trying to downplay the benefits of having your tongue against the roof of the mouth, however since there was no significant jaw growth (based on the Jefferson analysis), my best hypothesis for the more dramatic changes in the facial profile are due to increased muscle tone of the orofacial muscles. As explained in the video, I followed a progressive strength and conditioning training program for these muscles.

@@coachpyry okay, thanks for explaining. In that case, increasing muscle tone makes a huge difference! I'm definitely going to make more of a concerted effort here.

@@sorcha3811 Awesome, let me know how you go!

You are not dentist, bro.

Confirmation bias is strong in this comment. The dentist is talking about head posture, not jaw posture, which means any measurement between the two x-rays will not match.

Thanks, Manuel, for the great feedback! Remember that the benefits of optimal tongue posture go beyond just the facial structure. The ability to breathe through the nose, get sick less often, tolerate more stress and sleep better will accelerate every aspect of your life. Facial aesthetics are just the cherry on top of the cake.

Thanks for sharing Paola, I certainly will!

Cheers, maybe I'll make it to Hollywood after all!

Cheers Chad, let’s hope that we can both continue making gains!

@@coachpyry You actually look a lot friendlier now

@@Prevaileth Haha thanks! I feel friendlier too.

Wow, that’s amazing feedback. Glad to hear you’ve enjoyed the content, I’m not planning on slowing down!

Thank you, Roeland, glad you enjoyed the video!

Cheers! I think that the question is: Effective for what? The term mewing can be misleading. In my opinion, it should be called "optimal tongue posture". The funny thing is that you don't need any evidence. All you need is to look at the anatomy of the upper airway. The very moment you find the optimal tongue posture, your upper airway will dilate, and it will become easier to breathe. Very effective if you ask me! Not to mention the observed benefits of a stronger tongue and nasal breathing on snoring and obstructive sleep apnea. What kind of benefits have you noticed so far?

Thanks for sharing Scott, and thanks for the feedback!

Have you tried OMT (strength training of the tongue and upper airway muscles) to help with breathing? I’m looking forward for advancements in technology to ease the pain, time and cost associated with putting the missing legos back where they came from!

Thanks for sharing, appreciate it!

Thanks for sharing! Yeah, I wish the head angle was exactly the same. I'll pay extra attention to these in the next progress shots.

Thanks for sharing, glad to hear that! Any aesthetic changes are a cherry on top of the cake. Better breathing and sleep are the cake. What do you think of the updated shots? kzfaq.info/get/bejne/i9x5qbGk2tCYlJs.htmlsi=JbHgtWXecgUbcrav

you ain't no doctor

😅@@papafico1402

Glad to hear Gabriella!

Thanks sir, will do. Your son is a lucky man!

Thanks man! Well, as you can see in the X-Ray analysis, there was no significant jaw growth. Therefore I think that most of the “gains” are due to the progressive strength and conditioning training of the muscles of the face, tongue and throat. So, based on the above, I would recommend to supplement your tongue posture habit with some myofunctional exercises for the muscles of the face for the best results 👍

@@coachpyry i mean you're no longer 14 and can expect groundbreaking results but for what i can tell, your face has tremendously improved. there's no need to downplay your gains - or just don't set unrealistic expectations, keep in mind you've only been mewing for just over a year, i wonder how you might end up looking in 3 years when you continue mewing. i am currently hard mewing and occasionally chin tucking. on top of that i chew mastic gum every other day for half an hour to hypertrophy my masseter muscles.

@@J0J0McM0M0 We will see! I’ve been chewing mastic gum too, it’s the real deal.

@@coachpyryman are you serious? You look incredibly different

Thanks Augusto! Personally I believe that most of the difference is due to increased muscle size of the facial muscles as a result of progressive OMT training. Definitely keep using the optimal tongue posture, it's always nice to breathe well as a human! :)

Thank you for sharing, great to hear your opinions!

Thanks for sharing!

