{"id":135,"date":"2024-12-11T20:08:02","date_gmt":"2024-12-11T20:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthysleeptulsa.com\/blog\/?p=135"},"modified":"2025-01-06T20:36:43","modified_gmt":"2025-01-06T20:36:43","slug":"lip-tie-and-how-it-affects-toddlers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthysleeptulsa.com\/blog\/lip-tie-and-how-it-affects-toddlers\/","title":{"rendered":"Lip-Tie Trouble Among Toddlers: What Problems Can Occur?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A lip-tie<\/a> is when a banded area of tissue located behind the upper lip causes restriction, resulting in patients experiencing difficulty when performing normal daily tasks (i.e., eating, speaking, breathing, etc.). Toddlers who have a lip-tie may have experienced problems when they were an infant, but the issue went unnoticed or undiagnosed. Now that they\u2019re older, the restricted tissue can present new issues \u2013 those that require treatment if worsening symptoms are to be avoided. Read on to learn how a lip-tie can negatively affect your toddler and what you can do to fix it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

How Can a Lip-Tie Impact a Toddler\u2019s Daily Life?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Toddlers are always on the go. Now that they\u2019re walking, you\u2019re likely having a hard time getting them to sit still long enough to do anything. But when it comes to eating and attempting to say certain words, they may become more frustrated if a lip-tie is getting in their way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Below are just a few of the many ways this restricted band of tissue can be problematic for your growing child:<\/p>\n\n\n\n