Ankyloglossia, also known as tongue tie, is a condition present at birth that restricts the tongue\u2019s range of motion. A short, thick or tight band of tissue attaches the child\u2019s tongue to the floor of their mouth. This can cause trouble speaking, eating and swallowing; it can also impede the child\u2019s ability to breastfeed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
While the cause is unknown, it is believed to be associated with certain genetic factors. Some doctors prefer to take a wait-and-see approach, as the band of tissue may loosen over time, but most prefer to surgically correct the condition. The physician will either perform a frenotomy, a simple surgical procedure that involves cutting the tissue, or a frenuloplasty, which is more complicated. <\/p>\n\n\n
Call Augusta – Aiken ENT & Allergy<\/span> at (706) 868-5676<\/span><\/a> or (803) 649-0003<\/span><\/a> for more information or to schedule an appointment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" What is a Tongue Tie? Ankyloglossia, also known as tongue tie, is a condition present at birth that restricts the tongue\u2019s range of motion. A short, thick or tight band of tissue attaches the child\u2019s tongue to the floor of their mouth. This can cause trouble speaking, eating and swallowing; it can also impede the…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":413,"menu_order":6,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","schema":"","fname":"","lname":"","position":"","credentials":"","placeID":"","no_match":false,"name":"","company":"","review":"","address":"","city":"","state":"","zip":"","lat":"","lng":"","phone1":"","phone2":"","fax":"","mon1":"","mon2":"","tue1":"","tue2":"","wed1":"","wed2":"","thu1":"","thu2":"","fri1":"","fri2":"","sat1":"","sat2":"","sun1":"","sun2":"","hours-note":"","footnotes":""},"service_tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/augustaent.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/531"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/augustaent.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/augustaent.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/augustaent.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/augustaent.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=531"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/augustaent.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/531\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1862,"href":"https:\/\/augustaent.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/531\/revisions\/1862"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/augustaent.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/413"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/augustaent.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=531"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"service_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/augustaent.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/service_tags?post=531"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}