Myo Munchee
A Myo Munchee is a chewing device that is designed to help breathing, sleep, and overall health.
What is it made from?
The Myo Munchee is made from medical-grade silicone.
Does it come in different sizes?
Yes, we will fit the correct size Munchee and give instructions on how to best use the appliance based on our patient's individual needs.
How long do they last?
How does it help breathing?
How does it help sleeping?
How does it help with allergies?
How does it help our overall health?
How does it help dental health?
Why should a young child use a Myo Munchee?
The Myo Munchee is designed to last about six months, depending on usage. Some children will bite through them sooner and some will be able to use theirs for a year or more.
The Myo Munchee helps strengthen the stomatognathic system (the area in and around the mouth and jaw) to eliminate open-mouth breathing and encourage nasal breathing. Open-mouth breathing is very stressful to the body and can be linked with increased stress response, ADD/ADHD, asthma, allergies, chronic sinus infections, ear infections, bed-wetting, snoring, sleep-disordered breathing, nightmares, and fatigue.
The Myo Munchee helps encourage nasal breathing while awake and asleep by strengthening the stomatognathic system. Nasal breathing gives us our most restful sleep, while open-mouth breathing contributes to widespread inflammation. Sleep-disordered breathing can start as early as birth.
Our noses have filters, our mouths do not have filters. When we breathe through our nose, we filter out allergens while creating nitric oxide from nasal breathing. Nasal breath also warms and humidifies our air.
By breathing through our nose, our bodies create nitric oxide, which is essential for our health. Nitric Oxide is a vasodilator which means that it causes blood vessels to widen which increases blood flow thus oxygenating our bodies.
The Myomunchee was originally called a chewing brush back in the late 1960s when a dentist invented it, Dr. Kevin Bourke. The soft prongs on the Munchee stimulate the gums and can have a similar effect to a toothbrush- however, it does not replace brushing. While using the Myo Munchee, more saliva is produced which can help nullify the acid production in plaque. Due to the rate of flow of the saliva while using the Myo Munchee, it can raise salivary Ph from 5.8 to 7.4 in under one minute!
The Myo Munchee helps stimulate Cranial Nerves VII, IX, X, and XII, which will help strengthen the lips and tongue and also encourage the correct suck/swallow pattern. When we only swallow with the front of our tongue, it encourages the intake of air with food and drink (including while nursing) which can contribute to reflux and various other digestive disorders. The Myo Munchee is also an important tool for training our tongue to stay on the roof of our mouth which then creates our dental arch, our sinuses, and our airway.
Myo Munchee can be used as early as six months old and can be swapped out for the pacifier your baby may be using.