Therapy · Areas of application
At the startof the causal chain.
Breathing, swallowing and head balance stand at the start of long causal chains. As a neurophysiological causal therapy, FaceFormer therapy works at this level of causes. That is why it is used in many specialist fields, from speech therapy to sleep medicine.
Many complaints can be linked to the triad.
FaceFormer training aims to restore the basic functions of breathing, swallowing and head balance to a physiological state, with lip closure and the tongue reference position. In doing so, it creates the conditions under which complaints can improve. How far this succeeds depends on many factors.
Areas of application
Where FaceFormer therapy is used
The overview follows the FaceFormer exercise instructions. There are detailed articles on many of the topics.
Breathing
Breathing and sleep
- Switching from mouth breathing to nasal breathing
- Snoring and breathing pauses at night
- Breathing disorders and asthma
In cases of sleep apnoea, sudden hearing loss, tinnitus, vertigo and paralysis, a medical assessment should come first.
Swallowing
Mouth, tongue and swallowing
- Swallowing disorders
- Tongue dysfunctions
- Impaired chewing function
- Functionally caused language, speech and fluency disorders
- Giving up dummies, thumb-sucking and lip-biting
- Paralysis of the mouth or face, for example after a stroke
Swallowing · Head balance
Teeth and jaw
- Tooth misalignments and jaw anomalies
- Teeth grinding and teeth clenching
- Craniomandibular dysfunction (TMD) and jaw joint complaints
- Dental prosthetics and implants
- Before and after surgery on the face, jaw or tongue
Alongside braces, splints and prosthetics. Please do not discontinue medically prescribed treatments on your own.
Breathing · Swallowing
Ear and balance
- Pressure equalisation in the middle ear
- Sudden hearing loss and tinnitus
- Vertigo and Ménière’s disease
In cases of sleep apnoea, sudden hearing loss, tinnitus, vertigo and paralysis, a medical assessment should come first.
Head balance
Head balance and posture
All three
Other fields
- Saliva production and metabolism
- Diabetes and reflux
- Functional cosmetics
- Wrinkles on the face and neck
For professionals: For patients who cannot actively cooperate, for example those in a vegetative state or in need of care, the FaceFormer can be placed in the oral vestibule. There it protects the lip from bite injuries and provides stimuli for the function of the muscle chains. One application takes about 30 minutes and is carried out exclusively by trained professionals.
Knowledge
Detailed articles by topic
There are detailed specialist articles on these topics, with 3D animations, studies and everyday tips.
Jaw and head
Nose and breathing
Tongue and swallowing
Body and posture
Face and aesthetics
Children and development
Putting treatments into context
Video podcast
Why so many areas
From the level of symptoms to the level of causes
Breathing, swallowing and head balance secure oxygen, food and the body’s position in space. If their pattern deviates, the body compensates, often for years. At the end of the causal chain, the consequences can show up in very different places: in the jaw, in the ear, in sleep or in the neck.
Each of these complaints has its own specialty and its own procedures, and that is a good thing. FaceFormer therapy complements them at the beginning of the chain, at the shared control pattern. Dr. Berndsen calls this a return to the reference order.
Knowledge
For many topics there is a video
On the YouTube channel “Gesundheit braucht Verstand” (Health needs common sense), Dr. Klaus-Jürgen Berndsen explains the connections behind many of these areas, from middle ear infections to braces and sleep.
Questions
Frequently asked
Will the FaceFormer help with my complaints?
There is no general answer to that. Whether and to what extent your complaints are connected with breathing, swallowing and head balance can be shown by an assessment at a practice from the practitioner directory.
Does the training replace medical treatment?
No. It complements it. Please do not stop medically prescribed treatments such as a splint, a breathing therapy device or braces on your own.
My topic is not on the list
The overview follows the exercise instructions. If in doubt, ask your practice or call us on 02303 89991.
Get started
Ready for the training?
The free FaceFormer app guides you through the basic exercises, counts along and reminds you of your sessions. If you wish, a practice from the practitioner directory can support you.
FaceFormer ZERO + ONE
Both material hardnesses for getting started, day and night. The set for adults.
FaceFormer ZERO
The softer FaceFormer for getting started, for children and for the night.
FaceFormer ZERO Children’s Set
ZERO with hygiene box, plush bag and success book with stamp.
FaceFormer training aims to restore the physiological setting of the basic functions of breathing, swallowing and head balance, with lip closure and the tongue reference position, thereby creating the conditions under which symptoms can improve. It does not replace a medical assessment. You can find practitioners near you in the practitioner directory.
