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,
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PARENT CONCERNS – A 3 Year Old Child With Tongue Thrusting and Open Bite
Friday, 13 September 2019
PARENT CONCERNS – A 3 Year Old Child With Tongue Thrusting and Open Bite ABSTRACT A parent question about a 3 year old with tongue thrusting and an anterior open bite is responded to. PARENT QUESTION: Our 3 year old son had an initial dental evaluation by our family dentist. He told us that our
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Anterior Open Bite Reopened Approximately One Year Following Orthodontic Treatment
Wednesday, 14 August 2019
Anterior Open Bite Reopened Approximately One Year Following Orthodontic Treatment Q: Dr. Bob: I have a question for you regarding a statement made by a referring orthodontist regarding a 16 year old female patient. The patient originally underwent orthodontic treatment (completed at age 14) which included palatal expansion, corrected posterior cross bite/crowding and extraction of
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
Expansion Might be Needed Before Articulation
Sunday, 30 June 2019
Hi, I am seeing an 8-year-old whose mom wants to help her get rid of interdental /s/ and tongue habits before she sees an orthodontist. But am I right in thinking that maybe she should first see the orthodontist before we work on tongue habits? As he will help with expanding her palate? Can we
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When to begin artic within Myo Program?
Saturday, 15 June 2019
I need your advice about a patient who is scheduled for an evaluation next week. She is a 25 year old lady who referred herself for speech therapy because of her /sh/, /ch/ and related sounds are distorted. How does this fit into my myo program? I know you went over it in class, but
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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
Hi, I have a question about unplugging the thumb program. I started with a new client yesterday. He’s 8 years old and wants to stop. When he called me this morning he said, “ I really tried hard last night but Sockie was really itchy.” Have you ever heard of this particular excuse before? Should