{"id":339,"date":"2019-07-17T17:58:16","date_gmt":"2019-07-17T21:58:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.1.70\/entnova\/pediatrics\/tongue-tie\/"},"modified":"2019-09-20T15:31:23","modified_gmt":"2019-09-20T19:31:23","slug":"tongue-tie","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/entnova.com\/pediatrics\/pediatric-ent\/tongue-tie\/","title":{"rendered":"Tongue Tie"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Ankyloglossia, also known as tongue tie, is a condition present at birth that restricts the tongue\u2019s range of motion. A short, thick or tight band of tissue attaches the child\u2019s tongue to the floor of their mouth. This can cause trouble speaking, eating and swallowing; it can also impede the child\u2019s ability to breastfeed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/entnova.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/iStock-843110018-e1569007869755-1280x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1043\" srcset=\"https:\/\/entnova.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/iStock-843110018-e1569007869755-1280x576.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/entnova.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/iStock-843110018-e1569007869755-256x115.jpg 256w, https:\/\/entnova.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/iStock-843110018-e1569007869755-350x157.jpg 350w, https:\/\/entnova.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/iStock-843110018-e1569007869755-768x345.jpg 768w, https:\/\/entnova.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/iStock-843110018-e1569007869755.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>While the cause is unknown, it is believed to be associated with certain genetic factors. Some doctors prefer to take a wait-and-see approach, as the band of tissue may loosen over time, but most prefer to surgically correct the condition. The physician will either perform a frenotomy, a simple surgical procedure that involves cutting the tissue, or a frenuloplasty, which is more complicated. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>Call <span class=\"company-name \">ENT Specialists Of Northern Virginia<\/span> at <a href=\"tel:+17036447800\" class=\"phone \"> <span class=\"phNum\">(703) 644-7800<\/span><\/a> for more information or to schedule an appointment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ankyloglossia, also known as tongue tie, is a condition present at birth that restricts the tongue\u2019s range of motion. A short, thick or tight band of tissue attaches the child\u2019s tongue to the floor of their mouth. This can cause trouble speaking, eating and swallowing; it can also impede the child\u2019s ability to breastfeed. While&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":347,"menu_order":7,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","schema":"","fname":"","lname":"","position":"","credentials":"","placeID":"","no_match":false,"name":"","company":"","review":"","address":"","city":"","state":"","zip":"","lat":"","lng":"","phone1":"","phone2":"","fax":"","mon1":"","mon2":"","tue1":"","tue2":"","wed1":"","wed2":"","thu1":"","thu2":"","fri1":"","fri2":"","sat1":"","sat2":"","sun1":"","sun2":"","hours-note":"","footnotes":""},"service_tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entnova.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/339"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entnova.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entnova.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entnova.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entnova.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=339"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entnova.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/339\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entnova.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/347"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entnova.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=339"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"service_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entnova.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/service_tags?post=339"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}