Systems and methods for evaluating oral function

An intraoral apparatus for evaluating oral function of a patient, said intraoral apparatus comprising:

• a dental-engagement element configured to engage with one or more teeth of the patient;
• an oral media configured to be positioned adjacent to a palate of the patient, wherein the oral media comprises a flexible material having a palatal section configured to be positioned adjacent to the palate of the patient and a side section extending down from said palatal section to said dental-engagement element;
• a support structure configured to support the oral media, the support structure comprising:
• one or more flexible support members, wherein adjustment of said flexible support members is configured to change a shape of the oral media to correspond with the palate of the patient;
• a plurality of sensors associated with said oral media, the plurality of sensors comprising:
• six or more proximity sensors configured to generate proximity data;
• and a pressure-mapping sheet comprising a plurality of pressure sensors configured to generate pressure data, wherein the intraoral apparatus is sized and shaped to fit entirely into a mouth of the patient and to not interfere with functioning of a tongue of the patient nor the mouth of the patient;
• and
• a communication element configured to wirelessly transmit a combination of the proximity data and the pressure data received from the plurality of sensors to a remote computing device configured to process the combination of the proximity and pressure data for one or more of assessment, diagnosis, treatment, therapy, clinical applications, objective biofeedback, and therapeutic applications, wherein at least one of said proximity sensors is secured to said palatal section of said oral media, and wherein at least one of said pressure sensors is secured to said side section of said oral media, wherein said six or more proximity sensors are configured to measure proximity and position of a tongue of the patient with respect to the palatal section of said oral media.