Dr Shereen Lim

11/09/2025

My first case of releasing 5 oral ties - Listen to this patient share her immediate impressions.

Here’s my very first patient that I have done the release of 5 oral ties on: upper lip, two upper cheek, lower lip, and tongue-ties.

Immediately post release, I asked her to share on video what she noticed with each one. When time permits, and if patients note significant changes related to each tie, I will increasingly be recording these impressions for my own reference as I more closely examine patterns associated with the release of each individual tie.

These videos are only ever shared with express patient consent, and there is never any expectation to agree. I am very grateful to this kind and lovely lady for allowing me to share her experience. It tends to reinforce how profound many patients report their lower lip-tie releases to be.

I caught up with this regional patient over the phone today, 8 days post-release. The ongoing release of body tension has been profound and life-changing, with many other changes noted.

This video is also important in helping to highlight the impact of buccal-tie releases. There has been a remarkable breathing and sinus change, and after hearing several patients mention different sinus changes, I will be more closely examining whether upper lip and cheek-tie releases might play a role in improving sinus function.

I believe case-studies like this will promote greater attention beyond upper lip and tongue-ties and help many more patients in the future.

Disclaimer:
Any surgical procedure carries risks, and individual results may vary. Before proceeding with any surgery, you should seek a second opinion from an appropriately qualified practitioner.

10/09/2025

One of my highlights from the World Sleep Congress was meeting and listening to Perth neonatologist and sleep specialist Dimple Goel.

Her presentation was “Can we prevent OSA?”

I hope to organise an opportunity for more Perth colleagues to hear her in the future.

Here’s a link to find out more about her editorial in the journal Sleep.

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1CNDQvnQUX/?mibextid=wwXIfr

03/09/2025

Today I enjoyed my last fix of baby cuddles for a week!

I’ll be off to Singapore for both the World Dentofacial Sleep Society meeting and Congress of the World Sleep Society.

I’m looking forward to a busy schedule of events, networking, and catching up with friends and colleagues.

I’ll be back to work Thursday 11 September!

02/09/2025

Thank you to Khuluma Speech Pathology!

It always makes me happy to see colleagues promote airway health for children and Breathe, Sleep, Thrive as a resource for their patients and families! ❤️

.shereenlim, you're amazing.

👄 If you're a parent of a child who mouth breathes, has a history of, or current oral ties, trouble with sleep, please do yourself a favour and grab a copy of Breathe, Sleep, Thrive.

📚 Covers all things airway health and how this relates to the bigger picture - brings all the pieces together.

I was so thrilled when a mum returned to her review appointment this morning and said she's almost finished the book (one week later).

👃🏽 She's enjoyed checking in on her little one after they've gone to bed, and he is now nose breathing 🙌🏽

There's still more Oromyofunctional therapy work to be done, but she feels way clearer on our plan and is looking forward to their orthodontist appt later this month.

We keep it moving ✨

30/08/2025

Celebrating Inspiration by Integration 2024

A year ago today, I hosted Inspiration by Integration in Melbourne, bringing together colleagues from 8 countries and 13 healthcare disciplines to promote integrative care for children’s airway health. It was a huge professional milestone that sparked new conversations and collaborations. that continue to ripple.

But the truth is, I couldn’t fully celebrate. I was never able to ride the high of success with my partner in crime for this event, or continue brainstorming our future events. At the end of the event, I was the only witness to another colleague’s behaviour that was indecent, opportunistic, and disturbing.

Processing it was confusing and shocking. I was gaslit, then blocked, left questioning who I had just lent my name to. I then carried the trauma of being powerless, seeing someone else left frozen, and watching no accountability follow. One year later, I can finally call it what it was: criminal.

That experience shaped and redefined me, and I have learned the silence, avoidance, and shame of others is not mine to carry

My courage to speak up and disrupt isn’t confined to airway health. It includes protecting the integrity of our field by calling out misrepresented or dysfunctional alliances.

Last week in Perth, I hosted another event, and this time I got to celebrate the ending on a genuine high. The energy, the feedback, and the gratitude of those who valued making new connections reminded me that bringing people together for a common cause is what I love to do. And I must not let last year’s shadow reduce that passion.

Today, I had a deep tissue massage. A gift from dear friends - a literal release of tension. I reflected on the past year, and how expressing truth makes one more whole and integrated. In that sense, Inspiration by Integration has taken on a new meaning, not only bringing colleagues together to collaborate, but integrating my care and boundaries, spine and heart, grief and celebration.

So today, I fully honour the success of last year’s event and the amazing, ongoing support of my colleagues. And I step forward into a new season, inspired, focused, and ready to create new momentum. 💕

29/08/2025

Today I want to shout out thanks to the network of bodyworkers who take care of our patients pre- and post-oral releases.