Thanks for sharing

I'll make one for sure. Did you check out last year's update? kzfaq.info/get/bejne/i9x5qbGk2tCYlJs.html

Thanks man, I appreciate it alot!

Thanks for sharing those observations, let’s hope that you are right!

Hey @whocallednimi, thank you for sharing that. I'm glad to hear this video had that impact on you. I've written a thorough description of my journey and experiences with my orofacial problems, and I think you would benefit from reading it. You can find it halfway through this page. www.coachpyry.com/breathe

Other things to look at: practice chewing to strengthen your jaw as well. Forces your teeth to be pressed in (ie with harder gum). Ive been doing this now for about 3 months and my snoring has gone down 60% (!!!) I still have a long journey, but I think this stuff actually does seem to work. Im able to breath through my nose all the time now (up from only rarely last year).

@@Viper54K Glad to hear, mate! Chewing gum is awesome; I spend about 1-3 hours a day chewing on mastic gum.

@@coachpyry Hmm, I guess I'm going to have to try mastic gum. Never heard of it before but sounds great

Give it a shot! I recommend Mast Chew if you're based in Australia. @@Gkid8

Thanks brother, I just posted the updated progress shots for 2023! Check it out: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/i9x5qbGk2tCYlJs.html

Thank you for the feedback!

Cheers!

Thanks for sharing. I agree 100% about having more life force. Most likely due to better breathing and sleep!

Thanks for sharing! What do you think of the updated shots last year? kzfaq.info/get/bejne/i9x5qbGk2tCYlJs.html&lc=UgyL2LamLZaeuvHaz3p4AaABAg

Thanks for sharing that, very glad to hear that you found it interesting!

Hahah 😅 What a disappointment it must’ve been to realise I wasn’t mewing in the video

Thanks for sharing your observations!

Thanks for sharing! Will do!

Thank you Yaya!

Cheers man. As explained in the video since there was no significant jaw growth I don't know how much of the results can be attributed to mewing. The notable changes seem to be due to increased muscle tone in the face, and this is because I have been training the facial, tongue and throat muscles with OMT exercises.

You won't share though.

stop the cap.... you have 52 subscribers if you wanted to share you can easily make a video and post what you want to share

I started mewing in 2016 October, I was 18 at the time. I was not comfortable doing it for a year, so let’s say 2017. I only have slight changes and idk how much of that is due to aging. So there’s that.

@mexifry222 I don't really want to make a video, how can I share photos?

@@danch10 upload to to imgur and share the link.

It’s my pleasure, same to you!

My pleasure!

The problem with making videos of these exercises is that the ones that are the most powerful ones require fine motor control of the face, tongue and upper airway muscles. You need to follow a logical series of progressions from very simple tasks to those more complex and challenging exercises. That's why I call it progressive orofacial myofunctional training. I've created a six week program which includes the exact progression of exercises I've used and progressive breathing re-training exercises. The program is called Breathe Sleep Perform, and you can find out more from: www.coachpyry.com/breathe

Glad to hear you enjoyed the video and welcome to the channel!

Cheers, will do Chad!

@@coachpyry Brother please do a video when the year ends to see any progress. Youre the only adult (above 25) that have done this. It would be very valuable for the mewing community.

@@Juan-yj2nn I will, however I won’t be going under an X- Ray because of this anymore since it can have serious negative health implications.

@@coachpyryThanks for answering bro. You dont have to do an xray again bro. Just take some good quality pictures, from the side particularly. Search "A year with good habits" and go to 21:30, you could do something similar to that. Cheers bro

@@Juan-yj2nn Will do, cheers!

Hi there, thank you for sharing that. I'm so glad to hear that the video had this impact on you. I'm also super excited for you because I know personally how much the quality of your life can improve after becoming a better breather both day and night. There is very exciting research about the use of orofacial myofunctional training to alleviate obstructive sleep apnea even in moderate cases (15-30 wake ups per hour) by 50%. I found it very successful to combine that with Oxygen Advantage based nasal breathing exercises that re-train your breathing to be light, deep and slow through the nose. I wrote an entire blog post that you can find on this page. It's quite lengthy but I've detailed everything that I've tried over the years and what finally worked for me. I think you'd enjoy reading it. www.coachpyry.com/breathe

Cheers Fred!

