My surgeon had told me that moving the chin forward brings the tongue muscles forward. This is good in a case of sleep apnea. Is it just the muscles at the back of the tongue that come forward or does the entire tongue sit further forward in the mouth, as in the tip being more forward? Because I imagine this could potentially cause a tongue-thrust issue and/or speech issues like a lisp. Is that possible or no?
I am finding over a year post-op that I am biting down on my tongue during the night and it has created a posterior open bite. There may be some slight speech issues. But in general I must feel my tongue doesn’t fit in my mouth. I am considering tongue reduction surgery.
