Perry Myofunctional Therapy PLLC

Perry Myofunctional Therapy PLLC Bonnie Perry, MS CCC-SLP, CMT provides Myofunctional & Speech Therapy for kids and adults. Helping with tongue ties, feeding, airway, TMJ, speech & more.

Serving DFW in-person and across Texas via telehealth.

11/07/2025

Something exciting has been developing… and a lot of you already know what’s coming 👀 Stay tuned — big things ahead!!

(P.S. Don’t worry, hands-free was used for the dash cam 😅 Also, spot the trash bag tumbleweed!)




11/05/2025

Say hello to the Spot Pal! 😁

A fully customizable oral appliance designed to help retrain oral habits and improve overall function. The Spot Pal can be tailored for:
• Anterior/Lateral Tongue thrust or low tongue posture
• Snoring or mouth breathing
• Clenching and Grinding
• Articulation errors
• TMJ pain

It works by providing gentle tactile feedback to help guide the tongue into a proper resting position — supporting better breathing, swallowing, and oral muscle coordination.

You can get started with either a home impression kit or an iTero scan.

✨ Current promo: $150 off your Spot Pal! ✨

📩 Contact me for this rate & to see if you’re a good candidate and learn how the Spot Pal can support your goals.

I came up with these with my 🧠 but then told AI to make the images, and let me tell you, that was not easily. Anywho!! H...
10/31/2025

I came up with these with my 🧠 but then told AI to make the images, and let me tell you, that was not easily.

Anywho!! Happy Halloween from your Myofunctional Therapist that doesn’t scare easy!! I see these as opportunities to educate and change lives - mwuhahahaha 😈

💀 Bone Breakdown: The Skeletons That Shape Your Airway 💀Because skeletons aren’t just for Halloween — they’re part of yo...
10/29/2025

💀 Bone Breakdown: The Skeletons That Shape Your Airway 💀
Because skeletons aren’t just for Halloween — they’re part of your everyday function. 👃💬🦷

Let’s meet the real MVPs of facial growth and airway development:

🦴 Nasal Bone – Forms the bridge of your nose and supports nasal breathing — your first line of airflow.

🦴 Zygomatic Bone (Cheekbone) – Gives structure to your midface and supports the muscles that help you smile, chew, and maintain facial balance.

🦴 Maxilla – The upper jaw and foundation for your palate, teeth, and nasal cavity. When it grows properly, it creates space for nasal breathing and straight teeth.

🦴 Hard Palate – The roof of your mouth and the floor of your nose — its shape literally determines your nasal airway size.

🦴 Mandible (Lower Jaw) – Houses your tongue and defines your facial profile. Its position impacts airway size, bite, and even sleep quality.

🦴 TMJ (Temporomandibular Joint) – The hinge that keeps it all moving — speech, chewing, swallowing. Alignment here supports balanced muscle function and airway patency.

🦴 Nasal Turbinates – Tiny bony shelves inside the nose that warm, humidify, and filter your air. Proper nasal space keeps them happy and helps you breathe easy.

✨ Every bone tells a story — of growth, function, and airflow. When these structures develop in harmony, faces grow forward, airways stay open, and breathing thrives.

Not new — just overdue for the spotlight. ✨ The field of orofacial myofunctional therapy (OMT) didn’t spring up overnigh...
10/24/2025

Not new — just overdue for the spotlight. ✨

The field of orofacial myofunctional therapy (OMT) didn’t spring up overnight. As early as the early 1900s orthodontists like Alfred Paul Rogers were pointing out that lip-and-tongue posture, mouth-breathing and chewing patterns play a big role in jaw development and dental alignment.  Over the decades, speech-language pathologists entered the picture, expanding the work into swallowing, articulation, airway health and posture — today OMT is firmly rooted in the SLP background of motor control, neuromuscular re-education and functional breathing. 

In the recent article by M. Milligan (“Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy as an Adjunct to Orthodontic Treatment for Anterior Open Bite Treatment”), OMT is presented as a valuable adjunct in orthodontic care — proof that the model has matured and is recognized in allied fields. By tying tongue/lip posture, breathing and orofacial rest-posture directly into orthodontic outcomes, this piece shows OMT’s evolution from ‘nice to know’ to ‘must consider’ in multidisciplinary care.

Bottom line: While the term “myo” might feel new to some, the roots run deep — and as SLPs we’re uniquely positioned to bring together speech, swallowing, airway and posture in one coordinated approach.

I often hear, “this wasn’t around when I was younger” — but I’m not over here making this up on my own. The exercises and science informed care I provide come from nearly a century of refinement — we just get to reap the benefits of society becoming more root cause minded, social media advancing the knowledge, and researchers including OMT in their assessment of outcomes. I’m grateful to be part of Myo’s growth spurt! 🤩

I use my Sonu headband nightly now—and honestly crave it. If I skip a night, I miss it. My husband lovingly calls me his...
10/22/2025

I use my Sonu headband nightly now—and honestly crave it. If I skip a night, I miss it. My husband lovingly calls me his little head wound patient 🤕

The Sonu isn’t just a gadget—it’s FDA-cleared technology that uses gentle vibrational sound stimulation to the sinuses and nasal cavities, calming down symptoms of allergies, inflammation and congestion. SONU has been shown in a randomized controlled trial to improve nasal symptoms including congestion, itching, and runny nose in a drug free way!

It’s one of those rare products that’s both high-tech and genuinely relaxing too!

Use code PERRYMYO15 if you decide to try it!

Treatments take 15 minutes and may be the missing key to your nasal breathing! ✨

10/20/2025

Don’t worry — you’re not supposed to know it all.
Most people don’t realize how connected our breathing, swallowing, speech, and facial function really are — and that’s okay. I’ve devoted my career to helping you uncover the intricacies of what makes you, you.

Whether you’re a parent trying to understand your child’s oral and airway development, or an adult finally piecing together why things have felt “off” for years, you’re in the right place. My goal is to guide you through the “how” and “why” behind your unique patterns — so you can feel confident, informed, and empowered.

A barrel of Bonnie! 🐒 Spent a handful of days last week in Connecticut! Whale teeth and mandibles pretty impressive! Oh ...
10/10/2025

A barrel of Bonnie! 🐒 Spent a handful of days last week in Connecticut!

Whale teeth and mandibles pretty impressive! Oh and the Queen of suction at the end 🐙 I wonder if they can do a good Lingual Palatal Suction?

At the root of it all… it boils down to the airway.As a patient, I didn’t understand this connection. I thought it was j...
10/03/2025

At the root of it all… it boils down to the airway.

As a patient, I didn’t understand this connection. I thought it was just a tongue thrust, just orthodontic shifting. But symptoms don’t happen “just because.” They’re usually the body’s way of telling us there’s something deeper going on. ⚠️

Now, as a provider, I focus on helping my patients understand the bigger picture — that oral dysfunction almost always has a cause. When we look at airway health, breathing, and function, we can start to address the why behind the symptoms — not just the surface-level 🫁




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