Therapist needs a more thorough program
Sunday, 15 July 2018
My child is seeing a myofunctional therapist for tongue thrust. Her dentist sent us to someone to teach her to swallow correctly. They are working on having my daughter keep her tongue tip up to the spot behind her upper teeth. She is having a lot of difficulty and they keep spending most of the
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When NANNY is going to be the adult helper
Sunday, 01 July 2018
I have implemented Unplugging the Thumb with a 4 year old. Only after the evaluation and scheduling the initial UTT (Unplugging the Thumb) appointment did the mom inform me that the nanny was going to be the adult helper. What do I do now? They are due to come in later this week and the nanny
Tongue movements lateral and horizontal
Friday, 15 June 2018
Hi Sandra, I had just one questions about Orofacial Myology exercises in phase 1. I have two students who are able to do horizontal and lateral differentiation but they stick the tip of their tongue up as their doing it and can’t seem to control it and straighten it. Is that something I work on,
Which mouth prop to use 3wmp or 2wmp?
Tuesday, 01 May 2018
Q: Hi Sandra, A quick question. I have the two way and the three way mouth props. I love them both but are there certain cases that work better with one of them rather than the other? In other words, can you tell me the advantages in each of them? Thank you for your time and information.
Is Unplugging The Thumb Program Enough?
Sunday, 15 April 2018
Hi Sandra, How are you? I have two clients on thumb sucking program right now. How long do you suggest they wear Sockie? I have a 13 year old who is doing great. It has been 6 days and nights with NO slip ups. And a 6 year old who has been good too but
How much should I charge and based on what factors?
Thursday, 15 March 2018
Q: Hope you are doing well! I know that you meet a bazillion people so I’ll refresh your memory! I am an RDH who attended your course last year. Since February I’ve been working hard to figure out how to incorporate Myo into my professional life. I’ve been networking, and have been in touch with
Mouth breathing and hypernasal
Wednesday, 28 February 2018
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 have
Method to Get Rid of Thumb Sucking in a Child
Tuesday, 30 January 2018
Q: I have two questions about a method to get rid of thumb sucking in a child. First, how many days should we consider reasonable for eliminating the habit? Second, What if they mess up? A: I am glad you asked me those questions. In our Unplugging the Thumb program, we use ten consecutive
“Antiquated” terms
Monday, 15 January 2018
Q: Can you remind me which terms are “antiquated”? I misplaced that page from our course. A: Happy to remind you! Terms such as “reverse swallow,” “tongue thrust,” “deviate swallow,” and similar terms are no longer considered acceptable terms to refer to what is now the specialty area of orofacial myology because this specialty area
Do you have photos, past presentations, speeches etc. that you can provide us so that we can use them to educate others?
Saturday, 30 December 2017
Q: Do you have photos, past presentations, speeches etc. that you can provide us so that we can use them to educate others? A: We get asked that question fairly often. With many of the photos use, we have obtained permission for our own use only, and for educational purposes only. Even for the other
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