Lateral lisp and Thrust
Wednesday, 30 June 2010
Hello Sandra; I attended one of your workshops in Pittsburgh a few years back. I am wondering if you might be able to provide some information/references on correcting a lateral tongue thrust. Many thanks! So nice to hear from you. I wish there were references or studies that could help SLPs with lateral lisps &
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Open bite relapse, numb tongue, complicated symptoms in adult
Wednesday, 23 June 2010
I have been using your Myo Manual for the exercises. My client can trap with mouthwash, but not the water. I am afraid that I am missing something (which is why I need to come to your intensive course). She is an adult with a relapse, open bite. She said that at times, she could
Surgery vs Orthodontic + Orofacial Myology Treatment Background
Wednesday, 16 June 2010
A SLP reports that a local oral-maxillofacial surgery claims that a tongue thrust is a rare occurrence, and that when seen with an anterior open bite, an oral-maxillofacial surgeon should treat the problem surgically rather than having the patient undergo orthodontic treatment. The surgeon’s claim is that thrusting is related to a small oral cavity
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Habit Device along with treatment impossible; TMJ issues
Wednesday, 09 June 2010
Hi! Two questions: 1. I purchased the Myo Manual to use with an 8 year old boy who was just fitted with an orthodontic device for tongue thrust. He will have this device for 3 months. Are there specific exercises I should focus on for this particular child or should I proceed through the Myo-
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4 year old thumb sucker is program guaranteed to work?
Wednesday, 02 June 2010
I was wondering if your program is guaranteed. My daughter turned 4 in October and she has been a thumb sucker since we adopted her from China. I know they had to comfort themselves somehow because of not enough care providers. So, she wraps her little blankie around her fingers and sucks her thumb.Do you think she is a candidate, and it is not clear what is all in your kit, could you please explain.
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