System for Providing Intra-Oral Muscular Therapy, and Method of Providing Therapy for Intra-Oral Musculature for a Patient

A method of providing therapy for intra-oral musculature, the method comprising:

• placing a mouth piece at least partially within a patient's mouth, the mouth piece having at least two pressure cells configured to reside within the user's mouth, and an electronics box having a first micro-processor and configured to reside outside of the patient's mouth;
• applying pressure to one or more pressure cells of the at least two pressure cells through lingual manipulation;
• in response to pressure applied to the pressure cells through lingual manipulation, converting pressure values into electrical signals;
• processing the electrical signals to correlate pressure applied by lingual manipulation on the pressure cells with (i) locations on the mouth piece, (ii) degrees of pressure applied to the pressure cells on the mouth piece, or (iii) both;
• transmitting the electrical signals as wireless signals from the mouth piece to a second micro-processor;
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• analyzing the wireless signals to determine a patient's (i) lingual strength, (ii) lingual dexterity, or (iii) both as part of a therapeutic treatment for (i) deglutition, (ii) lingual strength, or (iii) both.

A method of providing therapy for intra-oral musculature, the method comprising:

• placing a mouth piece at least partially within a patients mouth, the mouth piece having at least two fluid pressure cells;
• applying pressure to one or more pressure cells of the at least two fluid pressure cells through lingual manipulation by the patient;
• in response to pressure applied to the one or more fluid pressure cells, converting pressure values into electrical signals;
• processing the electrical signals to correlate pressure applied by lingual manipulation on the pressure cells with (i) locations on the mouth piece, (ii) degrees of pressure applied to the pressure cells on the mouth piece, or (iii) both;
• transmitting the electrical signals as wireless signals from the mouth piece to an external micro-processor, and
• analyzing the wireless signals to develop a patient's intra-oral musculature as part of a therapeutic treatment for lingual manipulation, chewing and/or swallowing.