Hi, I’ve pretty much recovered from my late Nov 23 stroke, I’m back at work teaching cycling in my local community which is a very physical job and this year we are busier than ever. I do get extremely tired, and long for my bed from early evening!
However a few symptoms remain which slightly bother me. One is that I’ve realised my mouth drops open a lot of the time. I’m not always aware of it but can’ t seem to overcome it by the usual practice, practice, practice method which has worked well for everything else. Can anyone make any recommendations please?
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That’s fantastic, thanks so much!
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I don’t have as a brilliant a suggestion as chewing gum, but how about humming, whistling or singing a few tunes to yourself? Singing is a technique I used to expand and exercise the thoracic cavity. It can also bring awareness and activate your vagus nerve (our longest nerve that connects brain & gut). A bit of Qigong or yoga for some gentle head movements too?
Good luck, Roland
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Shwmae @Maymuna, early on after stroke, I noticed I did this. For me, I stopped doing it after a while. Not sure what was causing it.
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I used to have it, too,
last week, one friend said “oh you look much better now, your mouth doesn’t droop!”
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