Lip Tie Symptoms

INFANTS

CHILDREN

ADULTS

• Poor latch, unable to sustain a latch       
• Colic & excessive gassiness
• The baby often loss suction whilst feeding and sucks in air      
• Reflux
• Difficulty with adequate milk intake                                             
• Poor weight gain                                   
• A clicking sound may be heard whilst the baby is feeding           
• Falling asleep on the breast
• Extended nursing episodes                                                           
• Unable to develop a deep enough latch
• Early weaning from the breast                                                      
• Tongue cannot be moved sideways                       
• Tongue cannot protrude beyond the baby’s lips                            
• Tongue tip may be notched or heart-shaped
• Restricted mobility interferes with bottle feeding                        
• Gap between the front teeth
• When extended, the tongue tip may look flat or square instead of pointed
• Difficult for babies to attach to the breast or bottle correctly as it is harder for them to maintain a good seal
• Restrict movement of the upper lip preventing it from being able to flange or ‘pull out’

• Inability to chew age appropriate solid foods
• Gagging, choking or vomiting foods
• Persisting food fads
• Difficulties related to dental hygiene
• Persistence of dribbling
• Delayed development of speech
• Deterioration in speech
• Behaviour problems
• Dental problems starting to appear
• Loss of self confidence because they feel and sound ‘different’
• Airway issues
• Mouth breathing
• Snoring

• Inability to open the mouth widely affects speech and eating habits.
• Always having to watch their speech
• Inability to speak clearly when talking fast/loud/soft
• Difficulty talking after even moderate amount of alcohol
• Clicky and/or painful jaws
• Migraines
• Protrusion of the lower jaws
• Multiple effects in work situations.
• Effects on social situations, eating out, kissing, relationships
• Dental health, a tendency to have inflamed gums, and increased need for fillings and extractions
• Sensitivity about personal appearance
• Emotional factors resulting in rising level of stress
• Tongue tie in the elderly often makes it difficult to keep a denture in place.

BEFORE

AFTER