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“After tongue-tie releases paired with exercises, most children experience functional improvements in speech, feeding, and sleep. Providers should screen for oral restrictions in children and refer for treatment when functions are impaired.”

Baxter, R., Merkel-Walsh, R., Baxter, B. S., Lashley, A., & Rendell, N. R. (2020). Functional Improvements of Speech, Feeding, and Sleep After Lingual Frenectomy Tongue-Tie Release: A Prospective Cohort Study. Clinical pediatrics, 59(9-10), 885–892. https://doi.org/10.1177/0009922820928055

Why do you need Myofunctional therapy before and after a tongue tie release?

➪➪ The Effectiveness of Lingual Frenectomy and Myofunctional Therapy for Children: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35337393/

And if you haven’t read our own research yet -Lingual frenuloplasty with myofunctional therapy: Exploring safety and efficacy in 348 cases
➪➪ https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/lio2.297?campaign=Bestof19&fbclid=IwAR3PZxPZ1CcukKNJDhSu9ScTiItSsAy-cnmiwT127YXRC_RmqQ3sPDKPBrM

These 4 oral conditions may indicate that a patient is dealing with sleep disordered breathing or obstructive sleep apnea.

Teeth grinding and clenching stimulate bone growth and often result in tori.

Teeth grinding, and the resulting occlusal wear, can be a sign of nighttime breathing difficulty and lack of oxygen while sleeping.

A sensitive gag reflex is often a defense mechanism to protect the airway.

A narrow upper jaw is a sign of insufficient space for the tongue on the roof of the mouth. Low tongue posture causes the tongue to partially block the airway.

These are just some of the signs that may indicate a patient is dealing with sleep disordered breathing or obstructive sleep apnea. It is important that we are screening for airway issues and asking our patients the right questions.

‎Feel Better, Live More with Dr Rangan Chatterjee: #250 Why Sleep is the Most Important Pillar of Health with Professor Matthew Walker (Re-Release) on Apple Podcasts ‎Show Feel Better, Live More with Dr Rangan Chatterjee, Ep #250 Why Sleep is the Most Important Pillar of Health with Professor Matthew Walker (Re-Release) - 26 Mar 2022

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What a deeply beautiful reminder from Alexandra Vasiliu! ❤️

https://www.breathecoloradowellness.com/post/a-little-snoring-is-normal-right

A Little Snoring is Normal, Right? People often assume that the aging body is destined to experience one or more of the following: snoring, sleep apnea, muscles weakness, lack of facial muscle tone/sagging jowls, crooked/crowded teeth/malocclusion, and difficulty swallowing. AT ANY AGE, SNORING IS THE FIRST SIGN OF SLEEP DISORDERED B...

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When we breathe through our mouths it can lead to chronic hyperventilation.

Chronic mouth breathing will effect our overall health!

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A great visual of enlarged tonsils and adenoids and how it changes airway health from The Breathe Institute…

Tonsils are lymphatic tissue pads located in the back of the mouth on each side of the throat. Adenoids are high in the throat behind the nose and the soft roof of the mouth.

Tonsils and adenoids are often removed when they become large and inflamed and begin to cause frequent infections.

These frequent infections can contribute to breathing problems, nasal obstruction and swallowing difficulties, and sleep problems.

*Credit The Breathe Institute

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What’s the difference between UARS and OSA??

In Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA), the airway is either completely or partially blocked by the tongue or soft-tissues in the back of the throat. This leads to interruptions in breathing that causes drops in oxygen levels and increases to carbon-dioxide levels. When the body senses this, it responds by sending signals to the brain that awaken the person through fight-or-flight stress mechanisms. This can happen every few minutes throughout the night.

In Upper Airway Resistance Syndrome (UARS), there is a restriction or resistance to airflow that requires increased effort to maintain adequate breathing. It is similar to OSA in that the resistance to airflow is more predominate during sleep when the throat and tongue muscles are most relaxed. Yet, in UARS, the person wakes up before there is a blockage that would cause interruption to breathing.

https://www.breathecoloradowellness.com/post/did-you-know-that-your-whole-tongue-should-rest-on-the-roof-of-your-mouth

My Whole Tongue Should Rest on the Roof of My Mouth? Good oral rest posture is important to achieve an open airway, restful sleep, and believe it or not it may reduce pain and soothe your nervous system, X marks The Spot. In the practice of orofacial myofunctional therapy we often refer to "The Spot." The place where the tip of your tongue should rest...