Welcome to Breathe Better Myo Way!

Let me help you get to the root cause

Several chronic issues — from sleep apnea and snoring to TMJ pain, orthodontic relapse, speech delays, and facial asymmetry — are not just symptoms but adaptations to underlying oral and airway dysfunction.

Mouth breathing can narrow the airway, alter facial growth, and cause poor sleep quality.

Tongue thrust or improper resting posture can push teeth out of alignment after braces.

Weak orofacial muscles can collapse during sleep, leading to obstructive breathing.

"As your myofunctional therapist, I want to come along side you to help identify orofacial disorders, identify root causes and to help guide you through healing."

~ Kelsey

About me...

Kelsey Bellmore is a long-time resident of Canby, Oregon where she lives on a hobby farm with her husband and two boys. She has been practicing as a dental hygienist for 15 years and counting. After one of her sons started having sleeping issues, and with her knowledge as a dental hygienist, she began to research and decided to further her expertise by gaining additional training as a Myofunctional Therapist. Her goal is to help individuals get to the root cause of their orofacial myofunctional symptoms.

Our story up close...

My son was a great sleeper from day one, sleeping 6-8 hours at a time and had the cutest little snore. By three months old he was sleeping 12+ hours and this continued until he was sixteen months old. And that's when everything changed dramatically. He started waking up every 2-3 hours and wouldn't recognize me when I would go into calm him. I also started noticing darker circles around his eyes as well as a "sunken" eye look. I should also note that whenever he was startled or got hurt he would take a deep breath in and get one cry out before "passing out". He would become rigid and turn white/blue. I was reassured by our PCP that he would eventually grow out of it and it was strictly behavioral.

After three months of endless nights I was done. I started reading and educating myself on snoring/mouth breathing and that's when I took a deep dive into Myofunctional therapy.

I scheduled an appointment with our PCP and discussed all of my sons symptoms and asked to be referred to an ENT. The ENT recommended a sleep study, which concluded moderate-severe sleep apnea. While his tonsils looked okay they suspected his adenoids were the culprit. We scheduled surgery and later learned that his adenoids were 70% occluded (only 30% opening!).

He is now 10 years old and we have completed first phase of expansion which has allowed for him to rest is tongue in his palate (correct tongue posture) and decreased his snoring. He sleeps so much better and will continue to improve as we work on our next myofunctional goal of lip seal.