Young Adult with lisp, narrow vaulted arch, jaw thrusting, TMD: Questions that must be addressed

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Q: I’m writing with a question regarding a 22-year-old client recently evaluated; her mother sent her to me with concerns about a frontal lisp due to a “tongue thrust.”  According to mom, the young woman had had a “tongue thrust” and frontal lisp that went away around age 7 when her tonsils and adenoids were
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5 year old with tongue tie and difficultly with /l/ production

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I have a 5 yr old patient who has an obvious lingual tongue tie. He had a posterior cut when he was an infant but cannot elevate tongue tip to spot and cannot suction. He cannot produce /L/. I referred him to an ENT who said he doesn't recommend cutting the tie, but rather he suggested...
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Is Oral Habit Elimination Appropriate at this Time?

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...She sucks her fingers which I know is interfering with success for her distorted sounds.
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Any Risk of Tongue Falling Back Post Release?

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...She was told by one provider that there is a risk of the tongue falling back into the airway in the case of CP. 
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Child cannot put tongue tip to spot – Republished

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I wondered if you could share your thoughts. One child in particular has been seen a number of times and simply cannot put tongue tip to spot.  
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Dentist recommending a gate habit appliance, but mother against it – Republished

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I have a question for you about a client.  He is a six year old boy who has a significant Class III underbite.  He has had expanders. The dentist is now recommending a gate, but his mother is against this and has contacted us.  
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Enjoying using the Orofacial Myology treatment program and questions about exercises in it – Republished

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I wanted to tell you that I am really enjoying using your Orofacial Myology manual.  It seems so much more organized that what I have received from other trainings.  It seems to make so much more sense than other information I may have learned.
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19 months old limited sounds

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I tested a 19-month-old boy with a receptive score of 90 and expressive of 66. He is only saying mama and eye eye eye as his happy noise. He had difficulty breastfeeding due to tongue tie which was clipped.
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Complex medical history and thumb sucking – Republished

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I am a parent of a 3 year old. My child had a rough start, she was born early and was hospitalized for about 5 months with major complications including malignant sleep apnea, difficulty feeding, PDA ligation, IVH III (no shunt at this time), and a cerebellar stroke.... She, does not talk although she occasionally says mama and has said da, ba, no, and yes before. She has picked up sign language quite well, but her lack of expressive language is a concern. We are also, concerned because we have not been able to break her thumb sucking habit...
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How many elevator disks should be added? – Republished

I wanted to ask you about Elevator Disk and braiding for a patient of mine. I am not sure how many disks a patient should be expected to add to their braid, but I think it would be more than three. Yes?
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