Myofunctional Therapy

[Chichz]

Hi all,

I'm not sure if this is the best board for this, but I'm wondering if anyone has been through myofunctional therapy with their child?

I'm interested to know if it helped and in what way; do you think it was worth it? Currently awaiting Autism (likely also ADHD) diagnosis but I know that's not a magic bullet for support, especially as DS would likely be seen as 'high functioning'.

He is nearly 6 and my main aim would be to help with mouth-breathing and quality of sleep.

Thanks!

Watching as its something I'm interested in, it just seems very American - a private ENT told me its nonsense, and NHS dentist seemed bemused by it, but i keep coming back to it for my 5 year old who has:

Awful sleep
Slight mouth breathing
Congestion/allergies
Dark circles
Baby teeth all very close together

I'm a mouth breather too so interested also!

It's very hard to know isn't it!

Can I ask if you got anywhere with ENT? I need to ask the GP for a referal at the same time really.

Yes, some parents do try myofunctional therapy for mouth breathing and sleep issues.
It can help in some cases, but results vary from child to child.
If sleep and breathing are the main concerns, it’s worth trying with guidance from an ENT or speech therapist.

ENT was for glue ear so not really linked (or is it!?) Was more just a chat about the topic while I was there, perhaps if we'd been discussing something more relevant they might have had a different view?

Osteopathy could be a valid route. If you can find one who has a special interest in maxillo-facial anatomy. A cranial osteopath physically corrected the shape of my DD’s nose and straightened her jaw as a baby.

I find this really interesting. A friend of mine had this on her LO when he was a baby for feeding issues (which we also had!).

I have managed to get the doctor to refer us to ENT on NHS. Guessing that'll take quite a a while but at least it's gone forward, which is better than I was hoping for! 😊

I've also bitten the bullet and arranged a call with the private myo-functional clinic. Will update if anyone is interested after the call. X

Yes please!

Yes I did it and found it v beneficial. Not sure how easy it would be to get a child to do exercises

I need to have tongue tie release and bottled that. Plan to return to MFT