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Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy. Serving Barrie and Simcoe County + Virtual

11/18/2025

Struggling with sleep or fatigue? It may be more than just being tired. Book your assessment today!
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11/14/2025

When the jaw, lips, or cheeks are chronically tight, it’s often more than local muscle tension - it usually reflects poor resting posture, mouth‑breathing, tongue position, or airway compromise. Over time, this increases muscle activity, reduces recovery during sleep, and can cause fatigue, headaches, or a “tight‑face” feeling.

Why myofunctional therapy helps:
Retraining tongue and lip posture, nasal breathing, and releasing jaw tension through exercises and soft‑tissue work can lower resting muscle load, improve airway function, and restore facial muscle rest.
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11/10/2025

Fixing chipped or worn down teeth isn’t enough. If the cause isn’t treated, the damage comes back. Let’s fix the root cause so you don’t stay stuck in the break-and-fix cycle.
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10/31/2025

Happy halloween! 👻🎃

10/18/2025

Ever wonder why teeth shift after braces? When oral muscles (like the tongue, lips and cheek) aren’t functioning properly, they can guide teeth right back to where they started. Orthodontic relapse is common. Myofunctional therapy retrains the muscles that influence tooth and jaw position, helping your orthodontic results last and creating healthier oral function.
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10/14/2025

Do any of these sound familiar? These are some of the most common signs that your oral and facial muscles may not be working as they should.

Mouth breathing: You notice your lips are open during the day or while sleeping. Mouth breathing can lead to dry mouth, dental issues, poor sleep quality, and even changes in facial growth over time.

Snoring or poor sleep quality: Waking up tired, mouth dry, or frequently tossing and turning may be linked to airway obstruction or poor tongue posture.

Low or forward tongue rest posture: The tongue should rest gently on the roof of the mouth, not against the teeth or floor of the mouth. A low tongue posture can affect jaw development, breathing, and swallowing.

Speech difficulties: The tongue plays a major role in sound production. Improper muscle patterns can contribute to ongoing articulation issues that don’t fully resolve with speech therapy alone.

Jaw tension, clenching, or teeth grinding: Overactive or imbalanced facial muscles can create chronic tension and fatigue, often linked to mouth breathing or incorrect swallowing patterns.

ÑDifficulty chewing or swallowing: If eating feels noisy, effortful, or uncoordinated, it could indicate an orofacial muscle imbalance affecting function and comfort.

Lips that don’t stay closed easily: Constantly needing to “remind yourself” to close your lips or feeling strain when doing so can point to low muscle tone or compensation in surrounding muscles.

These signs are often subtle but can impact breathing, sleep, dental health, and even facial balance.
A myofunctional therapy assessment helps identify the root cause - not just manage the symptoms.

Book your assessment! Link in bio.
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10/09/2025

Chewing gum can activate your jaw muscles, but it doesn’t necessarily strengthen them in a balanced or functional way. The jaw isn’t like a bicep where “more resistance = more strength.” Instead, we want the muscles to work in harmony to support healthy chewing, swallowing, and resting posture.

Here are the key points:
• Yes, gum uses your masseter muscles (the big chewing muscles), so it can build some endurance.
• But chewing gum alone doesn’t correct dysfunction. If your tongue rests low, lips are apart, or your bite isn’t balanced, gum chewing may reinforce poor patterns.
• Overuse can cause strain—especially in people who clench, grind, or already have tension in the TMJ.
• Therapeutic chewing tools (like specific gums or silicone chews) are sometimes used in myofunctional therapy, but always with a plan to build strength and coordination safely.

So while gum isn’t harmful in moderation (and can be good for saliva flow and oral health), it won’t “sculpt” or properly strengthen your jaw unless it’s paired with functional training of the tongue, lips, and proper chewing/swallowing patterns.

I recommend focusing first on balanced function and muscle tone through targeted exercises—and only using chewing gum as a supplement, not the main strategy.

09/28/2025

Little habits can have a big impact.
Prolonged use of pacifiers, sippy cups, bottles, or even nail biting can change how the muscles and bones of the face develop. These habits may encourage oral dysfunctions that affect breathing, swallowing, and jaw growth.
Early awareness = healthier habits for life!

09/25/2025

When the palate is narrow, it not only changes tongue posture but can also affect how easily you breathe through your nose.
Proper tongue posture supports palate development → better breathing → healthier airways.

09/18/2025

Night guards may protect your teeth from wear, but they can sometimes make clenching worse. The bulky plastic gives your jaw something to bite on and can also take up space where your tongue should be resting in the roof of your mouth. If the guard isn’t custom-made and is bought at the store, it can even change your bite or cause jaw problems.

An Essix retainer in the second photo is a thinner, more comfortable option that doesn’t encourage as much clenching or interfere with tongue posture.

Even better, myofunctional therapy addresses the root cause—retraining your tongue, breathing, and muscle habits—so your jaw can relax naturally without relying on a guard.

Address

222 Mapleview Drive West
Barrie, ON
L4N9E7

Telephone

+17057211143

Website

http://www.charmmyotherapy.ca/

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