The Most Experienced Clinic for Speech and Orofacial Myology
Treating Toddlers to Adults
Meet Your Speech and Myofunctional Private Investigator
Nancy thrives on difficult cases especially correcting resistant speech articulation disorders such as /r/ distortion or frontal and lateral lisp patterns. She also enjoys seeing patients improve their oral muscle harmony which then results in improved swallowing and speech patterns. The root of a speech disorder may have nothing to do with the voice, pitch, or how the brain processes information. It may be related to the muscles in the face, mouth, jaw, lips or tongue. Another area that she is an expert in is working with orthodontic relapse cases. Over the years she has found by improving the oral muscle patterns that the teeth will often move back into place. Too often speech-language pathologists do not have the proper training in the area of orofacial myofunctional disorders. Her view is that every individual seeking speech articulation therapy needs to have a full orofacial myofunctional assessment to assure that the origin of the perceived problem at hand is being addressed. Nancy’s thorough orofacial myofunctional evaluation, extreme expertise with differential diagnosis and complete treatment plans (often including other specialists) could help get you moving in the right direction. Nancy has been an IAOM (International Association of Orofacial Myology) Certified Orofacial Myofunctional Therapist since 2002 and is well trained to help with the most challenging cases. She has been an examiner/mentor to many professionals seeking the certification in orofacial myology for over 12 years. She can’t wait to help you or your family members.
Meet Nancy
Nancy Magar is the Speech-Language Pathologist who will investigate all patients that she evaluates to get to the “root causes” of the problems presented. She just sold her private practice of 22 years in January 2024 where she kept the legacy of the Myofunctional Clinic of Bellevue going since it was established in 1973. Over her 22 years in private practice, Nancy Magar made a name for her expertise and became the number one referral source for orofacial myofunctional and speech articulation disorders for dentists, orthodontists, speech-language pathologists and other related medical professionals in the greater Seattle, Washington area.
Nancy has enjoyed Florida since her move in February, 2024 and is now realizing she is not ready to completely retire as she wants to continue making an impact in children and adult’s lives. Over the years she became used to hearing comments such as:
“I wish I had known that.”
“Why didn’t the pediatrician or speech-language pathologist ever mention my child had a tongue-tie?"
“After years of speech therapy my child moves his mouth strangely when he talks.”
“My 16 year old had braces removed last year but now he has an open bite worse than when he started.”
“I had orthognathic surgery and my teeth have relapsed.”
“Why was my child in speech therapy at her school for 7 years and she still does not produce her /r/ correctly?"
“Why didn't my physician refer me to a sleep specialist to further explore my symptoms of Upper Airway Resistance Syndrome (UARS) including mouth breathing, snoring, teeth grinding, morning headaches, feeling unrefreshed on waking, and morning headaches? ”
“Why was my son in feeding therapy for 9 years and no one taught him how to chew?”
“Why didn’t my dentist tell me that night bruxism could be a sign of sleep apnea?”
“Why did my orthodontist put a bulky oral appliance to stop my tongue thrust which now is causing troubles with proper chewing and closing my lips?"
“My 8 year old was just diagnosed with ADHD and my physician did not mention that a sleep study could be beneficial to assure the hyperactivity and behavorial outbursts during the day are not due to sleep fragmentation.”
Magar Myofunctional and Speech Services, PLLC is considered an out-of-network provider with all insurance companies. Even if you have coverage, this does not mean that your insurance company will not cover some/all services. Check in advance with your medical insurance company to see if they will cover out of network speech therapy. Payment for services is provided directly by the patient or family on the day of service to Magar Myofunctional and Speech Services, PLLC. A credit card will be placed on file before the initial evaluation. Payments are made electronically with credit cards or HSA cards. Once payment is received, an itemized superbill receipt with all coding needed to request reimbursement from your insurance company will be provided.
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