Tongue-tie –myth or reality? - National Women's Hospital
Tongue-tie –myth or reality? - National Women's Hospital
Tongue-tie –myth or reality? - National Women's Hospital
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Results : Messner and Lalakea<br />
• 69% lactation consultants believe that tongue-<strong>tie</strong><br />
is definitely associated with feeding problems vs<br />
min<strong>or</strong>ity of physicians<br />
• 60% of ENTs and 50% of SLTs but only 23% of<br />
Paeds believe tongue <strong>tie</strong> is sometimes<br />
associated with speech difficul<strong>tie</strong>s<br />
• Surgery recommended f<strong>or</strong> speech, feeding,<br />
social/mechanical difficul<strong>tie</strong>s by approx 65% of<br />
ENTs vs approx 23% of Paeds
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