"The exercises were helpful. I enjoyed the total content." C.L. (Aug. 2024)

"Awareness of the holistic impact of mouth breathing on the many subsystems of the body and the different aspects of people's mental and physical health. A lot of practical how-to information." W.K. (Jun. 2024)

"Observing the patient's behavior and breathing upon first meeting the patient in the lobby and through the session. Greatly appreciate the step-by-step CP training- will use it today! The topics were broken into 3 parts, and the examples and demonstration with clear cueing strategies were modeled by the instructor." M.H. (Jun. 2024)

"Great ideas for exercises to utilize for individuals who primarily mouth breath. Very informative and explained the purpose of tx exercises well." C.P. (May. 2024)

"I work in an inpatient rehab setting and encourage my patients who mouth breathe to nose breathe. I learned even more about the negative effects of mouth breathing and the positive effects of nose breathing in this course and feel more confident to do more than just gently suggest they try to switch. I did tongue thrust therapy for 15 years and had to get my mouth breathing kids to switch to nose breathing. Never thought to also have them do movement activities, we only did "resting breathing" during quiet activities. My clients were referred by dentists and orthodontists. I was given good feedback of progress because they took measurements before starting therapy." K.O. (Feb. 2024)

"Small breathing techniques (CP) were beneficial." J.B. (Feb. 2024)

"Impact of breathing on health, especially for patients with sleep apnea and anxiety, was a beneficial topic. I appreciated the practical demonstration of the technique." J.C. (Jan. 2024)

"Learning the physical impacts of chronic hyperventilation. I enjoyed the specific exercises and demo." M.S. (Dec. 2023)

"The breathing exercises for anxiety were helpful. I liked that the course supported nasal breathing." J.B. (Dec. 2023)

"I liked the breakdown of types of dysfunctional breathing and the different exercises for them." P.R. (Dec. 2023)

"Discussing the adverse effects of mouth breathing was helpful. I liked learning the strategies to use." A.R. (Nov. 2023)

"This was a completely new topic to me and personally relevant. It was beneficial to discuss lifestyle - ie, people with a lot of stress in their life likely have a low breath capacity. I need to find ways to reduce MY stress at work in order to have better breath capacity." M.W. (Oct. 2023)

"Learning the impact of reduced breathing. I liked the examples of exercises." M.F. (Sep. 2023)

"Specific exercises to recommend to increase the ability to nose breathe. I liked the exercises and plan for better breathing." B.M. (Jul. 2023)

"I liked the clarity of the speaker and his slides. Beneficial information related to treating children and teens." A.D. (Jun. 2023)

"The link between mouth breathing and poor school performance and the possible misdiagnosis of ADD and ADHD was interesting. And I liked that we were shown how to do the exercises via video clips." C.D. (May 2023)

"Information on the pros of nose breathing and the cons to mouth breathing was beneficial." A.B. (Feb. 2023)

"Extremely informative and practical course. I liked the treatment strategies to promote nose breathing." E.B. (Jan. 2023)

"Learning the effects of oral breathing on facial development was interesting. I liked the relaxation techniques." J.A. (Jan. 2023)

"I liked the demonstration videos and the alternate forms of exercise." K.D. (Jan. 2023)

"The breathing exercises and course content overall were good." K.H. (Sept. 2022)

"I liked the specific breathing exercises. Course was a good duration." A.T. (Aug. 2022)

"The speaker was passionate. Learning the importance of nose breathing retraining was beneficial." M.G. (Aug. 2022)

"Improved breathing for chronic cough as well as learning the science behind dysfunctional breathing. Both the explanations of exercises through lecture as well as the demonstrations with an example patient were helpful." K.B. (Jul. 2022)

"Detailed examples of how to perform these techniques. Learning general health benefits to nasal breathing and the importance of working toward a switch to nasal breathing." J.M. (Jul. 2022)

"Very informative course!" B.H. (Jun. 2022)

"I liked the focus on breathing and illness, and also the breathing exercises presented." R.K. (May 2022)

"This entire course was very beneficial. The exercises and population types were helpful. I liked the specific discussions of exercises and special circumstances and populations." T.N. (May 2022)

"Valuable information I can begin using immediately. l liked the pediatric exercises for educating parents on importance of nose-breathing." M.Y. (Apr. 2022)

"Learning different ways that will increase nose breathing and reasons it is so important. The presenter was very clear and explained things in a number of different ways so that it could be understood." B.B. (Apr. 2022)

"I liked the breathing exercises in regards to stuttering and anxiety, and that this is a new approach I've never seen before and am interested in using." M.R. (Mar. 2022)

"Very hands on. I liked all of the course content." V.S. (Feb. 2022)

"I liked the explanation of importance of diaphragmatic breathing as it affects the body and overall health. Course was easy to follow." E.V. (Feb. 2022)

"I liked all of it. Clear presentation with good examples." L.J. (Feb. 2022)

"I really liked having the different exercises described in more detail than I have heard in other webinars. Patrick gave really good explanations of why we should do these exercises and how to do them. I work primarily with children but have some adults that I also want to incorporate these exercises with." K.S. (Feb. 2022)

"Thank you so much for offering this course. I have recently completed my certification in Orofacial Myology and this course helped fill in some of the gaps in my training. Patrick was a great presenter and demonstrator of the information. This will be incredibly helpful to my practice." C.M. (Jan. 2022)

"The demonstrations of the techniques were very helpful." C.M. (Jan. 2022)

"I've been looking for a program to help my home health clients with COPD. Good demonstration of techniques and explanation of rationale that was easily understood." K.N. (Jan. 2022)

Patrick McKeown, MA, is Clinical Director of the Buteyko Clinic International and Chairman of its Advisory Board. In 2002, Patrick received accreditation as a Buteyko breathing practitioner by the late Professor Konstantin Buteyko. Patrick has spent the last 20 years reaching out to thousands of children and adults who suffer unnecessarily due to dysfunctional breathing patterns, asthma, and sleep-disordered breathing. To date, Patrick has written seven books on the subject including "Close Your Mouth" and "Buteyko Meets Dr. Mew: Buteyko Method for Children and Teenagers." His latest book is titled "The Oxygen Advantage" and explores improving sports performance by addressing dysfunctional breathing patterns and simulating high altitude.

Speaker Disclosures:

Financial — Patrick McKeown is presenter of online CE courses sponsored by Northern Speech Services; receives royalties.

Financial — Patrick McKeown has ownership interests in Buteyko Clinic International; he receives a salary, royalties, speaking fees and has intellectual property rights.

Financial — Patrick McKeown receives a consulting fee from MyoAcademy.

Nonfinancial — Patrick McKeown has no relevant nonfinancial relationships to disclose.

This program is offered for 0.4 ASHA CEUs (Intermediate Level; Professional Area).

ASHA CEUs: NSS online courses are registered with ASHA and are offered for ASHA CEUs. The number of ASHA CEUs is noted above. Note that 0.1 ASHA CEU = 1 contact hour = equals 1 CEE.

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• Engaged in a Clinical Fellowship under the supervision of an individual with their ASHA CCC
• Currently enrolled in a master's or doctoral program in SLP or audiology

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