Midlo Myo Orofacial Myofunctional Specialties, the practice of orofacial myologist Amanda Jeffrey, BS, has opened at 1909 Huguenot Road in Midlothian. Jeffrey helps clients with hyperactivity, difficulty focusing, learning difficulties, emotional outbursts, anxiety and depression that may be heightened by poor sleep. “Sleep-disordered breathing may also be accompanied by snoring, open mouth breathing, bedwetting, night terrors, waking during the night, restless sleep, teeth grinding and crooked teeth,” says Jeffrey.

“Sleeping like a rock does not necessarily equate to high-quality sleep. Interrupted sleep cycles or a decreased amount of oxygen delivered to the brain at night is detrimental to the developmental process. Children that have sleep-disordered breathing or breathe through their mouths have a 40 percent higher risk of having learning difficulties in school.”

Midlo Myo is taking new clients ages 5 years old and up and can schedule a comprehensive assessment to find out if inadequate sleep or improper breathing is causing daytime struggles.

For more information and appointments, call 804-464-4776 or email [email protected].