For Jean, Samantha, and anyone else with a drinking problem, here is what my therapist had me do. While looking in a mirror, hold your mouth as symetrical as possible. With your mouth closed and with your check relaxed, here's the tricky part, pull your bottom lip downward using only your lip muscles. Jean, if you don't have any feeling or signs of nerve regeneration this probably won't work for you. Samantha, your dribble problem sounds like mine. It was caused because I was tensing my check muscles and it was making the corner of my mouth pull up leaving a gap for water or whatever to dribble out. My face was doing the same thing as your was. My mouth was pulling up more and more each day. I learned it was because when I was stressed I tensed up that check muscle and it cause my mouth to look unsymetrical even at rest. It's really tricky to learn to relax it during the day. I have to think about it all the time. But I can see such a difference when I do. If you haven't had any neuromuscular therapy I would highly recommend it. I learned so much the first session!!! It has already made a diffrence in my life. My face was feeling so tight and uncomfortable and I didn't know how to relax it. With massage and the right exercise my face is starting to feel somewhat normal again, at least not like I've been wearing a mud mask too long!! I can't say enough about this therapy. PM me if you need help finding a therapist or help with insurance. Mine fought it at first but now they are paying.
