Can you swallow your tongue?

They aren't going to swallow their tongue. You can't swallow your tongue, but it can still get in the way during a seizure. This is a proper position to place a seizing person in to prevent choking on fluids. read more

If you lift your tongue in front of the mirror, you’ll see the tissue placed medially. ‘Swallowing the tongue’ is a misnomer for ‘choking on the tongue’. When someone sleeps or falls unconscious, the muscles of the mouth that hold the tongue in place lose tone, much like the muscles of the rest of the body. read more

That is sort of the implication in “swallowing” where it literally goes far enough into your throat for you to swallow and have it completely blocking your throat, even from breathing air through your nose, thus you’d then choke on your tongue. read more

Swallowing Your Tongue and Other Epilepsy Myths Some myths about epilepsy are centuries old, but they still persist. Imad Najm, MD, Director of Cleveland Clinic’s Epilepsy Center dispels 13 of the most common myths about epilepsy. read more