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T O O L 3
3
MUSCLES EXERCISED:
- GENIOGLOSSUS
- INTRINSIC MUSCLES OF
THE TONGUE
Phonetic articulator placement
for lingua-alveolar sounds
(Front tongue to front of the hard palate)
LIPS ARE RELAXED AND SLIGHTLY OPEN
ELEVATION OF THE TIP AND SIDES OF THE
TONGUE TO THE FRONT AND SIDES OF THE
HARD PALATE TO FORM A SEAL
ORAL AIR PRESSURE BUILDS UP BEHIND THE
TONGUE-PALATE SEAL
THE TONGUE PALATE SEAL IS SUDDENLY
OPENED, AND BREATH ESCAPES CREATING
THE EXPLOSIVE LINGUA-ALVEOLAR SOUNDS
t/d/n/ )
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EXERCISE 1
Front Tongue Assisted Movement
GOAL: TO DEFINE THE MOVEMENT OF TONGUE TIP TO AN
INTRAORAL PLACEMENT INSTEAD OF "TONGUE THRUSTING"
THE THERAPIST OR PATIENT WILL PLACE THE TONGUE TIP AGAINST
THE CONCAVE SECTION OF THE TEXTURED RIDGE OF TOOL 3 WITH
LIPS CLOSED TO GET THE TACTILE SENSATION OF AN INTRAORAL
POSITION AND RESTRAINING THE TONGUE TO PUSH OR THRUST OUT
OF THE LIPS
EXERCISE 2
Front Tongue Resistance Movement
GOAL: STRENGTHENING - AN ISOTONIC EXERCISE
BASELINE EXERCISE
A:
•
PLACE TOOL 3 ON THE PALATE, BEHIND THE FRONT TEETH
•
MAINTAIN PRESSURE OF TONGUE TIP AGAINST TEXTURED RIDGE
WITH LIPS CLOSED UNTIL FATIGUE.
•
RECORD TIME OF CLOSURE IN NUMBER OF SECONDS
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T H E ' T O N G U E S H I E L D R E S T R A I N E R '
Genioglossus
Intrinsic muscles
of the tongue
Diagram C: Tool 3 - Muscles exercised
B:
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PLACE TOOL 3 ON THE PALATE, BEHIND THE FRONT TEETH
•
PRESS THE TONGUE TIP AGAINST THE TEXTURED RIDGE AND
THE CLINICIAN OR PATIENT WILL GENTLY PUSH THE HANDLE OF
TOOL 3 AGAINST THE TONGUE TIP UNTIL TONGUE FATIGUE
•
RECORD TIME OF FATIGUE IN NUMBER OF SECONDS
SUGGESTED TRAINING EXERCISE
A:
•
PLACE TOOL 3 IN THE MOUTH ON THE PALATE, BEHIND THE FRONT
TEETH
•
PRESS THE TONGUE TIP AGAINST THE TEXTURED RIDGE WITH LIPS
CLOSED FOR 3 SECONDS AND THEN RELAX
•
REPEAT 5 TIMES
B:
•
PLACE TOOL 3 IN THE MOUTH ON THE PALATE BEHIND THE FRONT
TEETH
•
PRESS THE TIP OF TONGUE INTO THE TEXTURED RIDGE AND THE
CLINICIAN OR
•
PATIENT WILL GENTLY PUSH THE HANDLE OF TOOL 3 AGAINST THE
TONGUE TIP FOR 3 SECONDS
•
REPEAT 5 TIMES
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