Orthodontics before or after airway issue is addressed?
Tuesday, 15 October 2019
Q: If an unresolved airway issue is suspected, should it be addressed before or after the initiation of orthodontic treatment for an anterior open bite? A: The suspicion of an unresolved airway issue should be addressed before the orthodontic treatment is initiated, or soon after. Removing braces following closure of an anterior open bite in
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Regarding One of the Myo Manual Orofacial Myology Exercises in Phase 1
Monday, 30 September 2019
Hi Sandra Hope you are doing well. I have a question regarding one of the Myo Manual exercises in Phase 1. During the posterior tongue release (with suction) you mention there is a “squishy” sound. I’m working with my first clients and they seem to be doing the orofacial myology exercises correctly but I do
Orofacial Myology: Questions and Answers
Saturday, 14 September 2019
OROFACIAL MYOLOGY Questions and Answers ABSTRACT Several frequently asked questions about orofacial myology are asked and answered. Additional questions and concerns are addressed in other topics included on this website, especially those topics directed toward parents. WHAT IS OROFACIAL MYOLOGY? Orofacial myology is a specialized sub-specialty with either speech-language pathology or dentistry, especially dental hygiene,
Adult mix of hypernasality and myo issues
Tuesday, 30 July 2019
Hi, This Monday I will see a 25 year-old with a repaired bilateral cleft lip and palate who has hyper nasal speech. She has very obvious myo issues as well just by looking at her smile and face: (crowded teeth, open mouth posture, etc). I thought that I would treat her case like any other
Bad idea to begin thumb sucking program with 3 year old little ones
Monday, 15 July 2019
Hi I’m getting many myo clients since I took your course three months ago! Oh my goodness… Today I had my first thumb sucking patient that called about her girl’s 3 yr old thumb sucking habit. She’s coming to see me on Monday . I’m going to recommend the unplugging the thumb package. I bought
Can’t see uvula or tonsils upon phonation
Sunday, 30 June 2019
Can’t see uvula or tonsils upon phonation I started working with a client who has: · an anterior and posterior crossbite, · an everted lip, · jaw sliding when talking · high narrow palate · mouth breather · rests tongue on bottom of mouth. I now know to take her through phases I, II and
Who is truly Qualified in Orofacial Myology???
Saturday, 25 May 2019
Q: I hope you are doing well. Within another Facebook group, it was brought to my attention that other types of clinicians (mainly SLPs) who haven’t had Sandra’s(Neo-Health Service’s) training are purchasing Myo Manuals, calling themselves orofacial myologists and just taking children through all of the exercises in the manual. One example was of an
Soft Sockie to Unplug the Thumb!
Wednesday, 15 May 2019
5 1/2 Year Old Who Sucks His Thumb
Monday, 22 April 2019
Hi, I’m a speech pathologist with a 5 and a half year old son who sucks his thumb. I never learned how to approach this problem in school unfortunately. I tried a lot of different ideas I heard about but nothing has been effective. I wonder if I started when he was too young. I
Terrible progress with /s/
Monday, 01 April 2019
Q: Hi all! I am a SLP working with a 5 year old little boy with all the classic OM issues. Tongue-tie, cross bite, narrow palate, abnormal swallow pattern, poor lingual resting posture, etc. Parents followed through with lingual frenectomy via laser and he completed pre and post frenectomy exercises. I am currently working on