Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy

Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy

January 29, 20181 min read

With Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy (OMT) our job is to get the tongue to the roof of the mouth as a natural landing spot and teach it to stay there.

Children who snore turn adults who snore. The problem with snorers is that they do not get enough sleep neither their partner get.

In children, the use of the tongue in this way will apply pressure to the palate to increase its size naturally. Poor tongue placement or use can interfere with sinus development and nasal breathing.

In adults, OMT can improve the quality of life by improving breathing and swallowing.

When people are snoring; they causes a lot of different problems like:

  1. Diabetes

  2. Depression which makes everybody unhappy around you.

  3. Around 10% get sleep apnea rest of 90% do not get diagnosed with sleep apnea.

  4. Without sleep you become drowsy drivers resulting in sleep during driving which traffic accidents.

  5. Snoring problem may lead to financial loss.

This therapies improve the airway to reduce apnea scores. 50% analyses shows that these therapies helps in reduction of sleep apnea.


Some exercises to prevent snoring are also discussed.


You can Contact us or book your appointment with us to solve your snoring problem with the help of orofacial myofunctional therapy.


Shirley Gutkowski is a practicing orofacial myofunctional therapist and Buteyko breathing educator practicing in Sun Prairie, WI. Since she was taught by world-renowned (OMT) expert Joy Moeller and breathing retraining based on Buteyko Breathing Retraining techniques taught by world-renowned Buteyko expert Patrick McKeown. She is nationally known as an author and international speaker. As America's Dental Hygienist her passion for prevention is practically legendary. She is seeing referral patients in her specialty practice on OMT and breathing retraining.

Shirley Gutkowski

Shirley Gutkowski is a practicing orofacial myofunctional therapist and Buteyko breathing educator practicing in Sun Prairie, WI. Since she was taught by world-renowned (OMT) expert Joy Moeller and breathing retraining based on Buteyko Breathing Retraining techniques taught by world-renowned Buteyko expert Patrick McKeown. She is nationally known as an author and international speaker. As America's Dental Hygienist her passion for prevention is practically legendary. She is seeing referral patients in her specialty practice on OMT and breathing retraining.

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