Email us at ✉️ info@tonguetiecenterofgeorgia.com | Call us today 📞 770-all-hugz (255-4849)

Contact Us
Contact Us
Schedule an Evaluation

/ Understanding Your Child's Needs

Is This Tongue-Tie? Symptoms Explained.

Many feeding, speech, or developmental challenges can point to a tongue-tie or lip-tie. Our clear, age-based checklists help you identify the signs.

Babies & toddlers may exhibit:

  • Clicking or smacking noises during feeds, indicating a repeated loss of suction

  • Inefficient, long feeds resulting in exhaustion and frustration

  • Air intake due to a disrupted seal leading to reflux/colic symptoms and gas pain

  • Snoring, mouth breathing and/or wakeful sleep patterns due to low resting tongue posture

  • Milk dribbles out of mouth from a poor latch

  • Poor weight gain

  • Unable to hold pacifier

For Our Youngest Patients

Infant Symptoms

Observe these common signs in infants that may indicate a tongue-tie or lip-tie, impacting both baby and nursing parent.

Shallow Latch & Clicking

Slow Weight Gain

Maternal Nursing Pain

Difficulty maintaining a deep latch, often accompanied by clicking or popping sounds during feeding.

Baby struggles to transfer milk effectively, leading to prolonged feeding times and inadequate weight gain.

Nursing parents may experience significant pain, nipple damage, and persistent discomfort during feeds.

Feeding and Nursing Challenges

As They Grow

Toddler & Child Symptoms

For older children, tongue-tie can manifest in different ways, affecting speech clarity, eating habits, and oral development.

Speech Delays & Clarity

Picky Eating & Fatigue

Oral Development Issues

Difficulty with specific sounds (e.g., 'r', 'l', 'th', 's', 'z') or overall unclear speech.

Reluctance to eat certain textures, gagging, or tiring quickly during meals due to inefficient chewing.

Mouth breathing, snoring, or signs of gum recession due to restricted tongue movement.

Speech and Development

Quick Home Observation

Your Child's Oral Development A 4-Step Self-Check

01

02

03

04

Observe Latch & Feeding

Check Tongue Movement

Listen to Speech

Note Eating Habits

Does your infant struggle to latch deeply or make clicking sounds? Are feeds prolonged?

Can your child fully extend their tongue past their lower lip? Can they easily touch the roof of their mouth?

Are there specific sounds your toddler struggles with? Is their speech often unclear?

Does your child avoid certain food textures or tire easily during meals?

Schedule an Evaluation

Ready for Clear Answers and Gentle Care?

If these signs resonate, a professional evaluation can provide clarity and a path to relief. Our board-certified pediatric specialist is here to help.