AAO-HNSF Primary Care Otolaryngology Handbook

PEDIATRIC OTOLARYNGOLOGY

Tongue Tie Not uncommonly, children will have a very short lingual frenulum (anky- loglossia) that limits tongue mobility. This makes it especially hard to make certain sounds like “L” (and to eat an ice cream cone), but is easily corrected by incising the frenulum. It may present as difficulty in breast- feeding in a neonate.

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