Symptoms

Signs and symptoms of tongue-tie include:

• Difficulty lifting the tongue to the upper teeth or moving the tongue from side to side
• Trouble sticking out the tongue past the lower front teeth
• A tongue that appears notched or heart shaped when stuck out

When to see a doctor

See a doctor if:

• Your baby has signs of tongue-tie that cause problems, such as having trouble breast-feeding
• A speech-language pathologist thinks your child's speech is affected by tongue-tie
• Your older child complains of tongue problems that interfere with eating, speaking or reaching the back teeth
• You're bothered by your own symptoms of tongue-tie