Tongue

These remarkable tools teach tongue tip lateralisation, elevation and depression for improved feeding skills and speech clarity. Their design helps establish jaw stability to facilitate independent movements of the tongue tip from the jaw. They can also be used to help improve fascial restrictions associated with a tongue tie , but cannot stretch the frenulum.

ARK's oro-Navigator™ is an oral motor tool specifically designed to promote lateral tongue movement. Use it to navigate the tongue from side to side to establish the concept of tongue lateralization, or up and down to establish the concept of tongue elevation. Simply place the cuff over the side (or front) of the tongue to guide it.

A pillar of OPT (Oral Placement Therapy), the Straw Therapy promotes jaw-lip-tongue dissociation through twelve stages of development. It can be used to teach tongue retraction, grading, controlled tongue movements, and lip rounding, among other oral-motor skills. This activity, like the Horn Hierarchy, is fun for clients and appreciated by speech and feeding therapists for its effectiveness and affordability.

Ice Sticks promote thermal stimulation for oral movement. The program is designed for clients who cannot achieve lip closure, jaw closure or sufficient tongue retraction to mobilize a bolus back to achieve a swallow. These deficits are particularly seen in clients with Cerebral Palsy, Traumatic Brain Injury and Moebius Syndrome. Through direct stimulation of the lips, Ice Sticks’ multi-sensory exercises help develop prerequisite skills to implement an Oral Placement, feeding or speech therapy program.

The TongueGym™ by Liper is the first product created for an at-home simple and effective way of doing tongue exercises for newborns and adults. Performing tongue strengthening and conditioning exercises, helping users of all ages (including Adults) to maximise their exercise regimen. The ergonomic design makes tongue exercises easier, also more hygienic, comfortable, and efficient, encouraging the user to complete the entire exercise regimen.

These cocktail forks are excellent for food placement and control.

Tongue Depressors can be used to promote lip closure, nose breathing, and saliva control.

Tongue Depressors can be used to promote lip closure, nose breathing, and saliva control.

Tongue Depressors can be used to promote lip closure, nose breathing, and saliva control.

Tongue Depressors can be used to promote lip closure, nose breathing, and saliva control. Box of 50.

The very popular finger toothbrush is smooth on one side with soft rubber bristles on the other. The Finger Cuff can be used to teach motor plan for chewing utilising the phasic bite. Can also be used to stimulate lateral tongue reflex and oral sensory awareness.

Basic wedge design made from a latex-free material that doesn't degrade or get gummy when subjected to high heat sterilisation (autoclave).

Has a unique 'wrap around' handle to facilitate removal / positioning of the wedge without need for a second pair of hands; head and handle are permanently bonded together for safety and contains no metal parts

The SCC Open Wide® Reusable Mouth Prop with Wrap Around Handle comes with a sample disposable saliva ejector to show proper positioning through the mouth prop 'port'.

Basic wedge design made from a latex-free material that doesn't degrade or get gummy when subjected to high heat sterilisation (autoclave).

Has a unique 'wrap around' handle to facilitate removal / positioning of the wedge without need for a second pair of hands; head and handle are permanently bonded together for safety and contains no metal parts

The SCC Open Wide® Reusable Mouth Prop with Wrap Around Handle comes with a sample disposable saliva ejector to show proper positioning through the mouth prop 'port'.

Basic wedge design made from a latex-free material that doesn't degrade or get gummy when subjected to high heat sterilisation (autoclave).

Has a unique 'wrap around' handle to facilitate removal / positioning of the wedge without need for a second pair of hands; head and handle are permanently bonded together for safety and contains no metal parts

The SCC Open Wide® Reusable Mouth Prop with Wrap Around Handle comes with a sample disposable saliva ejector to show proper positioning through the mouth prop 'port'.

IQoro is a neuromuscular training device. It allows you to strengthen the muscles that you can't usually train - at least not by consciously controlling these muscles. The instructions to activate these 'involuntary' muscles come only from autonomic brain signals. That's what IQoro stimulates.

IQoro treats:

- Acid reflux, heartburn
- Hiatal hernia
- Snoring, sleep apnoea
- Swallowing difficulties - dysphagia
- Drooling
- Paralysis of the face, mouth and throat

IQoro is a neuromuscular training device. It allows you to strengthen the muscles that you can't usually train - at least not by consciously controlling these muscles. The instructions to activate these 'involuntary' muscles come only from autonomic brain signals. That's what IQoro stimulates.

IQoro treats:

- Acid reflux, heartburn
- Hiatal hernia
- Snoring, sleep apnoea
- Swallowing difficulties - dysphagia
- Drooling
- Paralysis of the face, mouth and throat

Z-Vibe tip with rubbery plastic bristles either side. We have limited stock of this z-vibe tip.

This set of two colourful, spill-resistant cups comes with tight-fitting lids and are ready to use with our straw Hierarchy. Use the small cup for the shorter straws. Use the taller cup for the longer straws to prevent tipping. Helps teach the child to hold the cup, not the straw.

