Owen was born "tongue tied".
"Another cord between the base of the tongue and the floor of the mouth or the lower gum is called the lingual frenulum. If you lift your tongue up and look in a mirror, you probably can see the strand of tissue connecting the bottom of your tongue to the floor of your mouth -- what is left of your lingual frenulum."
"In some kids, the lingual frenulum is short and taut after birth, partially restricting movement of the tongue. This condition is called ankyloglossitis (don't doctors have great names for things?) -- more commonly known as tongue-tie."
We went to the E.N.T. today to have him take a look at it. The little skin under his tongue came to the very end of his tongue and limited movement, but fortunately has not interfered with Owen eating. Doc. said it was simple to fix, so he sprayed a little numbing spray under Owen's tongue and then got out the scissors. It appeared that the hardest part for Owen was being pinned downed so Doc could get his fingers under the tongue, stabilize it and then cut the frenulum. It bled a little but it appears that he is as good as new.
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