Make the Mighty Tongue even Mightier!

Orofacial Myology is a complicated way of saying "strengthening the muscles that help work the lips, the face and the tongue".

This is important to us at Mighty Mouth because for many and varied reasons the lips face and tongue muscles can become...WEAK..!

GASP!!!

That's right, sad but true! Here's some of the reasons why according to people who study these areas:

• Enlarged tonsils and adenoids

• Allergies

• Thumb, dummy or finger sucking

• Tongue Tie

• Good old genetics...

These factors can all contribute to things we believe don't make a Mouth so Mighty..

• Blocked noses

• Mouth breathing

• Messy eating

• Unusual speech sounds

• Tongue thrust and/or tongue sitting low and/or forward in the mouth

• Snoring

• Sleep disordered breathing

• Crooked bites and crowded teeth

• Other orofacial myofunctional disorders

So what to do?

At Mighty Mouth we incorporate Orofacial Myofunctional training because we believe it's an important piece of the puzzle, in much the same way as strengthening muscles might be to help heal back problems, Muscle coordination and activation can help produce correct speech sounds.

The programs we use are simple and effective and we have found they can really help restore the correct resting posture/position for the lips, the tongue at rest, chewing and swallowing. So much so that Nicole has even tested them on herself! 

Importantly though, we also think these therapies often need to be in combination with other treatments like dental, orthodontics, manual therapists and medical doctors. 

If Orofacial Myology sounds like maybe a missing link you've been looking for, hit the button below, fill out the e-paperwork and Nicole will be in touch Mighty quick!