I Spy with my Myo Eye... – Details, episodes & analysis

In today's episode, Brittny chats with her colleague, Dave Henrichsen,  an oral myofunctional therapist in the Seattle area who has built a successful practice focusing on mouth breathing, tongue thrust, sleep apnea, tongue tie, TMJ pain and other myofunctional concerns. Over the last several years his strong desire to provide quality care to his patients has built a fire in him to help grow other myofunctional therapists to help them to also become excellent in their field and grow their practices. He has successfully launched and grown his own myofunctional therapy practice and has coached many other therapists as they have started and grown their own practices. He brings with him passion for success, a blueprint for business systems, an enthusiasm that is infectious, and a positive outlook on life that can help guide others through a mindset shift that empowers growth both of individual lives and their businesses.

Find Dave:
www.myodave.com

In today's episode, Brittny chats with Dr. Neel Bulchandani, DC, a holistic chiropractor, bodyworker, movement teacher, podcaster, and philosopher. He utilizes systems thinking in a field he developed called Integrative Airway & Feeding Chiropractic. He launched an intuitive movement practice in 2017 called Movintuit. He began teaching other bodyworkers and birth workers his holistic approach to aiding in the freeing of tethered oral tissues in 2021, and in 2022, he launched a technique called Stomatognathic Oscillatory Fascial Touch Technique (S.o.f.t. Technique).  He's often a go-to provider for pre- and post-op bodywork for patients undergoing frenectomies and frenuloplasties. He has helped many moms breastfeed with more ease, less pain, and more success by utilizing his knowledge of freeing tension associated with oral ties. Dr. Neel also sees many children and adults who suffer from issues related to tethered oral tissues: feeding, airway, digestion, sleep, and TMJ issues.

In addition to his patient care, Dr. Neel offers virtual healing map sessions as well as consults for practices and teams. He has begun helping practices establish a solid infrastructure for guided releases, or for those more involved in palate expansion and/or jaw surgeries, he offers guidance on how to implement a broad range of bodywork modalities and advises on syntax and appropriateness of the overall gameplan. He also has recently launched a podcast on the topic of embodied embryology called Embryoloji. 

Webinar:
https://drneel.myflodesk.com/floorofthemouth

Instagram: drneelbulchandani

Site: www.neelbulchandani.com

In today's episode, Brittny has the pleasure of chatting with the CEO of FroggyMouth, Guillaume Fellus. Guillaume is the son of the inventor, Dr. Patrick Fellus. In today's episode, Brittny and Guillaume discuss the story behind the invention and the concepts behind FroggyMouth. FroggyMouth is the first anoetic swallowing rehabilitation device. It aids in cessation of an atypical swallow and allows secondary swallowing to take place. The device works by preventing the lips from sealing allowing functional re-education to occur.

Website:
https://www.froggymouth.com/e1/en/

Yale YouTube Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25yRcC50Zakhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-G4NTL6Jcg

Video with complementary exercises using the FroggyMouth appliance: https://youtu.be/TKox0_Axu5E?si=-QcPWuT4QhbItru8 

The book “Neurosciences and Swallowing Rehabilitation. FroggyMouth: An Anoetic Approach”:https://www.froggymouth.com/e1/produit/en-neurosciences-and-swallowing-rehabilitation-froggymouth-an-anoetic-approach/ 

Brittny discusses with Liz Turner, DMD the depth of how attached the mouth and body are. Dr. Turner reveals it wasn't until the birth of her son a few years ago that her world changed. He was born tongue tied and it was impacting his feeding. Since she wasn't having pain and her son was gaining weight, she was told... "It's just a mild tie, it will stretch, it's no big deal." A mom knows her baby, and after five weeks she was able to get his lip and tongue tie treated with a laser (by a dentist). Three days later her father-in-law, with untreated sleep apnea and tongue-tie, had a heart attack. He was in a medically induced coma for six days. Dr. Turner realized that dentists are not just "teeth doctors," but really have incredible insight into how healthy someone is (or has the potential to be!). Dr. Turner believes, as dentists, she and her colleagues have the  responsibility to screen their patients for airway dysfunction.

Dr. Siegel is a board certified, dual degree MD, DDS, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon. Dr. Siegel has over 25 years of experience as an oral and maxillofacial surgeon and has devoted the past 18 years to treatment of issues related to tethered oral tissues. He has performed over 30,000 tethered oral tissue surgical procedures to date. Dr. Siegel is internationally recognized as a pioneering laser TOTs surgeon. In today's episode, Brittny discusses with Dr. Siegel the impact a tethered oral tissue can have on feeding, speech, craniofacial development, airway, sleep, etc.

World's leading authority on the Buteyko Breathing method. Patrick believes in the Buteyko method being a method of treatment for individuals who have diagnosis of asthma and chronic rhinosinusitus. In this episode, Brittny discusses with Patrick the importance of nasal breathing, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. Listen as Patrick dives into personal and clinical experiences and the impact the shift from mouth to exclusively nasal breathing can have on one's life.

In this episode, Brittny discusses with Dr. Mary Bourke, the many benefits of the myomunchee. Dr. Burke is a chiropractor with a special interest area in pediatric growth and development. She is the daughter of dentist, Kevin Bourke, pioneer of Myo Munchee. One of her key professional goals with both chiropractic care and as CEO of Myo Australia, manufacturers of the Myo Munchee, is to spread the word about the benefits of chewing and the denaturing effects of long term pacifier use.

https://myomunchee.com/

Article by March 7, 2016
by Licia Coceani Paskay, MS, CCC-SLP
https://www.oralhealthgroup.com/features/1003919890/

Karese, like many parents, suffered in silence while her children struggled with the symptoms of undiagnosed sleep and breathing issues. One visit to a pediatric dentist changed the trajectory of their lives. Already a registered dental hygienist, Karese, trained with Sandra Holtzman, Lois Laynee and Sarah Hornsby to establish her orofacial myology knowledge. With this initial training and numerous others, in a few short years she has not only resolved all her children's issues, but helped hundreds of patients, children and adults alike, discover how great life can be functioning on full. Her private practice, The Myo Spot is now a leader in the quest for myofunctional awareness and public education. Her latest published book, Accomplished, delves into how to sleep better, eliminate burnout, and execute goals. Karese's mission is to transform and positively impact as many households as possible through dynamic breath, brain and body work. 

 Joy Moeller, BS, RDH is a dental hygienist, formerly an associate professor at Indiana University, who has worked as a myofunctional therapist for many years and currently has a private practice in Pacific Palisades and Beverly Hills. 

Joy is founding lecturer with the Academy of Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy (AOMT). Joy wrote a chapter in Sleep Medicine Clinics, a chapter in Sleep Disorders in Pediatric Dentistry, published in 2019 and a children’s book on tongue position as well as many published studies and other chapters in textbooks. She is currently on the board of the American Academy of Physiologic Medicine and Dentistry (AAPMD), a multi-disciplinary medical and dental group interested in airway problems, where she received a life-time achievement award March of 2015. 

Welcome to the “I spy with my myo eye” podcast. I am your host Brittny Sciarra.

I am a certified orofacial myologist, registered dental hygienist, and life long learner.

You ask, we’ll answer -By collaborating with true pioneers in specialties associated with the MYO world and listening to personal stories from some of our very own patients! Join me on this journey as we dive into the life altering world of tethered oral tissues and airway space. Let’s do this thing!