What Is Tongue Tie? Signs, Causes and Symptoms
In short: Tongue tie, clinically called ankyloglossia, is when the lingual frenulum, the band of tissue under the tongue, is short or tight enough to…
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What are you noticing?
A mouth that stays open, at rest or asleep
01 · Breathing
Snoring, restless sleep or waking tired
02 · Sleep
A tongue that sits low, or may be tied
03 · Tongue
A lisp, or sounds that are hard to make
04 · Speech
Fussy, messy or slow eating, or dribbling
05 · Eating
A jaw that clicks, aches or clenches
06 · Jaw
Thumb sucking, dummies and other habits
07 · Habits
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6 quick tongue and lip exercises
Six short exercises from the clinic: the tongue waggle test, tongue punches, the siren, the button pull, the raisin pass and blowing bubbles.
Tongue tie and tongue posture · 3:18Open the video page, with the transcript and chapters
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All of it · 21 pieces
Breathing and mouth breathing
Lips apart at rest, breathing through the mouth by day or night, a dry mouth on waking.
ArticleMost mouth breathers don’t realise this happens while they sleepFor children, teens and adults
Video0:22The simplest daily breathing exercise: blowing bubblesFor children, teens and adults
Webinar£4.99Helping a Mouth-Breathing Child: Routines, Signs & Solutions – WebinarSee what is covered
Book£3.99Better Breathing After My Operation – Digital DownloadFor children
02
All of it · 8 pieces
Sleep and snoring
Snoring, a restless night, waking unrefreshed. Pauses in breathing are a question for your GP first.
ArticleMyofunctional Therapy: The Snoring Solution Highlighted on This MorningFor teens and adults
Video1:48What we’re really looking for when you say ‘ahh’For children, teens and adults
Video1:29Is your child’s sleep affecting their school year?For children
Webinar£4.99Breathing & Sleep: Improve Snoring, Mouth Breathing & Grinding WebinarSee what is covered
03
All of it · 13 pieces
Tongue tie and tongue posture
Where the tongue rests, how far it moves, and what happens before and after a release.
ArticleWhat Is Tongue Tie? Signs, Causes and SymptomsFor babies, children, teens and adults
Video0:22The siren: a myofunctional exerciseFor teens and adults
Book£2.50My Mouth and My Feelings: A Parent’s Guide to Empowering Children’s Emotional and Oral Wellness (Digital Download)For children
Free printableInitial C/K CardsFor children
04
All of it · 11 pieces
Speech sounds
Sounds that come out slushy, lisped or swapped, and the oral motor work behind clearer speech.
05
All of it · 5 pieces
Eating, chewing and swallowing
Overstuffing, pocketing food, a tongue that pushes forward on swallowing, dribbling past the toddler years.
06
All of it · 3 pieces
Jaw, teeth and face
Clicking, clenching and tension, and how tongue and lip habits relate to teeth moving after braces.
07
All of it · 3 pieces
Habits
Thumb and finger sucking, long dummy use, and gentle ways to move on from them.
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