Thanks for sharing your opinion

Thank you Patrik!

Thanks for the feedback. Really appreciate it! What do you think of the updated shots? kzfaq.info/get/bejne/i9x5qbGk2tCYlJs.htmlsi=2aR5hyHqIIRPEjYQ

Very glad to hear that, thank you for sharing that!

Thanks for sharing, explains why it’s so much easier to breathe these days!

Interesting pick ups, thanks for sharing!

I'm 20 y/o, been mewing for just a month and I kid you not, my eyelid exposure has reduced to almost nothing, giving me these piercing hunter eyes, and I've had a dramatic broadening of my midface area. Girls are treating me noticeably better.

@@adamsmateo2149 cool

@@adamsmateo2149 Good on you Mateo, now you go treat those girls :)

@@adamsmateo2149 bro if you dont mind can i have your instagram? For asking some doubts

Thanks for engaging! It's a nice change, isn't it! :)

Thank you sir that's very nice of you to say that. Glad to hear that you've also seen benefits. Let's do this!!

Same!!!! This is QUALITY content!

@@allysonkerr257 thanks Allyson, everyone has to start somewhere!

Thanks for sharing the perspective! According to many other orthodontists, the maxilla stops growing at the age of 7 and the mandible in late teens.

That’s completely untrue and unscientific. Nothing biological ever stops growing until it dies

B ones dont grow after 25 the structural change is the " growth" we are looking for

You mean the muscular posture?

@@sweetbeep The Maxilla (upper Jaw) and Mandible (Lower Jaw) are seperate bones connected via the jaw joint and its the position of these two in relation to each other that creates the position of the jaw. healthy and good looking position of the jaw is up and forward and craniofacial dystrophy (unhealthy and unattractive) occurs when the jaw is set back and down because of a forward head position which is a symptom of overall bad posture. space in the mouth and width of the face can also be naturally increased through mewing because the bones arent rigid but have these sutures running inbetween them which creates room for expansion when the tongue applies pressure to the roof of the mouth. (if you dont undestand look it up). Muscle tone can also have an apparent affect on the aesthetics of the face but not as impactful as bone structure. And also bad posture can be influenced by the muscles in and around the jaw and neck if they are tightened (shortened) or relaxed (lengthened)

Good for you

I gained about 1 inch but still can remain hard for at least 10 minutes. It's also wider.

What innthe heck are you talking about?

@@dimitar297impressive. Your boyfriend’s jaw muscles must be looking great as a result

@@dimitar297bruh what lol

Thank you. It's so kind of you to say that! I promise to make each of my long and short-form videos with the same honesty.

Thanks 👍

Interesting pickups. Thanks for sharing. I agree. The X-ray verifies that there were minimal structural changes. I hypothesize that the visual changes are due to increased muscle tone in the facial muscles following a progressive orofacial muscle training program.

His structure has improved and has had an upswing @coachpyry U sound like a coping orthodontist who is worried about his business lol

Yes holding your tongue in the most anatomically advantageous position will make it easier to breathe through the nose.

Cheers, i’ll make a video about them soon!

Awesome, welcome to the channel mate!

Looks the same lol

Thanks for sharing! What do you think of the updated shots? kzfaq.info/get/bejne/i9x5qbGk2tCYlJs.html&lc=UgyL2LamLZaeuvHaz3p4AaABAg

Tongue should be suctioned against the roof of the mouth naturally. This shouldn’t cause any pain. Did you actually watch the video? 😁

@@coachpyry I did, maybe I missed out on it. Excuse myself for that. I appreciate you sharing the results. Hally for the results on your side. I have heard optimally it's good for just 6 hours of mewing per day. Is this sufficient?

@@unknowninfinium4353 You should be mewing throughout the entire day and hopefully in your sleep. 6 hours may prevent you face from getting worse but i doubt there will be much results.

