Is Oral Habit Elimination Appropriate at this Time?

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...She sucks her fingers which I know is interfering with success for her distorted sounds.
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Any Risk of Tongue Falling Back Post Release?

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...She was told by one provider that there is a risk of the tongue falling back into the airway in the case of CP. 
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Child cannot put tongue tip to spot – Republished

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I wondered if you could share your thoughts. One child in particular has been seen a number of times and simply cannot put tongue tip to spot.  
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Dentist recommending a gate habit appliance, but mother against it – Republished

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I have a question for you about a client.  He is a six year old boy who has a significant Class III underbite.  He has had expanders. The dentist is now recommending a gate, but his mother is against this and has contacted us.  
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Enjoying using the Orofacial Myology treatment program and questions about exercises in it – Republished

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I wanted to tell you that I am really enjoying using your Orofacial Myology manual.  It seems so much more organized that what I have received from other trainings.  It seems to make so much more sense than other information I may have learned.
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19 months old limited sounds

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I tested a 19-month-old boy with a receptive score of 90 and expressive of 66. He is only saying mama and eye eye eye as his happy noise. He had difficulty breastfeeding due to tongue tie which was clipped.
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Complex medical history and thumb sucking – Republished

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I am a parent of a 3 year old. My child had a rough start, she was born early and was hospitalized for about 5 months with major complications including malignant sleep apnea, difficulty feeding, PDA ligation, IVH III (no shunt at this time), and a cerebellar stroke.... She, does not talk although she occasionally says mama and has said da, ba, no, and yes before. She has picked up sign language quite well, but her lack of expressive language is a concern. We are also, concerned because we have not been able to break her thumb sucking habit...
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How many elevator disks a patient should be expected to add? – Republished

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I wanted to ask you about Elevator Disk and braiding for a patient of mine. I am not sure how many disks a patient should be expected to add to their braid, but I think it would be more than three. Yes?
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Parent insists on therapy despite expander interference

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Q: Good morning.  I need advice: 7 yo boy, mouth breather , interdental tongue posture at rest, speech and swallowing. I’ve seen him for the last 2 months, and despite extremely hard and narrow palate he made great progress both on lip and lingual function.  Now the upper expander is finally placed, and a lower one will
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How often and how long for therapy

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Q:  I understand we would undergo the pre proficiency exam before proceeding to the additional exercises and phases of the Myo Manual.  For example, for a new OSA patient, what will be the usual duration and intensity of myo?   Doing daily?  Two times a week?   For how long? A: Every client will have a different duration for treatment due to
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