Myofunctional Therapy 

Do You Breathe Through Your Nose or Your Mouth?

Try closing your mouth and breathing through your nose. Can you breathe comfortably for an extended amount of time?

If your answer is “No”

You may not realize that you’re breathing through your mouth, especially if you do it while you’re sleeping. Some of the symptoms of mouth breathing include:

  • Bad Breath

  • Dry Mouth

  • Trouble Concentrating/Brain Fog

  • Raspy Voice

  • Tired Eyes

  • Sleepless Nights

  • Poor Head Posture

  • Crowded Teeth

Resting your tongue on the bottom of your mouth potentially blocks your airway. Instead, your tongue should touch the roof of your mouth, just behind your front teeth.

 

Therapy For Your Face

Myofunctional Therapy is physical therapy for the tongue and face. This helps improve speech, swallowing, chewing, and jaw function by strengthening the lips and tongue to promote nasal breathing.

 
 
 

Get Relief From…

The Nose is for Breathing. The Mouth is for Eating.

Nasal breathing is antibacterial, antiviral and anti-inflammatory. It benefits the whole body. Your nose is designed to help you breathe effectively and safely. Importantly, it has the ability to filter air, which contains bacteria, allergens, and viruses. When you breathe through your mouth, instead unfiltered air goes straight to your lungs and can lead to health problems.

 
 

The Main Goals of Myofunctional Therapy

01. Nasal Breathing

Breathing through our nose is the way we were designed to breathe.

02. Proper Lip Seal

Our lips should close naturally and comfortably.

03. High Tongue Posture

The tongue should rest gently against the roof of the mouth.

04. Correct Swallowing Pattern

The tongue should press up and back to move liquids and solids to the back of the throat in a wave like motion.

Treatment

Luckily we can retrain our breathing habits! We’ll create a treatment plan with exercises tailored to your needs. These exercises are only 10 minutes a day and will treat muscle imbalances and other issues.