Tongue Gym

Jigglers are effective for increasing sensory awareness in the jaw and lip muscles, reducing "fixing" or clenching in the jaw muscles, and/or satisfying the need for temporomandibular joint (TMJ) stimulation as a substitute for poor oral habits. Additionally, each Jiggler can be used to meet more specific needs.

Shark - Therapeutic Goals

GOAL #1: Increase sensory awareness and encourage texture acceptance.

GOAL #2: Improve lip closure and tongue retraction before muscle-based exercises, feeding, and speech.

• Feeding: Spoon feeding and drinking from a cup
• OPT: Flat lip horns and tongue depressor
• Speech: Sounds /m/, /b/, /p/

Turtle - Therapeutic Goals

GOAL #1: Encourage front feeding and promote lip closure.

• Feeding: Spoon feeding from the front
• OPT: Flat lip horns and tongue depressor
• Speech: Sounds /m/, /b/, /p/

GOAL #2: Improve lip rounding and protrusion and learn to sip from a spoon.

• Feeding: Sipping from a spoon and drinking through a straw
• OPT: Blowing bubbles and rounded lip horns