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Breath & Balance Myofunctional Therapy

Breath & Balance Myofunctional TherapyBreath & Balance Myofunctional TherapyBreath & Balance Myofunctional Therapy

Improves breathing, oral posture, & swallowing to prevent muscle

 imbalances that affect airway development and sleep quality.

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What is Myofunctional Therapy?What Can Myofunctional Therapy help with?The 4 Goals of Myofunctional TherapyNasal Breathing TherapyTongue Thrust TherapyOral Habit EliminationAbout Breath & BalanceClient TestimonialContact Us

What is Myofunctional Therapy?

Myofunctional therapy is a function based therapy program that targets proper nasal breathing, oral resting posture, chewing and swallowing. 


With improper habits, these muscle imbalances can affect the growth and development of the airway, facial features, and contribute to poor sleep quality and quantity in children and adults.

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Myofunctional therapy can help with:

  • Mouth breathing
  • Tongue ties
  • Speech problems
  • Sleep problems/sleep apnea
  • Sleep disorder breathing
  • Teeth grinding/clenching
  • High narrow palate
  • Frequent congestion
  • Open mouth chewing

  • Tongue thrust swallow pattern
  • Orthodontic relapses
  • Oral habits- thumb- finger- pacifier
  • ADD or ADHD symptoms/anxiety
  • Crooked/misaligned teeth
  • Snoring
  • Low tongue posture
  • Lack of lip seal

The 4 goals of Myofunctional therapy:

Nasal Breathing Day & Night

Nasal Breathing Day & Night

Nasal Breathing Day & Night

The correct way to breathe. Long term mouth breathing can cause abnormal facial development, narrowing of the dental arches and cavities! Nasal breathing is better for our health as it filters the air we breathe, enhances memory, lowers blood pressure, allows us to feel less drowsy and makes learning easier.

Proper Lip Seal

Nasal Breathing Day & Night

Nasal Breathing Day & Night

Our lips should naturally rest together. This promotes nasal breathing, helps achieve ideal facial growth, and reduces the risk for cavities and gum infection.

Proper Tongue Posture

Proper Tongue Posture

Proper Tongue Posture

The proper position of the tongue is pressed to the roof of the mouth. A weak tongue will lay low in the mouth making it difficult to support and grow the upper jaw, teeth, and facial structures. If the tongue lays low in the mouth it can fall back into the throat causing breathing problems like snoring, sleep apnea, narrow jaw and crooked teeth. It can also cause orthodontic relapse.

Proper Swallowing

Proper Tongue Posture

Proper Tongue Posture

When your tongue is in the wrong spot it can lead to an incorrect swallow pattern. This can cause you to swallow with more air and lead to digestive issues like gas, bloating, acid reflux etc. Tongue thrusting is an improper swallow pattern.

Nasal Breathing Therapy

Breathing through your mouth or resting with your lips open can change the shape of your face and alter your appearance. 

People whose mouth breathing goes untreated may suffer with abnormal facial development. 

Mouth breathing disrupts body mechanics and can lead to a number of other symptoms such as:

  • Headaches
  • Nightmares/Sleepwalking
  • Gingivitis
  • Snoring 
  • Bed wetting
  • Digestive issues
  • Cavities
  • Poor sleep
  • Sore throat

Therapy that will strengthen mouth muscles and help achieve nasal breathing all day and all night, will be recommended so that proper breathing can be achieved. 

Tongue Thrust Therapy

Tongue Thrust Therapy

Tongue thrust is the habit of pushing the tongue forward between the teeth when swallowing. Normally, the tongue should rest against the hard palate behind the upper front teeth. It’s often caused by thumb sucking, pacifier use, or a tongue tie. Myofunctional therapy can help correct this issue early.

Oral Habit Elimination

Some common habits such as thumb-sucking, finger sucking and pacifiers are used as forms of self-regulation in children, while nail biting or lip sucking, pen chewing can be common ways to relieve anxiety for adults.

Though these habits may help one relax, they can contribute to changes of the facial muscles and alignment of teeth.

This can cause the tongue to remain in a low-resting position in the mouth which affects breathing, facial development, swallowing, posture and speech. 

It is possible to eliminate these habits, and effectively self-regulate, with proper training. This can improve the development and function of mouth, teeth and facial muscles, Oral habit elimination is important for effective orofacial myofunctional therapy. 

About Breath & Balance

About Breath & Balance
Susan MacKenzie RDH,OMT

Meet Susan MacKenzie RDH,OMT

In my 24 years as a Dental Hygienist, I have seen many children and adults struggle with myofunctional disorders such as lip and tongue ties, tongue thrusts, speech and breathing issues. As one who suffers with airway disorder myself, I am passionate about providing therapies and strategies designed to improve their overall function in all areas.


I have extensive training in Myofunctional Therapy and years of clinical experience as a registered dental hygienist. I am committed to helping others live their best life by replacing old oral habits with healthier ones!

My 11 year old son had amazing results with Susan! Working with Susan was great. My son loved meeting with her. She is kind and encouraging. She shared a lot of information with both me and my son about the purpose of the exercises. I would highly recommend myofunctional therapy with Susan.


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