Sleep apnea is a common condition where a person’s breathing stops and starts repeatedly while they sleep. This stop in breathing is caused by a relaxation of the muscles that control soft tissues such as your tongue and soft palate. It can lead to dangerous levels of daytime fatigue, high blood pressure, and other health issues. Of all the potential […]
Read more ›Myofunctional therapy is a treatment that can be used to effectively address breathing disorders. It is a non-invasive therapy that aims to improve the strength and coordination of the muscles of the face, tongue, and throat. By doing so, it helps to restore proper breathing and swallowing patterns. The therapy involves a series of exercises that are designed to help […]
Read more ›How to Adjust Unhealthy Breathing Unhealthy breathing can present itself in a number of different ways. Possibly the biggest red flag to any myofunctional therapist though, is mouth breathing. Compared to nasal breathing, mouth breathing is so much worse that it’s one of the first questions asked of a patient walking into a myofunctional therapy office. Last month, we talked […]
Read more ›Mouth breathing is a common habit that could be costing your health! Read about the benefits of nasal breathing, and decide for yourself if myofunctional therapy could be a valuable asset to you.
Read more ›What is a “Hidden” Tongue Tie What is a “hidden” or what the health industry refers to as a posterior tongue tie? A posterior tongue tie is when the band of tissue causing the tongue tie is toward the back of the mouth and further under the tongue. Anterior tongue ties, which are more common and easier to diagnose, are […]
Read more ›Experience the Buteyko Breathing Journey Experience the Buteyko breathing journey to find out how you can enhance your overall health and well-being. In today’s high stress world, the tendency to over-breathe is very common. Take a minute to examine your breathing? Do you breathe slowly and mindfully through your nose? Probably not, unless you are an avid Yoga practitioner. In […]
Read more ›Benefits of Diaphragmic Breathing Benefits of diaphragmic breathing are wide-ranged and can help manage symptoms caused by irritable bowel syndrome, depression, anxiety, sleeplessness and Oral Myofascial Disorders to name a few. These exercises are designed to strengthen the diaphragm, an important muscle that helps you breathe correctly. What is the Diaphragm? The diaphragm is a dome-shaped muscle that sits below […]
Read more ›Breathing Techniques for Childhood Asthma In part 1 of Breathing Techniques for Childhood Asthma we discussed what normal breathing should look like, how asthma develops in children and what can trigger an asthma attack. Welcome to part 2: Symptoms in Children Coughing! Often this is the only symptom. It will start right after the child has been walking, laughing, running […]
Read more ›Breathing Techniques for Childhood Asthma Part 1 Breathing techniques for childhood asthma can help with mild to severe conditions. Asthma is the leading chronic disease in children. Currently, there are over 5.1 million children under the age of 18 who have asthma. That is one out of every 12 children. There is no cure for asthma but with the right […]
Read more ›How to Correct Orofacial Myofunctional Disorders How to correct Orofacial Myofunctional Disorders by re-educating facial and oral muscles with simple exercises. Patients often want to know, “does swallowing and tongue placement during rest really matter”? The answer is absolutely! Right from birth, the tongue plays a major role in feeding, speech development and facial and cranial growth. Correct tongue placement naturally […]
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