@@unknowninfinium4353 Cheers mate! Ideally you would be able to keep your tongue suctioned against the roof of the mouth without much conscious effort at all. As explained in the video, there was no significant jaw growth. I believe that most of the aesthetic improvements are due to increased muscle tone of the facial muscles due to orofacial myofunctional exercises 👍

@@coachpyry Take care once again dude. Thank you for everything.

Thanks for sharing! Will do!

Cheers!

Thanks for sharing, Gal! The face changes indeed over time, especially because we lose bone as we age. Have you tried orofacial myofunctional training (OMT)?

​@@coachpyry I will look into it thanks! Sounds interesting! I combine different therapies with psychedelics and it makes a world of difference and vagal exercises :)

​@@thegalhorowitz Definitely worth giving it a shot! Let me know if you need some help with the exercises, as I've got all the ones I've done in a single resource.

Who would’ve thought better airflow would be good for humans? 😄 Glad to hear!

Me too

Thanks for sharing that, my pleasure!

Cheers

Cheers, Karina. Me too!

Thanks for sharing! Haha, glad to hear.

His face is tanned

My pleasure. Glad you enjoyed it. Have you seen the video with this year's updated shots?

Thanks for engaging! Yeah, and people are wizards at photoshop! What's your current conclusion based on everything you've learned?

Thanks for sharing D! 👊

Yeah, that’s truly unfortunate.. The best I can do is to share the information and pass it on to my own future children. If time machines become available, let me know so that I can travel back to fix the situation 🤣

Hi mate, thanks for watching! Well, I was trying to make the point that while optimal tongue posture is definitely worth it from breathing efficiency and sleep quality perspective, it did not work the way most proponents of mewing lead you to believe. What are your personal experiences?

Thanks for sharing, but you missed the point. Please keep taking them with a grain of salt. I think that the primary reason for the sharper eyes and higher appearing cheekbones is increased muscle mass in the face due to my face muscle training program, not mewing.

Great that it worked for you! May I ask what kind of sleep mask you used?

sure would be interested too to know which mask it was and what was the purpose of it. Cheers

@@layn7115 just any eye sleep mask but put under the chin not over eyes. It made me mew automatically all night

Thanks for sharing your experiences! Have you noticed any changes in your breathing and sleep quality? Did you try any other myofunctional exercises?

@@coachpyry Yes both improved. No to exercises.

Thanks for sharing your observations. I do like to eat steaks :) What's your favourite hard thing to chew on?

Cheers!

Thanks for sharing. I'm so glad if this has helped you at all. I feel about 360% healthier. Where are you on your journey?

Thanks for sharing! What do you think about the updated shots? kzfaq.info/get/bejne/i9x5qbGk2tCYlJs.html

Thanks, Driskoll, that's exactly my intention. I'll check it out!

Cheers, glad to hear!

Thanks man!

Thank you for sharing. I'm sorry to hear that, and I agree. This should be taught to all mothers of newborns. How is your sleep quality these days? Have you heard of orofacial myofunctional training?

@@coachpyry sleep is not great and no I’ve never heard of that but I will look into it!

Sorry to hear that. For example, here is a 2017 paper that concludes it can reduce obstructive sleep apnea by 50%, even in moderate apnea cases (15+ wake-ups per hour). www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4402674/ Personally, I tried everything from mouth taping to nasal breathing exercises to a mandible advancement split (which cost over $2000), and the thing that transformed my sleep quality within a matter of days was orofacial myofunctional training. Let me know if you'd like some tips on how to get started!

