Palate expansion for 8-year-old with chronic nasal obstruction

This patient initially presented for tongue-tie release in relation to speech clarity and poor resting tongue posture. Since tongue-tie release in combination with myofunctional therapy, he has noticed speech improvements, he feels more refreshed on waking from sleep and during the day, and he had an immediate release of body tension. At the three month […]

Palate expansion is a very helpful intervention to improve nasal airway in children with chronic nasal obstruction or congestion. This father shares his family’s experience with their son’s palate expansion. He had been struggling to breathe through his nose, was snoring, teeth grinding, and had un-restorative sleep. They were reluctant to proceed with nasal surgery proposed by […]

Many people we see have tension headaches and migraines that can be linked to chronic neck tension. Posterior tongue-tie, or restriction of mobility of the back half of the tongue can be a hidden contributor to these problems when muscles of the neck are recruited in compensation – including during swallowing. In this dear patient’s […]

After exhausting multiple avenues to address persistent breathing problems following surgery to remove adenoids and tonsils, we offered palate expansion for this 4.5 year old. At the 7 week progress mark, mum reported he had less fragmented sleep, no more teeth grinding, was more refreshed and happy on waking, less exhausted and grumpy after school, […]

5.5 year old palate expansion – one month progress report. A common problem that parents bring their children in to see us is speech therapy that is not really going anywhere. What I usually look at is can we restore more normal jaw structure and make more tongue space, and can we restore more normal […]

Palate expansion 9-year-old: 6-week progress update This mum was at a loss as to what to do with her son’s breathing, sleep, and behaviour. Thankfully her chiropractor Dr Mehdi Davoudi from Your Wellness House was able to recognise that there was a jaw problem and referred them to us for assessment. Mum noticed lots of […]

Tongue tie release at 3 weeks due to pain and inefficient milk transfer – one week review Thank you to this mum for sharing her story and highlighting a team approach to tongue tie management and better feeding. A shout out of thanks to her student midwife for helping her to identify the hidden issue […]

Tongue-tie release at 3 weeks due to pain and inefficient milk transfer: one week review Thank you to this mum for sharing her story and highlighting a team approach to tongue tie management and better feeding. A shout out of thanks to her student midwife Hannah Howe for helping her to identify the hidden issue […]

A shout out of thanks to our colleagues at Mindarie Chiropractic Centre for their role in this mum and baby’s journey. I highly value the input and light manual therapy of all the chiropractors I regularly work with. This mum reported she has a different baby and has become an advocate for bodywork. She was […]

Great to check in with this patient at the completion of his active myofunctional therapy with Taylor today. He experienced relief of chronic neck tension from day one of initial therapy to prepare for tongue tie release. He reported a greater area of neck tension release and some sleep improvements post tongue tie release. Disclaimer: […]

When we are working with adults with tongue tie, we often perceive it be a release of a whole person, for example from chronic tension and unrefreshed sleep that has been holding them back for years. It is a privilege for our team to see this transformation. This was one such example and dear patient […]

This mum and bub presented for tongue tie release due to painful and inefficient breastfeeding, and poor weight gain. Mum was more aware of tongue ties after experiencing problems with her first child, and so this time she presented much earlier in their feeding journey. This video documents their progress at the 1 week mark, […]