SoundMouths

01/13/2026

Is your child’s mouth quietly blocking their full potential?
If your dog snored like this, you’d take them to the vet. But when it’s your child, many parents are told: “They’ll grow out of it.” Mouth breathing, restless sleep, tantrums, or focus issues aren’t just phases they’re root-cause signals that something is off with airway and oral development.
Think of your child’s mouth like the foundation of a house. If it’s misaligned, the whole system compensates from behavior to breathing to brain development. Small, overlooked issues can ripple into bigger challenges if left unaddressed.
You’re not just a mom. You’re your child’s first airway advocate. Early recognition and intervention can make a lifetime of difference. Families who address airway function see profound changes in just weeks:
• Better sleep
• Less anxiety
• Improved speech
• More smiles
It may feel like “one more thing” to manage, but imagine your child five years from now… still struggling to breathe, still waking exhausted, still coping with avoidable challenges. Early action prevents years of compounding issues.
Take the first step toward clarity and relief. Book a consult with MaryFrances today and discover what your child’s mouth has been trying to tell you.
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12/25/2025

Merry Christmas 🎄
May your holiday be filled with calm nervous systems, unclenched jaws, closed lips, nasal breathing, and deep, restorative sleep.

We will be closed December 25th to January 2nd to spend time with our families! See you in 2026!

12/18/2025

A frenectomy isn’t the finish line—it’s the doorway.
Releasing a tongue or lip tie without pre- and post-care is like unlocking a door but never teaching the body how to walk through it.

🧠 Why PRE-care matters at Sound Mouths:
Before a tongue or lip tie is released, the mouth often has years of compensation.
Our pre-frenectomy support helps:
• Improve tongue awareness and controlled movement
• Reduce tension in the jaw, lips, and face
• Prepare the nervous system for change
• Set the foundation for a successful release
We don’t wait to “see what happens.”
We prepare the mouth before the procedure.
🔁 Why POST-care is essential:
A release creates space—but function must be retrained.
At Sound Mouths, post-frenectomy therapy focuses on:
• Preventing re-attachment
• Establishing proper oral rest posture
• Neuromuscular re-education
• Supporting breathing, sleep, feeding, and speech
✨ Release creates possibility. Sound Mouths creates lasting change

12/17/2025

👅 Tongue-Tie Release + Myofunctional Therapy = Functional Gains

Properly releasing a tongue-tie, combined with orofacial myofunctional exercises, can make a real difference in daily life. Benefits may include:
• Improved tongue mobility for speech and swallowing
• Better oral rest posture and lip seal
• Enhanced chewing and feeding skills
• Easier nasal breathing and reduced mouth breathing
• Reduced jaw tension, discomfort, and fatigue
• Better sleep and overall energy
At Sound Mouths, we help ensure that tongue-tie release isn’t just a procedure—it’s a path to lasting functional improvement.
💬 Want to learn if this could help you or your child? DM us “TONGUE” to start a conversation

12/16/2025

👋 We’ve Been Quiet… But Big Things Are Coming!
If you’ve noticed we’ve been a little quiet lately, it’s because we’ve been busy behind the scenes… planning, growing, and creating new ways to help you (and your little ones!) breathe, sleep, and thrive.

✨ What’s coming in January:
A fresh approach to support your airway, oral function, and overall wellness—designed to make it easier than ever to get the help you need.

We can’t reveal all the details just yet, but trust us… it’s something we’ve been dreaming about for a long time, and it’s going to change the way Sound Mouths supports families and adults alike.

💬 Stay tuned!
Follow along this month—your next step toward better sleep, healthier oral habits, and more energy could be just around the corner.

10/20/2025

Airway focussed ENT

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Co-founder of the Airway Breathing Academy

10/16/2025

It’s multidimensional and the tongue will play a very significant role!

Oral dysfunction doesn’t emerge spontaneously but often emerges from a contributing factor or dysfunction
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👉👉👉👉Cycle of Oral Dysfunction

The tongue plays an important role in speech, swallow, sleep, and breathing and adequate tongue mobility is essential for optimal growth and development of the upper and lower jaws. ZaghiMD.com

09/26/2025

We are SO proud of the incredible progress our 10-year-old client has made in therapy in conjunction with his tongue tie release! 💪💫⁣
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Here’s what his mom, had to say:
🗣 “My son has made incredible progress with MaryFrances—his lips now close without any tension, his posture has improved significantly, he is no longer a messy eater, and the drooling is completely gone! I truly thought he’d struggle with these issues forever. She is amazing, a miracle worker!” ⁣

09/26/2025

😴 Chronic fatigue in children isn’t laziness.
It’s often the result of non-restorative sleep from breathing disorders.

🧠 When the brain is starved of oxygen overnight, kids wake up tired no matter how early they go to bed.
📚 The impact? Struggles with focus, behaviour, and learning.

✨ The earlier we identify and treat sleep-disordered breathing, the faster children can reclaim their energy, mood, and potential.

👀 Parents — if your child snores, mouth breathes, or wakes unrefreshed, don’t brush it off. It’s not “just tiredness.”

09/11/2025

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08/20/2025

Bruxism isn’t a bad habit — it’s often a survival response.
The jaw clenches. The body fights. The brain tries to stay alive.

This is sleep-disordered breathing.
And no, they won’t just grow out of it.

Snoring + teeth grinding = airway red flags.
Listen to them. Then act.

07/09/2025

✨ BEFORE & AFTER ✨
Myofunctional Therapy is critical for optimal results of for a tongue tie release 👍
Hard work + a good release provider (shoutout for this case) = great results 💗