by Mark | Feb 14, 2020 | Symptoms, Treatment
Tongues are in the mouth, so tongue ties and the implications hereof are limited to the mouth alone. Or are they? Everything around the mouth and neck areas is tightly connected, so implications of a tongue tie are not just limited to the mouth but affects the entire...
by Mark | Feb 11, 2020 | Symptoms
I come across a lot of mothers that are frustrated to the core, because their little one cannot breastfeed properly. When frustrated mothers come across a new diagnosis that might potentially be the reason that their breastfeeding is not working, it is easy to be...
by Mark | Feb 5, 2020 | Symptoms
An untreated tongue tie can cause a variety of impairments, both for the child and for the weaning mother. The primary issue with a tongue tie, is the reduced mobility of the tongue. But do you really need a wide range of motion to properly pronounce the sounds...
by Mark | Jan 15, 2020 | Symptoms, Treatment
Many parents of tongue tied infants or toddlers experience air induced reflux, however it remains unclear is there is a connection or if this is merely by chance. In a recent article in the Australian Medical Journal, Lawrence Kotlow DDS stresses the close connection...
by Mark | Jan 7, 2020 | Symptoms, Treatment
An important function of the tongue is to send information to the abdomen that food is in incoming. If the tongues mobility is restricted, it prevents formation of the enzymes that break down the food, which can lead to digestive problems. The stomach is rumbling and...
by Mark | Jul 31, 2019 | Symptoms
A tongue tie can be accompanied by a lot of symptoms, difficulties with breastfeeding is one of the most common, and one of the most severe. For a full list of symptoms, read here. A consequence to these difficulties unfortunately often lead to mothers weaning their...