Completely virtual Myofunctional Therapy
HEATHER HUGGETT
Myofunctional Therapist
Do you suffer from any of these:
- JAW PAIN
- ORTHODONTIC RELAPSE
- CROOKED TEETH
- CHRONIC TENSION
- MOOD DISORDERS
- TOXIC ORAL HABITS
- TONGUE THRUST
- SNORING
- CHRONIC HEADACHES
- TEETH GRINDING/CLENCHING
- SWALLOWING DIFFICULTIES
- POOR POSTURE
- SLEEP APNEA/SNORING
- TONGUE TIE
- SPEECH PROBLEMS
- DIGESTIVE ISSUES
About Essential-OMT.com
What are Myofunctional Disorders?
What are Myofunctional Disorders?
What are Myofunctional Disorders?
Orofacial Myofunctional Disorders (OMDs) involve issues with the muscles and functions of the face and mouth, impacting various aspects such as breastfeeding, facial skeletal growth, chewing, swallowing, speech, occlusion, TMJ movement, oral hygiene, stability of orthodontic treatment, facial esthetics, and other related functions.
Goals of Therapy
What are Myofunctional Disorders?
What are Myofunctional Disorders?
- Nasal Breathing
- Lips sealed
- Proper tongue posture
- Correct swallowing pattern
Myofunctional Therapy
What are Myofunctional Disorders?
Myofunctional Therapy
Myofunctional therapy involves a blend of exercises similar to physical therapy to enhance the bite, breathing, and facial posture of individuals with orofacial myofunctional disorders. This therapy focuses on the soft tissues of the face, neck, and mouth to achieve the ideal tongue position and oral rest posture.
Transform Your Life with Essential-OMT.com
I'm Heather, an Orofacial Myofunctional Therapist
As an Orofacial Myofunctional Therapist, my primary focus revolves around enhancing individuals health and well-being. I am especially committed to addressing sleep-related breathing issues among my clients, with the ultimate aim of helping them breathe correctly and lead healthy, enriching lives.
My therapeutic approach is tailored to assist individuals with various conditions such as mouth breathing, tongue thrust, sleep apnea, upper airway resistance syndrome (UARS), tongue tie, TMJ pain, and other myofunctional disorders.
Having trained with leading experts in Myofunctional sciences, my diverse studies have influenced the way I educate and collaborate with patients, utilizing a holistic mind, body, and spirit approach.
I am proud to be associated with esteemed organizations such as the International Association of Airway Hygienists, Airway Circle, American Academy of Physiological Medicine and Dentistry, The American Academy for Oral Systemic Health, International Association Airway Hygienists, and serve as a MyoMentor Ambassador.
VIRTUAL THERAPY SESSIONS
Your life is busy. Adding one more place to be in an already packed schedule can be overwhelming.
Essential-OMT offers online sessions for orofacial myofunctional therapy so that it can be done in the comfort of your own home at a time that's convenient for you.
RESEARCH AND RESOURCES
BOOKS:
The Dental Diet, Dr Steven Lin
Early Sirens, Dr Felix Liao
Six-Foot Tiger, Three-Foot Cage, Dr Felix Liao
Gasp, Dr’s Michael Gelb and Howard Linden
Tongue-tied, Dr Richard Baxter
Jaws, Sandra Kahn and Paul Ehrlich
GoPex, Dr’s Simon Wong and Sandra Kahn
Orofacial Myology, Marvin Hanson and Robert Mason
Shut Your Mouth And Save Your Life, George Catlin
The 8-Hour Sleep Paradox, Dr. Mark Burhenne
Tongue Thrust Research
Effect of Tongue Thrust Swallowing on Position of Anterior Teeth
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3517276/
The effect of orofacial myofunctional treatment in children with anterior open bite and tongue dysfunction: a pilot study
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4914902/
Tongue Tie Research:
Lingual frenuloplasty with myofunctional therapy: Exploring safety and efficacy in 348 cases.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31637291
Defining ankyloglossia: a case series of anterior and posterior tongue ties.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20557951
Ankyloglossia as a risk factor for maxillary hypoplasia and soft palate elongation: A functional –
morphological study.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28994495
Toward a functional definition ofankyloglossia: validating current gradingscales for lingual frenulum length andtongue mobility in 1052 subjectsLingual and Maxillary Labial Frenuloplasty with Myofunctional Therapy as a Treatment for Mouth Breathing and Snoring
https://www.hindawi.com/journals/criot/2019/3408053/
Toward a functional definition of ankyloglossia: validating current grading scales for lingual frenulum length and tongue mobility in 1052 subjects.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28097623
Obstructive Sleep Apnea
http://www.sleepassociation.org/sleep-disorders/sleep-apnea/obstructive-sleep-apnea
Snoring research:
Poothrikovil RP, Al Abri MA. Snoring-induced nerve lesions in the upper airway. Sultan Qaboos Univ Med J. 2012 May;12(2):161-8. doi: 10.12816/0003108. Epub 2012 Apr 9. PMID: 22548134; PMCID: PMC3327562.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3327562/
OSA & Myofunctional Therapy:
Camacho M, Certal V, Abdullatif J, Zaghi S, Ruoff CM, Capasso R, Kushida CA.
Myofunctional Therapy to Treat Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Sleep. 2015 May 1;38(5):669-75. doi: 10.5665/sleep.4652. PMID: 25348130; PMCID: PMC4402674.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4402674/
de Felício CM, da Silva Dias FV, Trawitzki LVV.
