10 Reasons to See an Oral Myofunctional Therapist

Today we are going to talk about oral myofunctional therapy! What is it? What do we do as oral myofunctional therapists?

Why would you even need an oral myofunctional therapist?

Great question!  The short answer: You should not need one. If you breathe through our nose all day and all night.

Myofunctional therapy is physical therapy type exercises for the muscles of the face and muscles of the tongue, swallowing, breathing and everything surrounding the oral cavity. The goal is really simple, yet so many of us breathe through our mouths now, especially with wearing masks.

There are four goals of myo functional therapy.

-You have to breathe through your nose all day and all night.

-You have to have your tongue in the top of your mouth, called the roof, all day and all night.

-You have to have your lips together so your mouth closes to get a good lip seal.

-You have to swallow correctly and that includes chewing and eating and drinking liquids and swallowing saliva.

Here’s the thing, all of these exercises seem so simple in theory, they're very very simple and accomplishing those goals, Sounds easy... right?  We all should just do this normally and naturally if you think about it. You should not need an oral myofunctional therapist if you can do this on your own.

However, what we're trying to do through teaching these exercises is really restoring normal function in our patients, so it's normal, natural and healthy to breath,  just taking a patient from being a chronic mouth breather, to a consistent nasal breather during the daytime and at nighttime, will dramatically improve their overall health.

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

-What is Myofunctional Therapy?

What are the goals of Myofunctional Therapy?

-What is an Oral Myofunctional Therapist?

What are the functions of an Oral Myofunctional Therapist?

-Why do you need an Oral Myofunctional Therapist?

What are the ten reasons to see one?