My Hyoids' position changed!

[Bishop]

I started doing the exercise where you need to stretch your throat and then hold a swallow for a few seconds for 6 Months now.
The result:
Earlier I could only fit 3 finger between my hyoid and the beginning of my jaw. Today I can 4.
This might not seem like a huge improvement but it is a 33% movement which I am very happy of.

Fuethermore, I realised that I have difficulties swallowing pills without water, which I could've done easily 6 months ago.

 

[Deleted member 7776]

Brb using my imagination coz no pics

 

[Deleted member 5912]

Brb using my imagination coz no pics

 

[jordanbarrettisgod]

post link 4 exercise

 

[Lawyer]

post link 4 exercise

I think he is talking about this:

High-speed jaw-opening exercise in training suprahyoid fast-twitch muscle fibers

This study was aimed to examine the effectiveness of a high-speed jaw-opening exercise, which targets the contraction of fast-twitch muscle fibers, in improving swallowing function.Twenty-one subjects (mean age 74.0±5.7 years) with dysphagia-related ...

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

 

[MegaChad]

I started doing the exercise where you need to stretch your throat and then hold a swallow for a few seconds for 6 Months now.
The result:
Earlier I could only fit 3 finger between my hyoid and the beginning of my jaw. Today I can 4.
This might not seem like a huge improvement but it is a 33% movement which I am very happy of.

Fuethermore, I realised that I have difficulties swallowing pills without water, which I could've done easily 6 months ago.

what? it is worse

 

[Lawyer]

what? it is worse

How?

 

[MegaChad]

How?

The hyoid needs to be higher not lower

 

[Lawyer]

The hyoid needs to be higher not lower

When did OP say that his hyoid got lower?

 

[MegaChad]

When did OP say that his hyoid got lower?

> Earlier I could only fit 3 finger between my hyoid and the beginning of my jaw. Today I can 4.
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Beginning of jaw (Mandible)
(4) > (3) Fingers ↕
Hyoid
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[Lawyer]

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Beginning of jaw (Mandible)
(4) > (3) Fingers ↕
Hyoid
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I get what you mean but I think OP was referring to the chin when he said beginning of the jaw.

Look at these pics:

 

[Deleted]

> Earlier I could only fit 3 finger between my hyoid and the beginning of my jaw. Today I can 4.
===========
Beginning of jaw (Mandible)
(4) > (3) Fingers ↕
Hyoid
===========

he means pressed towards his jawbone so it means it's an improvement