How to lift soft palate

1. Should you raise your soft palate?
2. Can you train your soft palate?
3. How do I stop my soft palate from falling?
4. What elevates the soft palate?

Should you raise your soft palate?

You don't want the tongue to push down as it does toward the end of a yawn; you want the tongue to release down as the soft palate moves up. Lift your soft palate and keep it up for four counts. ... Keeping the soft palate up keeps the resonance just right, because dropping the soft palate too low makes the sound nasal.

Can you train your soft palate?

Soft palate exercises

1. Yawn 2. Puff out your cheeks with air; continue to breathe in and out of your nose. Try yourself, or get someone else, to press a finger against your inflated cheeks.

How do I stop my soft palate from falling?

Avoid alcohol and sleeping pills, which relax the muscles at the back of your throat. Sleep on your side. When you sleep on your back, your soft palate slides to the back of your throat. There are sleep aids and pillows available to help you stay on your side during the night.

What elevates the soft palate?

Levator veli palatini muscle: elevates the soft palate and is involved in swallowing.