@@lorae7 ther is an app, SnoreGym, it helps me. It is basically mewing, I came to this trough sleep apnea. It is exercises to strengthen the tongue, throat, jaw muscles... so that your tongue doesn't fall and choke you. btw I had to pull my teeth out in my 30s, 2 I really had to because they were already inflamed, but they wanted to pull 3 more of them because "they are useless". So all together they would remove 5! I did not allow it, I allowed just the 2 inflamed ones. Even with 2 surgical opinions. It was more logical to me to keep the teeth, even if they are useless... somehow better to live with useless teeth than to have none?? I mean they don't touch and have grown in a bit false directions. Later I started reading Breath from James Nestor, I think he was the inspo for this whole mewing uprising and popularisation. he said that removing the teeth creates the apnea. I am really happy I didn't pull them out. I did not finish it yet but it is very informational, I noticed that Mike Mew from Orthotropics pulls a lot of info from there.

Hello Thank you for this valuable information. I am interrested of knowing more about MT, would you please help me?

Thanks for sharing!

Far too kind!

Hey mate, I’ve been to the same clinic to take updated progress shots but I haven’t had the chance to put it together and make a video yet, but I’m aiming to do it within the next few weeks. Keep your eyes peeled!

Thanks for sharing! What do you think of the updated 2023 comparison? kzfaq.info/get/bejne/i9x5qbGk2tCYlJs.htmlsi=twfPAo9jpUsv9eGC

@@coachpyry I just saw it and again, I don't understand why the person responsible for the photos didn't use the same lighting. The one on the right in the other video is clearly a softer lighting, which gives a younger appearance to any face and makes your features to look more balanced. We also need to analyze the context in which the photos were taken, as you said, the one on the left was taken during Lockdown and this could have contributed immensely to the overall look of your face.

@@coachpyry That's why Mewing is so strange to me... Until today no one has tried to control ALL the variables because there are thousands of them and maybe all of them can make a difference. And your diet? Physical exercises? Mental health? Body fat? And thousands of other things can influence the "healthy" look of a face.

@@coachpyry But thank you very much for trying to make a test that is more decent than all the others. I would recommend getting another x-ray or a full cranial CT scan.

​@mick1243 Former "doctor" mew got his license revoked because he falsified evidence. Mewing in the sense of growing your jaw/bones etc. Is pseudoscience.

Well, knowing what proper tongue posture does to airway shape, it would be ideal to have the tongue carpeted against the roof as much as possible. Maybe you should compliment your mewing with progressive strength and conditioning exercises for the muscles of your face 👍 (Orofacial myofunctional training)

Cheers!

Mate, there is no way your palate is changing in any direction after 2 weeks unless you are 2 weeks old 😊

@@coachpyry I know what I saw bro it was a big change. I'm 17 tho

@@Fiatfan​​⁠Just doesn’t work that way, I wish it did! Have you noticed any improvements in your breathing/sleeping since you started paying attention to your tongue posture

@@coachpyry yes. I guess my tounge got more narrow to fit into my teeth while theeth are still in the same place. That's why it seemed my upper palette got bigger.

Right, got you. Have you tried progressive myofunctional training? @@Fiatfan

Hey Aurelio, thank you for sharing. Geez, 50k... I bet that it would be great but meanwhile, there are other things that are completely free that will reduce the chances of snoring and obstructive sleep apnea. Check out this video: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ma-DirOfup-Yf58.html Hopefully it helps!

Thanks for sharing!

Thanks for sharing. I think that neck stretching will probably have no impact whatsoever, and I'm highly sceptical about self-administering any physical forces other than the natural ones from good oral posture and DIY devices too. Take care with your experiments! Combine oral posture with proper full-body resistance training, good sleep and a healthy diet if you want to maximise your health, posture and aesthetic improvements.

@@coachpyry I do believe that being an adult will require some catch-up effort. Do you know khechari mudra? Its same as mewing but you have to fold the tongue. I do feel a different pressure from the tip of the tongue to between my eyebrows. Any thoughts?

@@Hyacinth_Rose That's interesting. I've never heard of it, but now with a quick google it's very similar but a little different from one of the exercise that I do daily where the tip of the tongue is on the "N" - Spot (where it goes when you say the letter "N", and then the rest of the tongue is carpeted against the roof of the mouth. Then you open your mouth as much as possible without losing any contact with the roof of the mouth. Hold that and only breathe through the nose.