Has anyone tried orofacial myofunctional therapy?

Posted by Mel Smidt @melissasmidt, Feb 21, 2025

A friend of mine told me that someone suggested to her to try OMT for her insomnia. She was given an interesting pamphlet and now I'm wonder if anyone has tried it! If so, did it work?

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John, Volunteer Mentor | @johnbishop | Feb 21, 2025

Welcome Mel @melissasmidt, I had not heard of orofacial myofunctional therapy. I don't have insomnia but I have sleep apnea and it does sound like it could help with breathing and better sleep after looking at a few articles on the topic.

-- Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy in Tongue Thrust Habit: A Narrative Review:
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8343673/
-- Myofunctional Therapy Exercises May Help to Improve Sleep Apnea:
https://www.verywellhealth.com/what-is-myofunctional-therapy-3015256
It certainly seems like something reasonable to try. Do you have insomnia?

Mel Smidt | @melissasmidt | Feb 21, 2025

In reply to @johnbishop "Welcome Mel @melissasmidt, I had not heard of orofacial myofunctional therapy. I don't have insomnia but..." + (show)

I do; I've tried doing the CBT that was assigned to me, but I didn't get past the second set. I plan to pick it up again but it's not easy for me to go that slow (once a week for a set). I need all the info now and then I can slowly add routines to my life.