Breathing obstruction making patient to breathe through her mouth at night only

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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UTT open bite how long to wait for tx

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I am working with a 7 year old with an anterior open bite. .....background: Referred to me for tongue thrust by her SLP who cannot make progress on her frontal /s/. This girl started with me 3 months ago in November. Evaluation revealed open mouth posturing, forward tongue resting position, drooling, tongue thrust on swallow, and large tonsils.
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12 year old tongue thrust /s/ interferes with goals

I have a question for you about a new student I am working with. He is a 12 year old boy, who was referred for a tongue thrust. He produced most /s, z/ sounds interdentally. He has made significant progress with his placement from working with a previous therapist. However, he continues to have a
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