What are Myofunctional Disorders?

  • When facial muscles negatively impact the lips, jaw, or tongue.

  • Disorders caused by a combination of learned behaviors, structural differences, & genetic or environmental factors.

WHAT CAN MYOFUNCTIONAL DISORDERS LOOK LIKE?

  • Infants

    Difficulties breastfeeding

    -Poor/shallow latch

    -Clicking sounds

    -Poor Milk Transfer

    -Maternal Nipple Pain

    Fatigue During Feedings

    Poor Weight Gain

    Excessive Gassiness

    Reflux-Like Symptoms

    Heart-Shaped Tongue

    Mouth Breathing

    Persistant Drooling

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  • Children/ Adolescents

    Mouth Breathing

    Trouble Waking/ Daytime Fatigue

    Restless Sleep/ Teeth Grinding/ Snoring

    Persistant Bedwetting, Finger/Thumb Sucking

    Tongue Thrust or Improper Swallow 

    Feeding Difficulties

    -Slow Eating, Choking, or Gagging

    -Picky Eater, Overstuffing or Pocketing

    Articulation Difficulties

    Forward Head Posture/ Tension Headaches

    Orthodontic Issues (crowded teeth, narrow palate, open bite, etc.)

    Difficulty Focusing, Anxiety, or Irritability

    Frequent Sinus Congestion/ Respiratory Infections

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  • Adults

    Tension Headaches

    Mouth Breathing

    Frequent Sinus Congestion

    Brain Fog/ Fatigue

    Sleep Difficulties

    -Snoring/ Teeth Grinding

    -Obstructive Sleep Apnea

    -Poor Sleep Quality 

    TMJ Dysfunction/ Clenching

    Neck and Shoulder Tension or Pain

    Orthodontic Relapse

    Poor Posture

    Feeding Difficulties

    Slow Eating, Choking or Gagging

    Digestive Issues

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what Can Cause myofunctional disorders?

    • Allergies

    • Nasal Inflammation

    • Enlarged Tonsils or Adenoids

    • Deviated Septum

    • Mouth Breathingtion text goes here

    • Ankyloglossia (Tongue Tie)

    • Labial Tie (Lip Tie)

    • Buccal Tie (Cheek Tie)

    • Malocclusion

    • Open Bite

    • High/Narrow Palate

    • Small Oral Cavity

    • Prolonged Non-Nutrative Sucking

      • Pacifiers/ Thumbs

      • Bottles/ Sippy Cups

    • Inefficient Oral Compensatory Strategies

    • Cleft Palate

    • Craniofacial Differences

    • Low Muscle Tone

    • Motor Planning Difficulties

    • Developmental Delay

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