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CT Orofacial Myology provides patient centered treatment plans to optimize function of orofacial mus

11/10/2026

Always telling your child, “Close your mouth when you chew”? 👀

If breathing through their nose is difficult, keeping their lips closed while chewing may be hard.

Before you correct them again, get curious about why their mouth keeps opening.

Sometimes, what looks like a behavior is actually a clue.

11/09/2026

Can you still mouth breathe with your tongue up? Try this tongue function test with me. 👇

Open your mouth and breathe through your mouth.
Easy, right?

Now put the tip of your tongue up and try again.
Still can.

Now put the tip, the middle and the back of your tongue up and try to breathe through your mouth.

You CAN’T. Only through your nose.

That’s tongue function.

When tongue posture drops, that’s when mouth breathing starts.

So if you or your child sleeps with their mouth open, or you catch yourself breathing through yours, the tongue is worth a second look. 🤍

Did you feel it? Tell me what happened in the comments.

Follow along for more on tongue function and airway. 💜

11/04/2026

Feeling heard, supported, and never judged. That’s what myofunctional therapy should feel like.

“Myofunctional therapy can feel like a very vulnerable process, but Amy made me feel comfortable, heard, and never judged.”

This heartfelt testimonial says so much about the experience we strive to create at CT Orofacial Myology (CTOM).

We are incredibly grateful to Amy, one of our wonderful therapists, for the compassion, patience, and dedication she brings to every patient she works with.

At CTOM, we believe myofunctional therapy is about more than exercises and progress. It’s about listening, understanding each patient’s unique needs, building confidence, and creating a space where every individual feels supported throughout their journey.

Every patient deserves to feel seen, heard, and cared for. And that’s the kind of experience our entire team is committed to providing.

✨ Ready to start your own myofunctional therapy journey?

Whether you’re exploring therapy for yourself or your child, we’re here to help you understand your options and take the next step.

📩 Send us a DM or contact our office to schedule a consultation. We’d love to connect with you!

11/03/2026

Comment MUNCHEE to see how I use the Myo Munchee with my toddlers and receive my guide. 💜

Toddler oral motor development: chewing, lip closure and tongue movement. 👀

Your toddler’s mouth needs exercise too. Here’s why and HOW I use a Myo Munchee with my own girls.

Toddlers are still learning HOW to use their mouths: biting, chewing, lip closure, tongue movement and jaw control. These are skills, and skills develop through experience.

Think of the Munchee as a tool for oral movement and sensory input. Biting and chewing on the flexible silicone gives the lips, cheeks, tongue and jaw something to work against. It’s not just sitting passively in their mouth.

I especially love the chewing component. Toddlers live in a world of pouches, soft snacks and foods that can require very little chewing. The Munchee gives them another opportunity to bite, chew and move their jaw. It doesn’t replace offering a variety of age-appropriate food textures.

And there’s more happening than just chewing. 👅 Depending on how it’s being used, the Munchee can provide opportunities to work on:
• lip engagement
• tongue movement and awareness
• oral sensory input
• jaw movement and coordination
• awareness of closed-mouth posture

But here’s what a Munchee can’t do. It can’t fix an obstructed airway. It can’t make chronically enlarged tonsils or adenoids disappear. It can’t replace feeding therapy or individualized myofunctional therapy when those are needed. It’s a tool, not the treatment plan.

So why do I use one with my girls? Because I want to give their developing mouths lots of opportunities to move, explore, chew and build good oral-motor experiences. The Munchee is simply one of the tools I use to support that.

Want to see HOW I actually use the Munchee with my toddlers? Save this post + comment MUNCHEE to receive my guide. 💜

10/30/2026

Dental hygienists and allied health professionals: ready to learn myofunctional therapy? 🎤✨

If you keep thinking, “There has to be more I can do for my patients,” this might be your sign.

POV: you finally found the area of healthcare that makes you excited to learn again.

Whether you’re a dental hygienist, dentist, speech-language pathologist, OT or PT, orofacial myofunctional therapy helps you look beyond isolated symptoms and see the bigger picture:
• mouth breathing
• tongue posture and tongue-tie
• sleep-disordered breathing
• oral habits and jaw tension
• swallowing patterns
• airway health

Brand new to myo or ready to deepen your clinical skills? There’s a place to start with the Airway Health Solutions School of Myo courses.

Learning myofunctional therapy can change the way you assess, educate, collaborate and care for your patients. 🙌🏼

Comment MYO and I’ll send you more information about the upcoming AHS courses, or visit airwayhealthsolutions/myo.com.

10/29/2026

Floor of mouth compensation and tongue mobility: what to look for in your myofunctional therapy assessment. 💜

These photos were taken 5 seconds apart. Look underneath the tongue.

The tongue might reach the roof of the mouth, but what did it take to get there?

When the floor of the mouth lifts to help the tongue elevate, that’s a compensation. And if we only look at where the tongue ends up, we can miss how much help it needed to get there.

Watch underneath the tongue. Watch the jaw. Watch for tension and effort. Sometimes those compensations are practically yelling at us: “Look at how hard I’m working to do what you’re asking.”

We need to listen to that.

Because being able to reach a spot doesn’t tell us the whole story. We need to understand how freely and comfortably the tongue moves, how well it controls that movement, and how that carries over into everyday function.

Some floor-of-mouth movement is normal. The question is how much the person relies on it, and what happens to tongue mobility when that extra help is reduced.

A compensation doesn’t tell us the diagnosis on its own. But it gives us a reason to look closer. It’s part of the assessment, and it deserves our attention.

10/28/2026

Comment “jaw” for 6 simple things you can begin today!

Does your jaw click every time you chew? Has anyone checked your tongue?

Maybe it’s tight when you wake up. Maybe you’ve heard, “It’s probably just stress.” Maybe it is. There may be more going on than you realize.

The first thing I look at is your tongue. Not just what it can do, but where it rests. Try this with me:

• lips together
• back teeth slightly apart
• tongue resting up on the roof of your mouth, behind your front teeth

That’s the magic spot. Stay there for one breath.

If your tongue was down, you didn’t do anything wrong. Most of us were never taught where the tongue belongs. When the tongue rests low, your jaw can end up doing extra work.

A night guard may protect your teeth, but it doesn’t change how your tongue and jaw rest all day long. That’s where myofunctional therapy comes in. We work on tongue posture, how you breathe and how you swallow. It’s not a magic fix. It’s a habit, so it takes practice, and it works best with your whole care team: your dentist, physical therapist and doctor.

Your jaw might not be the problem. It might be the one doing everyone else’s job. 💜

Save this for the next time your jaw clicks.

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10/27/2026

Here is the video I am referencing in the post below ♥️

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