As a steady advocate for evidence-based practices, Nicole has participated in interdisciplinary research on airway function and orofacial myofunctional disorders. Alongside an interdisciplinary team, her research has been published in the International Journal of Otorhinolaryngology and the Journal Of Oral Rehabilitation, respectively.
January 2021 | Journal of Oral Rehabilitation
A functional definition of ankyloglossia has been based on assessment of tongue mobility using the tongue range of motion ratio (TRMR) with the tongue‐tip extended towards the incisive papilla (TIP). Whereas this measurement has been helpful in assessing for variations in the mobility of the anterior one‐third of the tongue (tongue tip and apex), it may be insufficient to adequately assess the mobility of the posterior two‐thirds body of the tongue. A commonly used modification is to assess TRMR while the tongue is held in suction against the roof of the mouth in lingual palatal suction (LPS).
February 2020 | International Journal of Otorhinolaryngology
Objectively testing whether a subject can breathe through the nose with the lips and mouth taped for three minutes can identify patients at risk of mouth breathing and is a simple and effecting screening tool to distinguish organic nasal obstruction from functional mouth breathing habit and or nasal resistance.
– Albert Szent-Gyorgyi
