Do you check during the evaluation and during treatment if the client is biting during the swallow?
Wednesday, 15 November 2017
Q: Do you check if the client is biting during the swallow? A: Perhaps 30 – 40 years ago, checking for the bite during the swallow was part of the standard evaluation. We used to think that the closure was related to the “balancing” of the masseter muscles. We believed that the tongue being held
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Are there developmental norms/standards for differentiation of tongue and mandible or lips and mandible?
Monday, 30 October 2017
Q: Are there developmental norms/standards for differentiation of tongue and mandible or lips and mandible? A: I have been unable to find those particular norms and would welcome them if any of our readers have access to them. I came upon the realization clinically when I was screening 1000s of children over a period of
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Are some of the Orofacial Myology treatment approaches and methods more suitable for RDHs, DDSs, or SLPs?
Sunday, 15 October 2017
Q: Are some of the treatment approaches and methods more suitable for RDHs, DDSs, or SLPs? A: No, orofacial myology treatment protocol is the same for all of those who have been trained in our courses. Since we do not delve deeply into areas outside of solid orofacial myology preparation in the 28 hour course,
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How soon post frenectomy can we begin therapy?
Saturday, 30 September 2017
Q: How soon post frenectomy can we begin therapy? A: This depends on several factors. There are different protocols for infants, for example, than for older children and adults. Some doctors and dentists that release frena on infants have particular directives for parents to follow post frenectomy. For children and adults, I try to see
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Breathing obstruction making patient to breathe through her mouth at night only
Friday, 15 September 2017
Q: Hi, I have a patient referred to me by her orthodontist for orofacial myology treatment. She has a recurring anterior openbite after orthodontic appliance correction. She had surgery to remove her adenoids in February due to significant hypertrophy. The ENT did not remove the tonsils because they were not excessively large and patient didn’t
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What should I do if the parent is non-compliant or doesn’t pay attention?
Wednesday, 30 August 2017
Q: What should I do if the parent is non-compliant or doesn’t pay attention? A: There are many factors that we could discuss, such as the age of the patient, the setting (therapy office? school setting? patient’s home?), and more. In general, the younger child does need a consistent adult to be aware of the
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It is not within Orofacial Myologist’ scope of practice to identify a tongue tie
Tuesday, 15 August 2017
Q: I attended a conference presented by physicians, dentists and speech pathologists. They said that it is not within our scope of practice to identify a tongue tie. What is your take on this? A: Well, that is interesting! I can only speak for those SLPs who have orofacial myology training. Over a period of
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Can I train my employees the techniques we’ve learned in your Orofacial Myology
Sunday, 30 July 2017
Q: Can I train my employees the techniques we’ve learned in your Orofacial Myology: from Basics to Habituation course? A: No, but you can show them how to screen the patients. Then they can send them to you for full evaluation and examination. They can also learn to whom they should refer patients for barriers
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Parents often ask me which Sippy Cup to use
Saturday, 15 July 2017
Q: Parents often ask me which Sippy Cup to use. Are the ones with straws better? A: Because there are so many types of Sippy Cups, I have created a video on our website under the Media Button that deals specifically with that topic. You’ll learn that the length, width, hardness, and much more are
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What do you tell the patient and family after taking the intensive course?
Friday, 30 June 2017
Q: If you have been seeing a patient for many months or even years and then you take the intensive course, what do you tell the patient and family? How do you handle that? A: This comes up in almost every one of our 28 hour courses. We suggest you tell them that you have
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