05/06/2026
Myofunctional therapy is a series of daily exercises designed to strengthen facial, tongue, and throat muscles to improve breathing, sleeping, chewing, and swallowing.
Myofunctional therapy (OMT) offers significant benefits for treating sleep-disordered breathing, including reducing snoring and sleep apnea by up to 62% in children and 50% in adults. Some of the other amazing benefits include:
🫁Improved Breathing and Sleep💤: By strengthening the airway muscles and promoting nasal breathing , OMT can reduce snoring, improve sleep quality, and alleviate obstructive sleep apnea symptoms.
👄Optimal Oral Rest Position👅: The OMT exercises (re)train the tongue to rest on the roof of the mouth and lips to seal closed as opposed to low or forward which in turn promotes proper oral resting posture preventing mouth breathing and future facial development issues.
🦷Orthodontic Stability: By correcting habits like tongue thrust, myofunctional therapy can help maintain orthodontic work and prevent teeth from shifting back, supporting healthy jaw development especially in children.
🤕Reduced Facial/Jaw Pain: Myofunctional therapy can alleviate temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorders, chronic teeth clenching, and jaw pain by balancing muscle function.
😁Better Facial Structure & Function: Myofunctional therapy enhances swallowing patterns, improves speech, and encourages healthy growth of the jaws and face in children.
🪥Improved Oral Hygiene: by decreasing chronic mouth breathing, Myofunctional therapy can reduce the risk of dry mouth, tooth decay, and gum disease.
