Tongue-tie is more than a just a metaphor for stumbling over your words. It’s an actual oral condition that can impact many things from breastfeeding to your airway, from speech to dental health.

TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR OTHER PARENTS. TOUCH YOUR TONGUE TO THE ROOF OF YOUR MOUTH. THAT’S EASY FOR JONATHAN TO DO NOW AT AGE SEVEN. BUT FOR MONTHS AFTER HE WAS BORN, HIS MOTHER, REBECCA HILL, HAD NO ...

As any parent of a newborn can attest, one of the biggest challenges in your little one’s first days of life (aside from lack of sleep) is setting up feeding in a way that works for your family. For ...

Tongue-tie (ankyloglossia) can be alarming for new parents—but does your child's tongue actually need to be clipped? Cindy Gellner, MD, addresses the myths and facts about a frenotomy, from the ...

Tongue tie surgery involves separating the lining that connects the mouth to the tongue, known as the frenulum. It is a surgery to treat tongue tie, which is when the frenulum is unusually short or ...

Tongue-tie is a condition some people are born with that reduces the mobility of their tongue. In some cases, it causes few side effects and resolves itself over time. If you look in the mirror, open ...

It’s an increasingly common scenario faced by new mothers across the country: A lactation consultant examines their newborn and suggests that cutting a “tongue-tie” may ease their difficulty ...

Flourish Tongue Tie expands to Erie, CO with a new office, providing advanced tongue and lip tie frenectomy. We are thrilled to open our new office in Erie and expand our services to the community.

Medically reviewed by William Truswell, MD Key Takeaways Difficulty latching onto the breast and making a clicking sound ...

Are you having trouble breastfeeding and wondering whether a “lip tie” in your baby may be to blame? So-called lip ties have gained more awareness in recent years because of their purported link to ...