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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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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Can you remind me which terms are “antiquated”?
Wednesday, 31 May 2017
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
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Is it acceptable to teach a client about tongue to spot even if he’s wearing a retainer he can take out?
Wednesday, 15 March 2017
Is it acceptable to teach a client about tongue to spot even if he's wearing a retainer he can take out?
Older children & adults are reporting significant pain post frenectomy
Tuesday, 28 February 2017
In adult patients with TT, do you find less pain in the post frenectomy rehabilitation phase when a period of pre habilitation is undertaken, in essence conditioning the musculature as much as possible?
Does a tongue thrust ever just “develop” after a client has been in braces for a period of time?
Saturday, 31 December 2016
Does a tongue thrust ever just “develop" after a client has been in braces for a period of time? Or is it more likely that the tongue thrust was present but just undetected until a certain time?
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Individuals With Ankyloglossia Often Have Poor Jaw Stability
Thursday, 15 December 2016
Do you find that individuals with ankyloglossia often have poor jaw stability because they have to move their jaw more to accommodate for the restricted tongue movement they have?
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