Obstructive sleep apnea: focus on myofunctional
therapy. Nat Sci Sleep. 2018 Sep 6;10:271-286. doi: 10.2147/NSS.S141132. PMID: 30233265; PMCID: PMC6132228.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6132228/
Myofunctional therapy and CPAP:
Myofunctional therapy improves adherence to continuous positive airway pressure treatment
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27913971
ADHD/SBD/Myofunctional Therapy:
Um YH, Hong SC, Jeong JH. Sleep Problems as Predictors in Attention-Deficit
Hyperactivity Disorder: Causal Mechanisms, Consequences and Treatment. Clin Psychopharmacol Neurosci. 2017 Feb 28;15(1):9-18. doi: 10.9758/cpn.2017.15.1.9. PMID: 28138105; PMCID: PMC5290714.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5290714/
Mouth breathing Research articles
Lee SY, Guilleminault C, Chiu HY, Sullivan SS. Mouth breathing, “nasal disuse,” and pediatric sleep-disordered breathing. Sleep Breath. 2015 Apr 16;19(4):1257-64. In: PubMed Central [Internet]. Bethesda (MD): National Library of Medicine (US). Available from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25877805
The Mouth Breathing Syndrome: prevalence, causes, consequences and treatments. A Literature Review
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/290106138_The_Mouth_Breathing_Syndrome_prevalence_causes_consequences_and_treatments_A_Literature_Review
Intraoral pH and temperature during sleep with and without mouth breathing
The mouth breathing syndrome: prevalence, causes, consequences and treatment
https://aomtinfo.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Mouthbreathing-Martins-2014.pdf
Hsu HY, Yamaguchi K. Decreased chewing activity during mouth breathing.
J Oral Rehabil. 2012 Apr 10;39(8):559-67. In: PubMed Central [Internet]. Bethesda (MD): National Library of Medicine (US). Available from
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22490018
Oral breathing and speech disorders in children
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0021755713000958
Three-dimensional assessment of pharyngeal airway in nasal- and mouth-breathing children https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0165587611002965?via%3Dihub
Buteyko Breathing
Nasal breathing helps defend against the Corona Virus (Covid 19).
https://www.facebook.com/O2Advantage/posts/10215967099636666
138 Steve Donald: Breathing Physiology and Buteyko
https://kathrynbruniyoung.com/138-steve-donald-breathing-physiology-and-buteyko/
Buteyko for Children – Buteyko Breathing Association
https://www.buteykobreathing.org/buteyko-for-children/
Myofunctional Therapy Research
Um YH, Hong SC, Jeong JH. Sleep Problems as Predictors in Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Causal Mechanisms, Consequences and Treatment. Clin Psychopharmacol Neurosci. 2017 Feb 28;15(1):9-18. doi: 10.9758/cpn.2017.15.1.9. PMID: 28138105; PMCID: PMC5290714. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5290714/
Prado DGA, Berretin-Felix G, Migliorucci RR, Bueno MDRS, Rosa RR, Polizel M, Teixeira IF, Gavião MBD. Effects of orofacial myofunctional therapy on masticatory function in individuals submitted to orthognathic surgery: a randomized trial. J Appl Oral Sci. 2018 Feb 1;26:e20170164. doi: 10.1590/1678- 7757-2017-0164. PMID: 29412368; PMCID: PMC5777416. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29412368
Van Dyck C, Dekeyser A, Vantricht E, Manders E, Goeleven A, Fieuws S, Willems G. The effect of orofacial myofunctional treatment in children with anterior open bite and tongue dysfunction: a pilot study. Eur J Orthod. 2016 Jun;38(3):227-34. doi: 10.1093/ejo/cjv044. Epub 2015 Jul 1. PMID: 26136435; PMCID: PMC4914902. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26136435
Yoon, A., Zaghi, S., Weitzman, R. et al. Toward a functional definition of ankyloglossia: validating current grading scales for lingual frenulum length and tongue mobility in 1052 subjects. Sleep Breath. 2017 Jan 17; 21(3): 767–775. In: PubMed Central [Internet]. Bethesda (MD): National Library of Medicine (US). Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28097623
Zaghi S, Valcu-Pinkerton S, Jabara M, et al. Lingual frenuloplasty with myofunctional therapy:
Exploring safety and efficacy in 348 cases. Laryngoscope Investig Otolaryngol. 2019 Aug 26;4(5):489-496. In: PubMed Central [Internet]. Bethesda (MD): National Library of Medicine (US).Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31637291
Govardhan C, Murdock J, Norouz-Knutsen L, et al. Lingual and maxillary labial frenuloplasty with myofunctional therapy as a treatment for mouth breathing and snoring. Case Rep Otolaryngol.2019 Mar 10;([10 p.]. [about 5 screens]. [about 12 paragraphs]). In: PubMed Central [Internet]. Bethesda (MD): National Library of Medicine (US). Available from
https://www.hindawi.com/journals/criot/2019/3408053/
Chuang LC, Lian YC, Auboiron MH, et al. Passive myofunctional therapy applied on children with obstructive sleep apnea: A 6 month follow up. J Formos Med Assoc. 2017 July 1;116(7):536-541. In ScienceDirect [Internet]. Amsterdam (NL): Elsevier. Available from:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27712960
