07/11/2025
What is tongue-tie?
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Tongue-tie (or ankyloglossia) is when the tissue under the tongue is short, thick or tight. This can restrict how the tongue moves.
Babies, children and adults can have tongue-tie, with 4-10% of the population affected.
We don’t know the precise cause of tongue-tie. But it can run in some families and occurs more in males than females.
How is it diagnosed?
The diagnosis includes a health professional looking at the tongue’s structure and appearance, and thoroughly testing how the tongue moves and works (known as a “functional assessment”).
Your child health nurse or lactation consultant may suspect your baby has tongue-tie. For older children or adults, a speech pathologist may notice tongue restriction affecting eating, drinking and speech.
