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What to Expect at Your First Visit

Your first visit is designed to be a comprehensive and relaxed assessment focused on understanding your breathing, sleep, and oral function. Airway Dysfunction Signs.

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Our goal is to provide a thoughtful and supportive experience that helps you better understand your breathing, sleep, and overall health.

  • We begin by discussing your concerns, sleep patterns, breathing habits, and relevant medical or dental history. This helps us understand the full picture and identify any patterns that may be contributing to your symptoms.

  • A detailed evaluation is completed to assess breathing patterns, oral posture, tongue function, and overall airway-related factors. This may include observing how you breathe at rest, how the tongue and muscles function, and how these relate to sleep and daily habits.

  • We review our observations with you in a clear and supportive way. This is an opportunity to better understand how different factors may be influencing breathing, sleep, and function.

  • Based on the assessment, we provide guidance on next steps. This may include myofunctional therapy, habit changes, or collaboration with other healthcare professionals when appropriate.

  • If additional support is recommended, we may work alongside dentists, orthodontists, physicians, or other providers to ensure comprehensive care.

How an Airway Assessment Can Help

An airway assessment provides a comprehensive look at how breathing, sleep, and oral function are working together. By evaluating patterns such as breathing habits, tongue posture, and sleep-related concerns, we can begin to identify underlying factors that may be contributing to symptoms.

This process helps guide personalized recommendations and, when appropriate, coordinated care with other healthcare professionals. The goal is to support healthier breathing, improved sleep quality, and better overall function.

Common Factors That May Contribute to Sleep-Disordered Breathing

Sleep-disordered breathing can develop for a variety of reasons. In many cases, it is not caused by a single issue, but rather a combination of structural, functional, and behavioral factors that affect how the airway develops and functions over time.

Some common contributing factors may include:

Airway and Structural Factors

  • Enlarged tonsils or adenoids

  • Narrow palate or underdeveloped jaw

  • Crowded teeth or limited tongue space

  • Deviated nasal septum

  • Chronic nasal obstruction

  • Tongue or lip tie

Breathing and Functional Patterns

  • Habitual mouth breathing

  • Low tongue posture

  • Improper swallow patterns

  • Unable to swallow pills

  • Poor lip seal at rest

Sleep and Behavioral Factors

  • Poor sleep positioning

  • Frequent night waking

  • Light or restless sleep

  • Daytime fatigue affecting sleep cycles

Environmental and Health Factors

  • Allergies or chronic congestion

  • Frequent illness or inflammation

  • Exposure to dry air or irritants

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SIGNS YOU OR YOUR CHILD MAY BENEFIT FROM AN AIRWAY ASSESSMENT

  • Mouth breathing

  • Snoring or restless sleep

  • Frequent waking at night

  • Bed wetting

  • Daytime fatigue

  • Crowded teeth or narrow palate

  • Thumb sucking or prolonged oral habits

  • Pacifier use

  • ADHD or anxiety

  • Difficulty focusing or behavioral concerns

  • Jaw tension or facial muscle fatigue

If these signs sound familiar, an airway assessment may help identify the underlying cause.

A child sleeping with open mouth

“Lips are the faces braces, tongue is the palate expander.”

– Linda D’Onofrio