Gagging and the Myofunctional connection

A strong gag reflex is often an airway response issue. With Myofunctioanl Therapy, we rarely work directly on a gagging reflex. We work on is getting all the pieces working the they should be: tongue posture, jaw/tongue dissociation, nasal breathing and swallow. What we've found, is the gag reflex diminishes as we move through therapy. As the airway opens up with more muscular and neurological control to the nasal airway, most of the time gagging just drops away. If that doesn’t work, then we may look at cranial nerve integration, chiropractic and working on specific desensitization.