Durham.OMT

10/29/2025

Did you know, tongue scalloping on the sides of the tongue are a strong clinical indicator of obstructive breathing during sleep?

Tongue scalloping is a result of low tongue tone and posture.  It often reflects poor palatal development and constricted tongue space.

Research suggests in a pool of people with tongue scalloping:
• 89% have severe collapses of the airway lasting ten seconds or more.
• 89% have reductions in oxygenation during the night.

Tongue scalloping can be treated with myofunctional therapy by retraining the muscles of the face, mouth, and tongue to improve tongue position and function. Myofunctional therapy uses a series of exercises to correct improper habits like incorrect swallowing and tongue resting posture, which can resolve the issue and prevent future problems such as clenching, TMJ pain, or sleep apnea. 

10/29/2025

Did you know, tongue scalloping on the sides of the tongue are a strong clinical indicator of obstructive breathing during sleep?

Tongue scalloping is a result of low tongue tone and posture.  It often reflects poor palatal development and constricted tongue space.

Research suggests in a pool of people with tongue scalloping:
• 89% have severe collapses of the airway lasting ten seconds or more.
• 89% have reductions in oxygenation during the night.

Tongue scalloping can be treated with myofunctional therapy by retraining the muscles of the face, mouth, and tongue to improve tongue position and function. Myofunctional therapy uses a series of exercises to correct improper habits like incorrect swallowing and tongue resting posture, which can resolve the issue and prevent future problems such as clenching, TMJ pain, or sleep apnea. 

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08/27/2025

Whether it's thumb or finger sucking, pacifier use, or nail biting, our Habit Elimination Program is tailored for both children and adults. Eliminating these habits is crucial before beginning Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy (OMT) to ensure successful treatment and long-term results.

Contact us to find out more about our domt habit elimination program. we look forward to helping you break damaging habits that affect swallowing, chewing, breathing, facial symmetry and dental health.

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08/25/2025

Are you noticing any "not-so-good" breathing habits with your little one? DOMT can help! Contact us today to learn more about our "Myo Moo" program geared specifically towards children ages 4-7. Early intervention is key.

02/06/2025

High, narrow palate? WE CAN HELP! 👋🏽

Myofunctional therapy can in fact help with high and narrow palates. It can improve the alignment and function of the orofacial structures, which in turn helps with breathing, swallowing, and speech. 

How does it work you ask?🤔

Myofunctional therapy can help retrain proper oral habits and nasal breathing patterns. We literally put the function back in disfunction.

Myofunctional therapy can help improve muscle tone in the orofacial region. 👄💪🏽🏋‍♂️

Myofunctional therapy can help with closed mouth posture, keeping teeth together, and suctioning the tongue to the roof of the mouth. 👄👅🦷

Some of the 🔑 benefits of myofunctional therapy include:

Improvement of palatal width.

It can reduce the risk of mouth breathing.

It can prevent future orthodontic issues. Early intervention is 🔑!

Myofunctional therapy is a drug-free and non-invasive treatment approach that has been proven to work.

02/06/2025

High, narrow palate? WE CAN HELP! 👋🏽

Myofunctional therapy can in fact help with high and narrow palates. It can improve the alignment and function of the orofacial structures, which in turn helps with breathing, swallowing, and speech. 

How does it work you ask?🤔

Myofunctional therapy can help retrain proper oral habits and nasal breathing patterns. We literally put the function back in disfunction.

Myofunctional therapy can help improve muscle tone in the orofacial region. 👄💪🏽🏋‍♂️

Myofunctional therapy can help with closed mouth posture, keeping teeth together, and suctioning the tongue to the roof of the mouth. 👄👅🦷

Some of the 🔑 benefits of myofunctional therapy include:

Improvement of palatal width.

It can reduce the risk of mouth breathing.

It can prevent future orthodontic issues. Early intervention is 🔑!

Myofunctional therapy is a drug-free and non-invasive treatment approach that has been proven to work.

01/26/2025

01/26/2025

The primary goals of myofunctional therapy are to improve nasal breathing, establish proper tongue posture, maintain a correct swallowing pattern, and achieve a healthy lip seal by retraining and strengthening the muscles of the face, lips, tongue, and jaw, essentially aiming to optimize the function of these muscles for better oral health and development; this includes addressing issues like tongue thrust, mouth breathing, and improper jaw alignment.

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11/23/2024

Do you suffer from TMJ/TMD Pain?

Let's work together to get you some relief!!

Use the link in the bio to book your FREE 30-minute no obligation consultation to see how we can help you.

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11/23/2024

Not sure if Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy is right for you? We offer a free 30-minute consultation to see if we’re a good fit.

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During this session, we’ll discuss your concerns and goals, and you’ll have the opportunity to ask any questions you may have. This consultation can be done over the phone or via Zoom—whichever is more convenient for you.

Call us today to book your consult, we can't wait to speak with you!

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11/05/2024

IT'S TIME FOR A GIVEAWAY!!!

Welcome, everyone, and thank you for supporting DOMT! In honor of our grand opening, we'd like to celebrate YOU, our followers, by doing a GIVEAWAY🥳! The draw for our lucky winner will take place on instagram live, Sunday, December 15th, 2024, at 1pm. Good luck, everyone! 😁

GIVEAWAY RULES:

👍🏼 LIKE this post

📣TAG 3 friends (you can ONLY tag 3 friends PER entry, ALL 3 friends MUST also be following .OMT for entry to count)

⭐️FOR ✌🏼 BONUS ENTRIES⭐️
REPOST this post to your story tagging .omt

⏬️WHAT'S IN THE BASKET⏬️

🧺 Woven Basket

👜 34th & Pine Wine Bag
Holds 4 bottles

🥂Winterberry Lane- Stemless Wine glass set of 2 (19FL OZ/562 ML)

⚪️ Set of 4 marble style coasters

🍴The Servery by CIROA-mini charceuterie board

🟫 Oversized Decorative Throw 50inx 70in by Nicole Miller

🍷1 bottle of Jacob's Creek Grenache Shiraz

🍷1 bottle of Sistina Pecorino Citra

🍾 Holiday bottle stopper

🕯Bath & Body Works 3 wick scented candle- Winter Candy Apple

🍫 Ferrero Rocher Fine Hazelnut Chocolates 600g

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