SERVICES FOR JAW/FACIAL PAIN OR TMJ/D

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TMJ disorder or TMD involves problems with the jaw and the muscles that control jaw movement. These problems can result in pain in your jaw joint as well as difficulty or discomfort when biting, chewing, speaking, or yawning.People suffering from TMD experience symptoms that limit their quality of life. Myofunctional Therapy focuses on correcting poor oral habits that contribute to jaw pain. It includes a series of noninvasive, nonsurgical, and reversible procedures that correct the alignment of the muscles of the mouth, face, and jaws.

At MYOLAVITA, we succesfully have helped many people get jaw pain relief.

Services For Sleep Apnea/Snoring

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Although there are various invasive treatment methods for sleep apnea, such as CPAP, mandibular advancement devices, etc., perhaps the most effective and comfortable treatment is myofunctional therapy. It is a series of simple yet functional exercises that target the muscles of the tongue and face that help with biting, chewing, swallowing, etc.Myofunctional therapy has been used by sleep specialists for many years now, owing to its effectiveness in improving breathing patterns and facilitating better sleep. 

Services for Mouth Breathing

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Mouth breathing is when you breathe primarily through the mouth. This can be caused by an obstruction in the nasal passages. It can also be caused by an obstruction in the throat, such as enlarged tonsils, adenoids, tongue muscles.

Myofunctional therapy focuses on correcting the oral habits that are causing breathing problems. 

Myofunctional therapy is a series of exercises you can do at home. We teach you to control your facial muscles and tongue. These exercises retrain the muscles in your mouth and jaw and help you breathe through your nose.

Services for Tongue-Tie

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Myofunctional therapy helps strengthen the muscles of the tongue and helps to strengthen the surrounding oral muscles as well.
 

Complying with the treatment and the strengthening techniques will provide significant relief from the tongue-tie even before you have a frenectomy. In fact, as you carry out the therapy for a few days, you will experience significant improvement in your speech, better swallowing, and improved tongue movement.