What Is Myofunctional Therapy?
It’s Like Physical Therapy, For Your Face
Orofacial myofunctional therapy (“myo”) is just like physical therapy, designed to restore proper breathing and oral function through simple exercises focused on the muscles of the mouth, face, head, and neck.
Faceology’s myofunctional therapy programs can help adults:
All in just 10 minutes a day. Learn More
Faceology provides relief to anyone
suffering from:
Sleep Apnea & Snoring
Better sleep starts with better breathing. Faceology’s myofunctional therapy experts will show you how to:
- Retrain your breathing habits for better sleep
- Breathe through your nose all night
- Strengthen the muscles of your tongue, throat, and airway for more effective sleep
Tongue-Tie
Find freedom in better function. Count on Faceology to help you:
- Achieve proper tongue placement for optimal oral facial function and breathing
- Learn comprehensive pre- and post-op exercises that optimize the results of your tongue-tie release
- Find the right doctor to achieve the best results
Jaw Pain & Headaches
We make the process of finding relief painless. Faceology’s professional therapists make it easy to:
- Achieve optimal function of your tongue and facial muscles to reduce your TMJ pain
- Reduce tension in your face and jaw
- Reduce clenching, grinding, and headaches
Why Faceology?
Cutting-Edge, Convenient, Comprehensive Care
Faceology delivers the professional myofunctional therapy you need, whenever and wherever you need it.
Testimonials
Straight from Their Mouths
It really is a life changing choice to do this therapy and it has many more benefits that I didn’t even realize.
For people in my position who may well have undergone life changing jaw surgery and who still struggle with nasal breathing, tongue position or lip incompetence, I can highly recommend Melissa and Faceology!
I just wanted to say what an absolute pleasure it has been to work with Melissa Johnston! You chose exactly the right therapist and Leon and I both found her to be so professional and thorough but also very warm and lovely.
Lee is such a wonderful, caring, and knowledgeable therapist. My teenage son has completed 10 sessions of Myofunctional therapy with her and has made so much progress.
I know if I ever needed anything Lee would always be there willing to help. Do it, do the therapy and entrust in Lee to provide for either you or someone in your family. This therapy has helped us tremendously.
Frequently Asked Questions
Also known as just “myo,” orofacial myofunctional therapy is ideal for people who want to restore their breathing and oral function in a non-invasive, fun, and efficient way.
Those who want to treat obstructive sleep apnea, snoring, jaw pain, and headaches can leverage myofunctional therapy exercises, as they can alleviate the symptoms caused by sleep-disordered breathing, relax or strengthen the tongue and throat muscles, reduce tension in the face, and more.
Yes, they are! Orofacial myofunctional therapy is like physical therapy but is designed to treat the face, mouth, throat, and tongue muscles. Therefore, these exercises can help people to train or improve their breathing, chewing, speaking, and swallowing.
One of the most common questions people often have in mind is if there are only myofunctional therapy exercises for adults. Essentially, anyone can do these exercises and leverage all their benefits.
However, orofacial myofunctional therapy has been designed for people who snore, breathe through their mouths during the day or night, have tongue-tie or jaw/TMJ pain, or clench and grind their teeth.
Furthermore, those who have been diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea or sleep-disordered breathing, have large tonsils and adenoids or have undergone surgical procedures to remove them, and suffer from asthma or allergies can also benefit from orofacial myofunctional therapy.
However, that doesn’t mean a person must have all these problems to be a candidate for orofacial myofunctional therapy. If you suffer from or experience one of the symptoms or conditions listed above, feel free to contact Faceology!
Whether you’re hoping to treat obstructive sleep apnea, improve your sleep, or strengthen your tongue and throat muscles, getting started with myofunctional therapy exercises is easier than you think.
These are the steps you should follow to get help from a Faceology myofunctional therapist:
- Contact us and schedule a 60- or 90-minute virtual evaluation with one of our experts
- Share your pain points and explain your treatment goals
- Get a custom treatment plan based on your wellness goals
- Check your email (we’ll send everything you need to start this wonderful experience)
- Get matched with a licensed therapist and start your plan (you’ll have 12 sessions)
- Practice your custom routine for just five minutes twice a day for the best results!
Through facial and tongue exercises, myofunctional therapy can help you restore your nasal breathing to enjoy better sleep. That’s one of the reasons it is considered an excellent option for those who suffer obstructive sleep apnea or experience sleep-disordered breathing symptoms, such as snoring.
In addition, these exercises can strengthen the airway, throat, soft palate, tongue, and orofacial muscles to help you sleep more effectively and pleasantly at night.
Sleep apnea can become a serious sleep disorder and severely affect people’s lives. Therefore, if you snore very loudly or feel so tired after a full night’s sleep, you should seek professional help to get a proper diagnosis.
One of the most common types of apnea is obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). It usually happens when the throat muscles relax too much and block the air that should get to your lungs. The most common symptoms of this condition include the following:
- Irritability
- Stop breathing at night
- Waking up with a dry mouth
- Gasping for air while sleeping
- Difficulty paying attention while awake
- Headaches in the morning
- Insomnia or trouble sleeping
Yes, of course! As mentioned, our experts will show you how to retrain your breathing habits and recover your nasal breathing in order to alleviate the symptoms caused by obstructive sleep apnea.
Also, with myofunctional therapy, you can learn to breathe through your nose all night for better sleep and overall health!
When it comes to myofunctional therapy, Faceology has industry-leaning services! We truly care about patients and offer cutting-edge, convenient, and comprehensive therapy to help alleviate the symptoms that may be affecting your sleep, speech, and well-being.
In addition, we have a team of professional and licensed therapists with experience in myofunctional therapy, the best myofascial release techniques, and breath training to help you stop your struggles.
At Faceology, we’re also committed to helping our patients get long-lasting results. Therefore, we follow a collaborative approach, working with you and outside providers to design a comprehensive therapy program.
No, we don’t. If you choose Faceology, you can access the world’s leading myofunctional therapy professionals from anywhere at any time! We offer exclusive online treatment to people from all over the world!
Yes, of course! Myofunctional speech therapy exercises can help you achieve proper tongue placement to have optimal oral facial function and breathing, which can help you improve your speaking skills.
If you have a tongue thrust, this therapy may also be for you, as it can help you improve your speaking and swallowing. A good tongue exercise can be what you need!
Yes, of course! We can teach you how to do the correct myofunctional therapy exercises for TMJ to improve your soft palate, facial muscles, and tongue function to alleviate the pain you may be experiencing.
Myofunctional therapy can also help you relieve tension in your face and jaw to stop clenching/grinding and alleviate headaches.
Tongue-tie is a condition that can restrict your tongue’s range of motion and cause some problems, such as interference with the ability to make certain sounds or poor oral hygiene.
Fortunately, myofunctional therapy can be a game-changer. These exercises can help you achieve proper tongue placement to improve your oral function and breathing.
Also, if you had a tongue-tie release, we can teach you pre- and post-op exercises to optimize results!
If you want to know if you are a candidate to work with a myofunctional therapist at Faceology, you only have to answer 10 self-assessment questions. Find the form here!