Posts Tagged ‘tongue thrust’

Huge Tori Problems

She has severe mandibular exostosis and will have sections of her maxilla removed at the end of this month as well as having the mandible widened and rotated forward.

12 years old noisy resistant /S/

I have a question for you about a new student I am working with. He is a 12 year old boy, who was referred for a tongue thrust. He produced most /s, z/ sounds interdentally. He has made significant progress with his placement from working with a previous therapist. However, he continues to have a ...Read more.

Habituation and Lateral Open Bite

Hi, Sandra….Hope all is well with you!  So, this 14 year old that has done SO WELL with the program is currently in “follow-up” stage with me.  She has worked very hard and gone thru all of the stages and has been working diligently to incorporate reminders and associations and has been using and liking ...Read more.

Concerned Mother

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 is a miracle and we thank ...Read more.

Narrow Tongue Questions

Hi Sandra, 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. I have a question re: the Narrow Tongue At ...Read more.