Guest guest Posted January 7, 2000 Report Share Posted January 7, 2000 In a message dated 1/7/00 12:41:29 PM Eastern Standard Time, ckgidd@... writes: > Greetings, > Does any one on this list have any experience with tongue tie? We've > noticed our son isn't using his tongue the way our others do. He can't > stick his tongue out past his lips. His tongue doesn't curve when brushing > his tongue. He's VERY noisy eater and uses his tongue in more of a > thrusting way. > In his native land, the people told us that he doesn't speak clearly. > He's been with us for 2 months now. > He doesn't seem sensitive on his tongue or mouth. As I brush his teeth > he is very compliant and actually eager. > We'd appreciate comments or even links to information. > Thanks, > Kathy G. > Hi Kathy, I don't have any personal experience with tongue-tie except for a friend of mine, in Ireland. Two of three of her kids had tongue-tie and because she was breastfeeding, it was picked up VERY early. Within 2 or 3 days (babies with tongue-tie CANNOT breastfeed). Anyway, they went into hospital and had the tongue-tie snipped and all was well! If you look in the mirror and open your mouth, raising your tongue to the roof you can see the little thingy (I am sure it has a name but can I think of it, LOL?) that stretches up with your tongue, in a baby/child with tongue tie, this is much farther forward and the child probably cannot raise their tongue to touch the roof of their mouths. It totally limits movement of the tongue, so I would imagine it would have a big impact on speech. Anyway, according to my friend in Ireland, it is a very simple procedure and just snips that little area back to free up the tongue more. Hope this helps, Orla Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 7, 2000 Report Share Posted January 7, 2000 When Patty was 4, her hearing was about the best it has ever been, but her speech was still difficult to understand. When we moved to SF and took her to a new speech therapist, we were told that one of the reasons they could tell that she learned to speak when her hearing was worse was her tongue motion, which was quite limited. They also prescribed exercises -- things like trying to touch your tongue to the tip of your nose, sticking your tongue out as far as you could, and side to side, etc. (probably one of the few exercises in the world that a kid would comply with 100%) and that seemed to help. Sheri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 7, 2000 Report Share Posted January 7, 2000 Greetings, Does any one on this list have any experience with tongue tie? We've noticed our son isn't using his tongue the way our others do. He can't stick his tongue out past his lips. His tongue doesn't curve when brushing his tongue. He's VERY noisy eater and uses his tongue in more of a thrusting way. In his native land, the people told us that he doesn't speak clearly. He's been with us for 2 months now. He doesn't seem sensitive on his tongue or mouth. As I brush his teeth he is very compliant and actually eager. We'd appreciate comments or even links to information. Thanks, Kathy G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 7, 2000 Report Share Posted January 7, 2000 Kathy, We had similar problems with my daughter, to the extent where she could not preform similar exercises with her tongue and that was making her less intelligable. The speech patholigist came me a series of simple exercises to do 3-4 times a day which would increase the flexibility and strength of her tongue. After endless days of practice she has gotten a lot better. For example, I would put honey on either side of her mouth and she would have to use her tongue to lick it off. If any medical complication has been ruled out, I would think with the proper training and awareness of tongue placement your son will be fine. Hope this helps. Tina Craig & Kathy Giddings wrote: > Greetings, > Does any one on this list have any experience with tongue tie? We've > noticed our son isn't using his tongue the way our others do. He can't > stick his tongue out past his lips. His tongue doesn't curve when brushing > his tongue. He's VERY noisy eater and uses his tongue in more of a > thrusting way. > In his native land, the people told us that he doesn't speak clearly. > He's been with us for 2 months now. > He doesn't seem sensitive on his tongue or mouth. As I brush his teeth > he is very compliant and actually eager. > We'd appreciate comments or even links to information. > Thanks, > Kathy G. > > --------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 7, 2000 Report Share Posted January 7, 2000 > They also prescribed exercises -- things like trying to touch your tongue to the tip of your nose, < I used to put a small piece of a fruit roll-up on the roof of JD's mouth and have him use his tongue to get it off. I also let him eat lollipops and " lik-n-stik " (where you dip the candy stick into the powder & lick the powder off the stick), but he couldn't put them in his mouth. He had to make his tongue come out to get it. I would position it at various points around his mouth and he would try to get it. At first I even had to hold his head still because he would try to turn his head instead of moving his tongue to the side. Kay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 7, 2000 Report Share Posted January 7, 2000 I would definitely have his oral motor development evaluated by an OT and an SLP. A comprehensive OT evaluation would probably be very helpful as well. Dana saddha@... Re: Digest Number 358 > Greetings, > Does any one on this list have any experience with tongue tie? We've > noticed our son isn't using his tongue the way our others do. He can't > stick his tongue out past his lips. His tongue doesn't curve when brushing > his tongue. He's VERY noisy eater and uses his tongue in more of a > thrusting way. > In his native land, the people told us that he doesn't speak clearly. > He's been with us for 2 months now. > He doesn't seem sensitive on his tongue or mouth. As I brush his teeth > he is very compliant and actually eager. > We'd appreciate comments or even links to information. > Thanks, > Kathy G. > > > --------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 10, 2000 Report Share Posted January 10, 2000 You need an occupational and speech therapy assessment. They are the experts who evaluate this type of issue. Craig & Kathy Giddings wrote: > Greetings, > Does any one on this list have any experience with tongue tie? We've > noticed our son isn't using his tongue the way our others do. He can't > stick his tongue out past his lips. His tongue doesn't curve when brushing > his tongue. He's VERY noisy eater and uses his tongue in more of a > thrusting way. > In his native land, the people told us that he doesn't speak clearly. > He's been with us for 2 months now. > He doesn't seem sensitive on his tongue or mouth. As I brush his teeth > he is very compliant and actually eager. > We'd appreciate comments or even links to information. > Thanks, > Kathy G. > > --------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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