Tongue-tie, also known as ankyloglossia, is a condition present at birth where an unusually short, thick, or tight band of tissue called the lingual frenulum tethers the bottom of the tongues tip to the floor of the mouth. This can restrict the tongues range of motion and interfere with breastfeeding, eating, speaking, and swallowing. Tongue-tie can range from mild, with only a tiny fold of tissue holding the tip of the tongue, to severe, in which the entire bottom of the tongue connects to the floor of the mouth. Some people are diagnosed later in life, especially if the tongue-tie wasnt significant enough to cause breastfeeding issues in infancy. Symptoms of tongue-tie include difficulty lifting the tongue to the roof of the mouth or moving the tongue side to side, trouble sticking the tongue past the lower lip, and challenges making specific letter sounds such as "t," "d," "l," and "th". If necessary, tongue-tie can be treated with a surgical cut to release the frenulum (frenotomy) or a more extensive procedure known as a frenuloplasty.