Hi Felicia,
Welcome to the NeuroTalk Support Groups!

I wonder if you're a mouth breather rather than a nose breather when you're asleep. My daughter's orthodontist explained to her that it was her mouth breathing that was causing a similar problem as you describe. If you breathe through your nose with mouth closed during sleep, the tongue is further back.

I don't know if it's that way for everyone, but it is for her. It was recommended that she wear a mouthguard and as she had problems with a polyp in her nose, she needs to get that seen to so that it isn't so difficult for her to nose breathe.