Orofacial Myology Therapy
Does your child exhibit a potential orofacial myofunctional disorder such as mouth breathing a protruding tongue, or misplaced teeth due to an oral habit? If so, then the Simon Says Tiny Tongue Tips Program may be right for your child! This play-based program focuses on teaching children proper oral and facial postures at rest, during speech, and while swallowing. It aims to reestablish nasal breathing which has been linked to better overall health. With proper oral and facial postures, problematic symptoms – such as chewing/swallowing difficulties, speech sound errors, snoring/sleep apnea, and persistent oral habits – become easier to treat.
Your child might benefit from Tiny Tongue Tips if they have/had any of the following issues:
FEEDING DIFFICULTIES
- Trouble latching during breast/bottle feeding
- Poor coordination of suck, swallow, and breathing patterns
- Selective eating due to possible gagging/vomiting from certain food
- Needing frequent sips of liquid to wash food down
- Tongue thrust swallow
- Messy eating
ORAL HABITS & DENTITION
- Open bite (aka malocclusion)
- Drooling
- Thumb/Finger/Tongue Sucking
- Prolonged pacifier use or other non-nutritive oral habits
OTHER SIGNS & SYMPTOMS
- Speech sound errors
- Mouth Breathing
- Snoring
- Forward head posture
- Tongue Tie or other tethered oral tissues (TOTs)
