Amy Best is an Otolaryngologist (ENT), caring for both adults and pediatrics. In her practice, sinus and nasal surgery are the largest volume of patient procedures. Her practice also includes other traditional ENT treatments like thyroid surgery, tonsillectomy, and adenoidectomy. Amy is now diving deep into the airway and myofunctional therapy (“myo”) world and applying her knowledge to her daily practice! She is passionate about educating her patients, family members and the general public. Join Amy and Hallie as they discuss all things personal and professional in the airway, myo, sleep, and expansion space! 

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Join Hallie as she talks to Kathleen Dung M.S, CCC-SLP.  Kathleen was one of the first speech-language pathology students to graduate from the Feed the Peds® Course. She jumped right into the course and into the world of pediatric feeding, right out of graduate school in her Clinical Fellowship (CF) year. Kathleen shares what she learned in Feed The Peds® and gives advice for new graduates as they enter into this challenging, yet rewarding field.

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Gina Motsay is an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) and mom of four littles, including twins! Gina joins Hallie to share her experience as both an IBCLC and Mama of babies with TOTs. They share their children's TOTs journeys and what they learned from that experience that has helped shaped their professional practice and story.

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Today Hallie is joined by Dr. Laura Glazebrook DPT.; a pelvic floor trained physical therapist and scoliosis specialist. Dr. Glazebrook shares her personal history with scoliosis as well as her journey as a mom of children with tethered oral tissue (ToTs). She also provides information on the connection between the pelvic floor and the jaw as well as the possible connection between scoliosis and ToTs. She and Hallie discuss team building and the need for collaboration between professionals. This is a wonderful resource for both professionals and parents to learn more about the connection between pelvic floor and jaw.

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Join Hallie as she discusses when and why a tie (tongue, lip , buccal) should be released. She breaks down the factors considered before sending a patient for a release consultation as well as what SLPs, OTs and Myofunctional Therapists can do to help patients in their journey to overall health.   Parents and adult patients listening will learn questions to ask their SLPs, OTs and/or Myofunctional Therapist and why therapy is a vital first step before having that release! 

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Join Hallie as she talks with Kelly Quolas, RDH about all things Myo, ToTs, Airway and Vivos from a personal and professional viewpoint. They share their own experiences, including how treatment has affected their lives and what they have learned that benefits their daily practice. If you're an adult with an orofacial myofunctional disorder considering expansion and myofunctional therapy, this is a must listen!

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Today Hallie is joined by Kelsey Daniels, a pediatric Physical Therapist. Kelsey started a private practice for moms and babies after her second son was born with a tongue tie. Her experience opened her eyes to the impact of Tethered Oral Tissues (TOTs) on development, the fascial connection between our tongue and our toes and ultimately pelvic floor health.  Hallie and Kelsey also discuss building a team of providers that will provide collaboration for best care and how to support patients holistically.  Parents, listen closely to help you learn how to find the right providers for your child.  

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Join us today as Hallie provides an outline of typical chewing development.  She compares phasic bite, munch chew, diagonal chew and adult-like circular rotary chew as well as when we should expect to see each pattern emerge. A quick foundational breakdown of chewing development and why they are important! 

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Today Hallie discusses mouth breathing. Possible reasons, what to look for and how to change treat are all reviewed. Whether you are a parent or a therapist this episode lays a great foundation for understanding the long term effects of mouth breathing and the importance in providing early intervention for conversion to nasal breathing. Come join Hallie as she talks about this important topic! 

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In this episode Hallie answers listener questions about how to approach assessment and intervention for patients that present with oral dysfunction and low muscle tone (hypotonia). A definition of low muscle tone and its characteristics are discussed, providing a foundation for what should be considered during assessment and differential diagnosis.  The effect’s low muscle tone has on an individual’s life are outlined and Hallie draws on her own experiences as someone with low muscle tone and joint hypermobility to illustrate the importance of building our knowledge base to give our patients the best possible outcomes.

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