Ideas for adult tongue sucker
Thursday, 02 February 2012
I just want to know some ways to help me stop sucking on my tongue and my family from it to. I do have allergies and my tonsils are not swollen but my allergies are only seasonal. Even when I’m not experiencing any allergies symptoms I still tend to suck on my tongue. Please help, it bothers me so bad, there are some days when it gets really bad and I have to chew on gum to stop myself from sucking on my tongue because it starts to hurt my jaw.
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High palate, restricted frenum and R problem
Thursday, 26 January 2012
9-year-old client who was diagnosed as an infant with a tongue tie but parents were advised not to have it clipped at the time. As a result, he had tremendous feeding problems which mom recalls were a “nightmare.”
Fissured tongue
Thursday, 19 January 2012
I just screened a new resident post CVA with noted aphasia in her record and some dysarthria. On exam, her tongue had a fairly significant fissure at midline. Any recommendations for healing?
Drinking from cup and straw
Thursday, 12 January 2012
Can you tell me how to train labial not lingual receiving of liquids from cup and straw?
Should they anchor at the spot or dangle tongue tip just behind teeth?
Frenectomy and tongue thrust connection
Thursday, 16 June 2011
I was wondering if you think (or if there is a consensus) that a tongue thrusting pattern is "normal"/typical swallowing pattern up to a certain age. I have read that it is normal for babies. I have also read that it is "normal" until the age of 6. I have also read that it is never normal, and even infants that are breastfeeding do not exhibit a forward tongue motion. I feel a little confused.
Two year old is sucking their thumb to fall asleep
Thursday, 09 June 2011
You didn’t mention that there was another item associated with the sucking habit. Aha! That might be a way to approach it sooner. Do you recall the method we went over to eliminate a pacifier habit?
‘Tongue sucking’ during the evening
Thursday, 02 June 2011
I have a quick question for you, I just evaluated a patient who presents with 'tongue sucking' during the evening. Mom has attempted to stop this using different pillows, smells (bleach, etc.), due to the increase of 'sucking patterns' that occur at nighttime when she is comforted.
Space for tongue posteriorly
Monday, 16 May 2011
...her tongue in the back continues to cover her molars when she is suctioning up. She has worked hard and does all of the exercises well.
What is the functional application of knowing that a child is right or left tongued?
Monday, 09 May 2011
...this could be of some significance for some patients with neuromotor disorders. So far, it only helps to clear up misconceptions of what a swallow really looks like, whether normal or abnormal.
Is there is a consensus that a tongue thrusting pattern is “normal”/typical up to a certain age?
Monday, 02 May 2011
tongue thrusting tends to spontaneously regress over time as neuromotor development results in the tongue elevating under control and as the dimensions of the oral cavity and pharynx are adapted to by the tongue. For 2, 3, 4, and even 5 year olds, it is not abnormal to see a tongue thrust, and when noted, this does not automatically indicate the need for treatment. In some cases, it is important NOT to treat such children.