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Episode 12 · 14:14

Mouth Breathing, Snoring & Thumb-Sucking: What Parents Should Know

with Shirley Gutkowski, RDH · Myofunctional Therapist, Primal Air, Sun Prairie

Episode 12: Mouth Breathing, Snoring & Thumb-Sucking: What Parents Should Know, with Shirley Gutkowski, RDHEpisode coming soon

Shirley Gutkowski, registered dental hygienist and orofacial myofunctional therapist at Primal Air in Sun Prairie, WI, on choosing a myofunctional therapist, where your tongue should rest, why snoring affects the whole family, thumb-sucking and pacifiers, and what new parents should know about their baby's face.

Chapters
  1. 0:00Is your child's mouth open at night?
  2. 0:53Welcome & meet Shirley
  3. 1:46What to look for in a myofunctional therapist
  4. 3:15What training to ask about
  5. 5:06Myofunctional therapy in plain English
  6. 5:45Form follows function: where the tongue rests
  7. 7:38When snoring is more than an annoyance
  8. 8:55Thumb-sucking and pacifiers
  9. 11:10What parents can check at home
  10. 11:53Your new baby's face
  11. 12:49What Shirley wants you to know
  12. 13:29Wrap-up

For general information, not a substitute for advice from your own doctor.

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Transcript

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