There was a moment in her parents’ journey where the next step felt heavy.
Their daughter wasn’t sleeping well. Nights were restless. Days were harder than they should have been. After testing, the recommendation came: a tonsillectomy.
A reasonable option. A common one.
But her parents paused.
They asked a simple, powerful question:
“Is there anything we can try first?”
That’s when they found myofunctional therapy.
We started gently—teaching her body how to breathe, rest, and function the way it was designed to. We focused on tongue posture, airway support, muscle balance, and nasal breathing. No quick fixes. Just consistent, intentional work.
And slowly… things began to change.
Her tonsil size decreased—with a measurable improvement in her Brodsky grading.
Her airway had more room.
Her body learned how to stay open at night.
Then the follow-up sleep study told the rest of the story.
She went from 37 sleep apnea events an hour—to 2.
Two.
Not because something was removed…
But because function was restored.
This doesn’t mean surgery is never necessary. Sometimes it absolutely is.
But stories like this remind me why parents deserve options—and why the airway deserves to be addressed before we jump to irreversible solutions when possible.
Better sleep.
A calmer nervous system.
A growing body finally getting the rest it needs.
Sometimes the most powerful changes start with slowing down and asking,
“What if we help the body work better first?”
And this little girl?
She’s sleeping soundly now.
