Ready to stop sucking fingers/thumbs
Wednesday, 15 January 2020
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Worst /R/ yet!
Monday, 30 December 2019
Q: Hello, I’m an SLP and I have been practicing at the elementary level for several years and just recently encountered my worst /R/ yet! He is in 2nd grade and is 8 years old. I have been seeing him for 2 years, working on /S/, /Sh/ and /R/. The first 2 sounds have been
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Regarding One of the Myo Manual Orofacial Myology Exercises in Phase 1
Monday, 30 September 2019
Hi Sandra Hope you are doing well. I have a question regarding one of the Myo Manual exercises in Phase 1. During the posterior tongue release (with suction) you mention there is a “squishy” sound. I’m working with my first clients and they seem to be doing the orofacial myology exercises correctly but I do
Parents We Need To Talk
Saturday, 14 September 2019
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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,
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
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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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
Terrible progress with /s/
Monday, 01 April 2019
Q: Hi all! I am a SLP working with a 5 year old little boy with all the classic OM issues. Tongue-tie, cross bite, narrow palate, abnormal swallow pattern, poor lingual resting posture, etc. Parents followed through with lingual frenectomy via laser and he completed pre and post frenectomy exercises. I am currently working on