Decreased Lingual Movement r production
Saturday, 30 August 2014
He presents with decreased lingual movement but does not have an obvious anterior tongue tie. He is unable to stick out his tongue without it resting on his teeth and he cannot click his tongue without moving also moving his jaw. I am really at a loss for how to help him.
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Would you use your digit sucking elimination program with a client to eliminate the noxious habit of lip licking?
Friday, 15 August 2014
He substitutes lingua alveolar sounds for these three (s/f, z/v, l/w). I worked with him for 45 minutes and during the entire session, he chronically licked his lips (predominantly his lower lip). His tongue was deeply scalloped when he was asked to protrude it and he had an abnormal rest posture (since all he was doing was licking his lips! ) He was not able to pucker/move the upper lip at all and the lower lip barely moved. He had a very long philtrum.