The fascia, a connective tissue within the frenulums, is continuous with the fascia throughout the rest of the body. Collaboration with our bodywork colleagues for oral releases allows us to achieve greater changes in body tension, posture, and movement.

Here’s a couple of great collaborations referred by our colleagues Brenda from and Natasha from

One week after upper lip, cheek, and tongue-tie releases:

This first bub, aged 8.5 months now startles less. He isn’t jolting awake with arm movements as often, feels looser, and is not crying or as sensitive when his t-shirt is being changed. His parents notice he looks less “scrunched,” and they can see his neck more clearly.

The mum of this second bub, aged 4 months, described his body tension before and immediately after release as “like chalk and cheese.” She could sense he felt the freedom in his body, and the body tension changes have been even more impactful than the feeding improvements.

A special shout out to Dr Emily from and Dr Alyce from for their collaborative care with these babies. The value of bodywork for better comfort and body outcomes should not be overlooked.

Disclaimer:

Any surgical or invasive procedure carries risks. Before proceeding, you should seek a second opinion from an appropriately qualified health practitioner.

26/08/2025

It was fantastic to connect with my oral health colleague Pamela Holmes from Albany this weekend!

I have appreciated her support promoting airway health awareness, and her commitment to ongoing learning to make a difference to Albany families!

There are always challenges being on your own in regional communities, so thank you Looksee Dental for your determination to set a new standard of care!

25/08/2025

Awesome to have Dr Rob and his East Perth based osteopathic team join us on the weekend.

We are so grateful for their tongue-tie and airway health advocacy, referrals, and collaborative care!

25/08/2025

Last weekend I hosted a learning and networking event in conjunction with and here are some of the highlights!

With our temporary close of books to new patients, one of the best ways I felt I could help more families whilst waiting for appointments, or to address problems upstream was by equipping more practitioners to introduce and support young children in using Myo Munchee to help their mouths work and grow well. This helps prepare children for interventions like palate expansion and tongue-tie release. So that is why I chose to invite Myo Munchee to join us.

We had 50 colleagues across dental, speech, chiropractic, osteopathy, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, and lactation backgrounds come together, eager to learn and connect. Dr Mary Bourke, CEO of Myo Munchee and a chiropractor, delivered an inspiring talk that offered great info and tips and sparked enthusiasm to learn more among attendees.

I’ve been encouraged by the many comments and messages from colleagues sharing how much they valued the afternoon and the chance to connect with new people.

I’m grateful for the ongoing support of colleagues and to see the passion and new collaborations emerging in our community to advance children’s oral function, sleep, and airway health. While I’ve previously organised several conferences in Melbourne, I believe Perth is ready for more events, speakers, and the energy and networking they bring. That’s where more of my focus will go in the future.

Huge thanks to Myo Munchee for their support and coming to Perth, and to local company for generously sponsoring Breathe, Sleep, Thrive gift bags including my book for all attendees.

This event and the people will be creating ripples of change well into the future!

25/08/2025

It always feels special to receive children’s works of art!

This one has made coming in to work on my day off for a couple of child releases extra worthwhile! 💕

22/08/2025

A Case Study on Why We Must Not Overlook Lower Lip-Ties

Until recent months I had performed not much more than a handful of lower lip-tie releases, mostly by request from adults with gum recession. It wasn’t something I routinely looked for.

That changed after one child patient inspired me to develop a quick screening test for chin and lower lip-tie tension in older children and adults. Since then, I’ve offered more lower lip-tie releases and patients have consistently reported significant improvements in facial and body tension and lip seal.

Last week, an adult patient presented for upper and lower lip-tie releases only. I captured her immediate post-release impressions on video. What stood out is that many results I normally attribute to tongue-tie release occurred even without releasing the tongue.

🎥 Watch the video to listen to my patient’s immediate post-release perceptions.

Today, at her one-week review she reported:

✅ Shoulders and face more relaxed
✅ Lower jaw sitting more freely forward, reducing overbite at rest (raising the question of whether earlier intervention in childhood may help support forward jaw growth and positioning)
✅More natural lip seal and easier breathing
✅ Feeling calmer, less socially anxious, and more relaxed in general
✅ Out of the two releases, the lower lip was the one she found most impactful

These outcomes reinforce what I am seeing more often - that lower lip-tie release has the potential to bring a profound release of facial, body, and even emotional tension. It’s why I’ve started performing them more regularly, including for three infants in recent weeks.

Disclaimer:

Any surgical or invasive procedure carries risks. Individual results may vary. Before proceeding, you should seek a second opinion from an appropriately qualified health practitioner.