What Is Sleep Apnea?
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Balancing life, work, and family is challenging at the best of times. You work hard all day, spend the evenings shuttling kids to practices and meetings, and try to squeeze in a family dinner at least a few times each week. As if that is not enough, the last few years have forced parents to add juggling social distancing, working and learning remotely, and ever-changing schedules to our already hectic lives.
Answering Questions About Braces and Tongue Thrust Therapy
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Raising children is one of, if not the most challenging endeavors in life. There is no handbook when it comes to parenting. You can, of course, find countless materials that provide plenty of advice, but every resource seems to arrive at different conclusions. For parents, it may seem like there is a never-ending stream of decisions you have to make about education, medical care, dentistry, daily routines, screen time, and so much more. If your child needs braces and speech issues at the same time, the root cause could be tongue thrust. In this article, we want to help answer your questions about braces, speech, and tongue thrust therapy.
How To Stop Sucking My Tongue When I Sleep
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The tongue is one of the strongest muscles in the body. Because of this, when it is not properly placed in your mouth, it can cause a lot of problems. We get a lot of questions such as, "How do I stop sucking my tongue when I sleep?" Here we are answering that question as well as some others.
How do I stop sucking my tongue when I sleep?
How do I stop pushing my tongue against my teeth
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The human body really is an amazing work of science. Even when we are at rest, there are so many systems intricately working together to keep us alive. Most of the activities that keep us ticking are happening without us being aware of it. You do not consciously decide to make your heartbeat, yet it is constantly pumping life-giving blood through your veins. You do not think about how and when to breathe, yet oxygen is constantly entering your lungs and you are expelling carbon dioxide. Similarly, without thinking about it you are blinking, swallowing, and always performing a range of functions as you go about your daily life.
Four Ways Mouth-Breathing is Affecting Your Life
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There is a lot of emphasis on health and wellness in our culture. People are more passionate than ever about taking care of themselves. We are realizing that every part of health and wellness is connected:
- Our nutrition impacts our energy, fitness, and disposition.
- Our fitness affects how we process food, our energy, and our happiness.
- Our attitude impacts how we eat and the motivation we have for exercise.
