Jul 12, 2022
Robyn Merkel Walsh - What is the role of the SLP on the Tongue Tie Team? Episode 301
What is the role of the SLP on the tongue tie team?
In this episode, Lisa interviews Robyn Merkel-Walsh MA, CCC-SLP/COM® owner of Diamond MYO/Mouths in Motion Mentoring. Robyn is a Licensed Speech Pathologist, TalkTools® Instructor, Board Certified Orofacial Myologist®, Board Chair , Oral Motor Institute, Member of ASHA, NJEA, AAPPSPA, NJSHA, IAOM, ICAP, Beckman Trained, PROMPT Trained, SLS Certified and a Breathe Institute-Ambassador.
Robyn explains the role of an SLP in helping patients with tongue tie maximize their potential. She says that tongue tie can cause a myriad of problems, that manifest over time, including difficulty breastfeeding, thumb sucking, dental malocclusion, bed wetting, night terrors, and sleep disordered breathing. Robyn emphasizes the the importance of the team approach to tongue tie treatment at every life stage.
In this episode, you will learn the following:
1. The role of the speech therapist in treating tongue tie and how it goes be…