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Is there a remedy to stop suckling your own tongue?
My young sister suckles her own tongue and we have tried to tell her to stop it but it seems it's not of her liking it's just involuntary.She even suckles it when asleep and it embarrass her.She is now 22. Is there anything that can be done?Please help.
3 Answers
- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
Take her to a doctor or psychiatrist- not because anything is WRONG with her, but they can condition her out of it.
- 1 decade ago
There is nothing wrong, it is just a comfort tool that didn't get outgrown. My daughter is in her thirties and she still sucks her tongue; she learned to live with it because, she says "It's not as embarrassing as sucking your thumb."
If you can't live with it I would suggest hypnotherapy.
Otherwise, I would leave it alone, sometimes it stops on its own.
- 1 decade ago
My son does the same (21yrs old).
When he is awake he tries chewing gum.
When he is asleep there is nothing he can do ... but if anyone else has any ideas I am sure his girlfriend would be pleased to know there is a solution.
