Nasal vs Mouth Breathing

Whether air enters primarily through the nose or mouth at rest and during light activity.

Resting Respiratory Rate

How many breaths you take per minute while seated and relaxed.

Diaphragmatic Use

Whether breathing comes from the belly and rib cage instead of shallow upper-chest lifting.

Breath Hold Tolerance

How long you can comfortably hold a normal breath after a quiet exhale.

Nostril Dominance

Whether one nostril carries more airflow and how often that pattern shifts.

Daytime Air Hunger

Feelings of needing bigger breaths, sighing, or yawning throughout the day.

Exercise Recovery Breathing

How quickly breathing returns to nasal, quiet rhythm after moderate exertion.

Resting Tongue Position

Where the tongue sits when you are not speaking, eating, or swallowing.

Palate Contact

How much of the tongue touches the roof of the mouth at rest.

Tongue Tie Screening

Restricted tongue mobility from a short or tight frenulum under the tongue.

Tongue Mobility

How freely the tongue can lift, extend, and move side to side.

Tongue Strength

The tongue's ability to hold position against the palate without fatigue.

Low Tongue Posture

A tongue that rests low in the floor of the mouth instead of up against the palate.

Tongue Thrust at Rest

Forward or between-teeth tongue pressure while the lips are closed.

Posterior Tongue Elevation

Whether the back of the tongue can lift and support the upper airway.

Resting Lip Closure

Whether lips stay gently sealed without effort when the face is relaxed.

Lip Competence

The lips' ability to stay closed during swallowing and at rest.

Lip Tone

Muscle firmness at the lips that supports a stable oral seal.

Commissure Tone

Support at the mouth corners that prevents drooping or chronic opening.

Mentalis Strain

Chin dimpling or lip strain used to force the lips closed.

Lip Seal During Swallow

Whether the lips remain sealed through a normal swallow without leaking air.

Resting Jaw Position

Where the jaw hangs when teeth are not touching and the face is relaxed.

Teeth Contact at Rest

Whether teeth touch, clench, or stay apart during normal resting posture.

Open Bite Tendency

Front teeth that do not meet when the back teeth are together.

Overbite / Overjet

How far upper front teeth overlap lower front teeth in profile and front view.

TMJ Comfort

Clicking, locking, soreness, or fatigue around the jaw joints.

Bruxism Signs

Clenching or grinding patterns that show up in jaw tension, tooth wear, or sleep.

Tongue Thrust Swallow

A swallow that pushes the tongue forward against or between the teeth.

Lip Pressure During Swallow

Whether the lips stay relaxed and sealed instead of squeezing or flaring.

Cheek Activation

Buccinator muscle tightening that pulls the cheeks in during swallowing.

Chin Movement

Head or chin bobbing used to help complete a swallow.

Swallow Frequency

How often you swallow saliva at rest and whether the pattern feels effortless.

Liquid / Solid Control

How cleanly food and drink move through the mouth without spill or strain.

Forward Head Posture

How far the head sits in front of the shoulders at rest.

Cervical Alignment

The curve and stacking of the neck over the upper back.

Chin Tuck Capacity

Your ability to glide the head back over the neck without lifting the chin.

Shoulder Rounding

Rounded shoulders that pull the neck forward and compress the airway.

Hyoid & Throat Position

How open or compressed the front of the neck appears in profile.

Sitting Posture

Pelvis, rib cage, and head alignment during desk and phone use.

Standing Posture

Whole-body alignment from feet through head when standing naturally.

Open-Mouth Sleep

Whether the mouth falls open during sleep and dries the oral airway.

Snoring Risk

Vibration or partial collapse in the upper airway during sleep.

Sleep Apnea Signs

Pauses in breathing, gasping, or unrefreshing sleep that may point to obstruction.

Sleep Position

Whether back sleeping worsens breathing, snoring, or jaw opening.

Morning Dry Mouth

Dry lips, throat, or mouth on waking that suggests nocturnal mouth breathing.

Night Jaw Clenching

Sore jaw, temple tension, or tooth sensitivity after sleep.

Thumb / Finger Sucking History

Past or current non-nutritive sucking that shaped palate and oral posture.

Pacifier / Bottle Patterns

Early feeding habits that can influence palate form and swallow style.

Cheek / Lip Chewing

Repeated biting or chewing of cheeks and lips that trains poor oral tone.

Nail Biting

A common oral habit linked to jaw tension and irregular resting posture.

Chewing Side Preference

Always chewing on one side, which can skew muscle balance over time.

Gum / Snack Chewing Load

Excess chewing that overworks jaw muscles and disrupts resting jaw position.