Since Myofunctional Therapy strengthens the muscles of the tongue and face, this includes the lips! If you or a loved one has been a chronic mouth breathing, this also means that the tongue is low in the mouth. Low tongue posture often develops into a dysfunctional swallow resulting in excess use of accessory muscles. Over time, this can develop into pain. Mouth breathing can also be a result of a structural problem such as a tongue tie, deviated septum or enlarged tonsils or adenoids.
Myofunctional Therapy screens for structural problems and helps navigate through the challenge of changing habits that result in mouth breathing.
Myofunctional Therapy in children makes a profound impact. This is especially true combined with orthodontics. Chronic mouth breathing is a sign of bigger issues to come. I have delt with this challenge in my own home and am forever greatful for finding Muofunctional Therapy. My greatest hope is that I can impact another child and family the way ours has been blessed from Myo.
My passion is teaching, so I love answering questions. Please contact me today!
Nasal breathing slows down your breathing by about 50%, resulting in 10-20% more oxygen.
Warms and humidifies incoming air and keeps our mouth moist, decreasing cavities and periodontal disease.
Mouth breathing is fast breath.
Fast breath causes stress.
Nasal breathing filters O2 and removes 98-99% of allergens, bacteria and viruses.
Nasal breathing removes dust mites from the body in 15 min. Dust mites can remain for 60-120 days with mouth breathing.
Nitric Oxide is a Colorless gas. A large production comes from the paranasal sinuses.
It not only sterilizes incoming air, but brings Oxygen from lower lobes to upper lobes of lungs.
When you breathe through your mouth, you don't get the benefits of Nasal Nitric Oxide.
There can be changes to the grey matter of brain development of children. This is due to decreased oxygen from mouth breathing.
Mouth breathing can be a potential cause of growth retardation.
Chronic mouth breathing also affects the growth of the face and jaws.
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