This is re-education of oral and facial muscles to promote optimal facial structure and airway. Signs of an orofacial myofunctional disorder:

• difficulty nursing, eating, and/or drinking,

• open mouth posture,

• sleep disordered breathing/snoring,

• tethered oral tissues,

• prolonged oral habits,

• has persistent speech sound errors despite therapy,

• orthodontic relapse.

• difficulty nursing, eating, and/or drinking,

• concerns with tongue and/or lip ties.

• sleep disordered breathing/snoring,

• open mouth posture,

• CPAP use,

• concerns with tongue ties,

• prolonged oral habits.

If your child has prolonged finger/thumb sucking despite your best efforts to change the behavior:

• an extensive interview to determine if you and your child are ready to participate in a Habit Elimination program,

• this therapy is proven most successful with patients 5 years of age or older.

• not talking,

• difficult to understand,

• having difficulties interacting with others.