7601 North Federal Highway B-165 Boca Raton FL 33487
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Expressions 4 Kids
Expressions 4 Kids offers speech, language, feeding, myofunctional and occupational therapy services for children in the Boca Raton, Delray Beach and surrounding communities.
Contact 561-571-5287 for details.
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Tongue-ties
What is a Tongue-tie?
Tongue-tie (ankyloglossia) is a condition present at birth that restricts the tongue's range of motion. A tongue-tie presents when a child has a short, thick or tight band of tissue (lingual frenulum). Depending on how much the tissue restricts tongue movement, it may interfere with breastfeeding, eating, or speaking.
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Breastfeeding requires a baby to coordinate the nipple with their tongue. If a tongue-tie is present the baby might chew instead of suck on the nipple. This can cause nipple pain and interfere with a baby's ability to get breast milk and can lead to inadequate nutrition and failure to thrive.
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Tongue-ties can impact a child's ability to coordinate their food and properly swallow due to restricted tongue movement. A child may struggle to lick an ice-cream or lollipop and may often bite the food instead.
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Tongue-ties can interfere with the ability to make certain sounds — such as "t," "d," "z," "s," "th," "n" and "l", which require appropriate tongue elevation.
Our Boca Raton Speech Therapists Can Help!
Symptoms:
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Difficulty lifting the tongue to the upper teeth
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Difficulty moving the tongue from side to side.
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Trouble sticking out the tongue past the lower front teeth.
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A tongue tip that appears heart shaped when stuck out.
Our Boca Raton Pediatric Speech Therapists assess and treat tongue-ties in children. We also provide pre- and post-operative therapy for tongue-ties.
If you would like to schedule your child for an evaluation please contact us here.