Expert Care For Tongue-Tie And Tongue Posture In Idaho

Traditional myofunctional therapy is ideal for anyone over the age of 4. For children under 4, we provide feeding therapy, lactation services, and speech & language therapy.

Myofunctional therapy focuses on retraining the muscles of the tongue, lips, and face to correct improper patterns that affect breathing, swallowing, and jaw development. Speech therapy addresses communication difficulties such as articulation, language, fluency, and voice, while feeding therapy helps individuals who struggle with the mechanics or sensory aspects of eating and drinking safely.

Depending on your specific insurance policy. For most government insurance, such as Medicaid, Tricare, and Medicare, referrals are always required from your PCP.

Depending on individual needs, diligence in doing home exercise programs, and regular attendance, it can range from 9 to 12 months.

Weekly for 30 minutes per session.

Yes

Our team of specialized therapists brings over 30 years of experience and a commitment to staying current through continuing education and the latest research in the field. Unlike many myofunctional therapy providers, we bill insurance and offer multiple specialists under one roof.

Absolutely! A tongue tie can significantly restrict the tongue’s movement and make it difficult for a baby to latch properly, leading to painful or ineffective breastfeeding for both mom and baby.

Absolutely! A tongue tie can restrict the tongue’s range of motion, making it difficult to produce certain sounds clearly and contributing to speech delays or articulation challenges.

Tongue tie release is a quick, minimally invasive procedure performed using our LightScalpel CO2 laser, which offers precision, reduced bleeding, and faster healing compared to traditional methods. Our clinic follows specific protocols tailored for infants versus older children and adults, ensuring each patient receives the most appropriate and effective care for their age and needs.

For infants, less than 15 minutes. For older children and adults, up to 45 minutes.

For infants, we require lactation and/or feeding therapy, body work, and follow-up appointments. For older children and adults, a minimum of 6 visits of myfunctional therapy before, and 6 visits after.

Absolutely, we actually encourage every expecting parent and their partner to schedule a lactation consultation before baby arrives, so you are both informed, prepared, and confident from the very first feeding.

Latching difficulties are one of the most common reasons families come to us, and our team is experienced in identifying and addressing the underlying causes to help make breastfeeding a more comfortable and successful experience for both you and your baby.

Our lactation consultants are experienced in evaluating the many factors that can affect milk supply and will work with you and your partner to create a personalized plan to help support and increase your production.

While some initial discomfort is common, breastfeeding should not be consistently painful — and our lactation consultants can help identify the cause, whether it is latch, positioning, tongue tie, or something else, and get you on a more comfortable path quickly.