When to Use Oral Sensory Calming Vibration

Why Vibration?

Did you know vibration offers calming and organizing input for most people?
The activation of touch receptors and deep touch receptors is why massage is so relaxing and invigorating. 

Using vibration teethers, vibration toothbrushes and massagers for children with sensory issues and oral sensory issues can help them find a sensory calming tool.

Our mouth and face have enormous sensitivity to help us with the fine motor act of chewing, speaking and swallowing.  For many children this is too sensitive of an area, just like their hands, it can cause stress from textures.  By providing chew opportunities that involve vibration often a child can self organize and calm down.

It is important to allow an individual to explore vibration on their own terms and pace. Whether an individual has hypersensitivity or hyposensitivity, vibration helps to "normalize" sensation.

Vibration oral calming tools benefit individuals that:

• Frequently chew on the necklines of their shirts

• Bite others

• Are picky eaters especially because they are sensitive to textures in the mouth

• Dislike having their teeth brushed or face washed

• Need to strengthen mouth muscles by chewing

• Are adults with significant self-injury due to biting "behaviors"

• Are in the sensory-motor stage of play such as toddlers

• Have been tube fed and have aversion to eating

• Have discomfort in the mouth such as teething or TMJ

• Many safe oral toys can be recommended by your Speech, Feeding or Occupational Therapist

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