Enjoying using the Orofacial Myology treatment program and questions about exercises in it – Republished
Monday, 11 March 2024
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
Monday, 26 February 2024
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.
Complex medical history and thumb sucking – Republished
Monday, 12 February 2024
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...
How many elevator disks a patient should be expected to add? – Republished
Sunday, 04 February 2024
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?
How often and how long for therapy
Friday, 15 December 2023
Q: I understand we would undergo the pre proficiency exam before proceeding to the additional exercises and phases of the Myo Manual. For example, for a new OSA patient, what will be the usual duration and intensity of myo? Doing daily? Two times a week? For how long? A: Every client will have a different duration for treatment due to
Nasality, Ankyloglossia and Articulation Protocol
Friday, 01 December 2023
I recently assessed a seven year old girl who previously had surgery to release her tongue tie. Her lingual range of motion appears good, (although after taking your course I’m going to do further assessment in this area). She articulates sounds well at the single word level. The issue that is more noticeable than the articulation errors is hypernasality. Why does her speech sound hypernasal?
Questions regarding child’s buy-in for oral habit program
Wednesday, 15 November 2023
I purchased your “unplugging the thumb” program and I tried to implement it. However, we are running into an issue with him not buying into stopping his thumb sucking. Do you have any additional tips, tricks, or ideas to help increase his motivation to stop?
Orthodontist Expectations From Myofunctional Therapy
Friday, 15 September 2023
I am working with an eleven-year-old boy, about to finish with braces. The orthodontist did not see the changes as expected and wanted to know if a habit is interfering with his progress.
How many visits are needed for oral habits?
Monday, 03 April 2023
I ordered the Unplugging the Thumb and Growing the Nails kits. I'm wondering how many visits you see patients for with each?
Thumb sucking and vacation
Saturday, 30 July 2022