LindaM0827 Posted June 29, 2022 Report Share Posted June 29, 2022 What have people found helpful to control tongue click and other mouth tics? Does anyone wear an oral appliance? What works for you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chemar Posted June 30, 2022 Report Share Posted June 30, 2022 Welcome to the forum Linda. My son used a mouth guard for a short while when he had some teeth grinding/snapping tics - but it was more to protect his teeth than to control the tics. Thankfully that form of tic didn't last long. There are some discussions on this forum from parents who have had success treating TMJ with specialized mouthpieces- and found it relieved some tics - but I don't know if that would be relevant to what you are asking about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLee Posted July 4, 2022 Report Share Posted July 4, 2022 CBIT can help with vocal tics. You can find an OT that teaches a competing response. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chemar Posted July 4, 2022 Report Share Posted July 4, 2022 Hi MLee I agree that Cognitive Behavioural Therapy was very beneficial for my son in many respects, especially with vocal substitutes etc But some of the "mouth tics" can also be involuntary motor tics - which is a little harder to apply those principles of CBT to I think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLee Posted July 4, 2022 Report Share Posted July 4, 2022 Oh right, I agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLee Posted July 4, 2022 Report Share Posted July 4, 2022 (edited) . Edited July 29, 2022 by MLee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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