This colourful, spill-resistant cup comes with a tight-fitting lid and is ready to use with our straw Hierarchy. Helps teach the child to hold the cup, not the straw.

This colourful, spill-resistant cup comes with a tight-fitting lid and is ready to use with our straw Hierarchy. Helps teach the child to hold the cup, not the straw.

This colourful, spill-resistant cup comes with tight-fitting lid to fit the straws in the TalkTools Straw Hierarchy. Use this large cup for the longest straws to prevent tipping.

The Honey Bear is a TalkTools® original that allows you to control the flow of liquid into a child's mouth and encourages children to learn straw drinking. It is used by speech and feeding therapists around the world to teach lip rounding, tongue retraction and other oral-motor skills. It can also be used by toddlers to transition from bottle feeding to cup drinking. The flexible straw and the squeezable body of this cup make it the perfect tool to wean a child from bottles or sippy cups.

The Honey Bear is a TalkTools® original that allows you to control the flow of liquid into a child's mouth and encourages children to learn straw drinking. It is used by speech and feeding therapists around the world to teach lip rounding, tongue retraction and other oral-motor skills. It can also be used by toddlers to transition from bottle feeding to cup drinking. The flexible straw and the squeezable body of this cup make it the perfect tool to wean a child from bottles or sippy cups.

Appropriate for clients of all ages, the Recessed Lid Cup is a therapeutic alternative to sippy cups. It has two handles to help keep hands at midline and encourage self-feeding. Two lids are included. The recessed lid has two small holes which encourage cup drinking with tongue retraction and improved lip closure without extending your head and neck. The other lid has one bigger hole to allow for placement of a straw.

These flexible cups are designed to stimulate the lips & cheeks and allow someone to drink without head or neck extension. The generous open design allows easy viewing of lip and tongue movement.

These flexible cups are designed to stimulate the lips & cheeks and allow someone to drink without head or neck extension. The generous open design allows easy viewing of lip and tongue movement.

These flexible cups are designed to stimulate the lips & cheeks and allow someone to drink without head or neck extension. The generous open design allows easy viewing of lip and tongue movement.

ARK's DnZ-Vibe® is a vibratory oral motor tool that can help build oral tone and improve a variety of speech, feeding, and sensory skills. Use it to provide a varied sensory experience and/or to provide targeted tactile cues within the oral cavity. Its gentle vibration provides a new level of sensory stimulation to increase oral focus and draw more attention to the lips, tongue, cheeks, and jaw. Vibration can also be very calming, soothing, and organizing.

ARK's DnZ-Vibe® is a vibratory oral motor tool that can help build oral tone and improve a variety of speech, feeding, and sensory skills. Use it to provide a varied sensory experience and/or to provide targeted tactile cues within the oral cavity. Its gentle vibration provides a new level of sensory stimulation to increase oral focus and draw more attention to the lips, tongue, cheeks, and jaw. Vibration can also be very calming, soothing, and organizing.

ARK's DnZ-Vibe® is a vibratory oral motor tool that can help build oral tone and improve a variety of speech, feeding, and sensory skills. Use it to provide a varied sensory experience and/or to provide targeted tactile cues within the oral cavity. Its gentle vibration provides a new level of sensory stimulation to increase oral focus and draw more attention to the lips, tongue, cheeks, and jaw. Vibration can also be very calming, soothing, and organizing.

ARK's DnZ-Vibe® is a vibratory oral motor tool that can help build oral tone and improve a variety of speech, feeding, and sensory skills. Use it to provide a varied sensory experience and/or to provide targeted tactile cues within the oral cavity. Its gentle vibration provides a new level of sensory stimulation to increase oral focus and draw more attention to the lips, tongue, cheeks, and jaw. Vibration can also be very calming, soothing, and organizing.

This tool has a flat biting surface with a nubby rubber texture. The Probe can be used for a variety of sensory and pre-feeding goals, including oral stimulation and teaching a munch chew.

This is the original Z-Vibe tip, designed to produce a variety of sensory results.

These tips are designed for smaller mouths, and produce the same variety of sensory results as the original blue tips.

Use this tip with smaller clients and the vibration from a DnZ-vibe to give stimulation to the side of the tongue for tongue lateralisation.

ARK's Popette Tip is an adaptor for the Z-Vibe® that lets you add vibration to the use of lollipops, Toothettes, and Oral Swabs. Lollipops are a fun, effective, and tasty oral motor therapy tool for oral awareness and lip/tongue exercises. Toothettes and Oral Swabs are spongy therapy tools commonly used during sensory assessments and to provide oral input. Simply press the stem of the lollipop etc into the Popette Tip, twist the Popette Tip into the Z-Vibe® handle (sold separately), and you're ready to go! You can also trim the stem of the Toothette, Oral Swab, or lollipop if need be.

ARK's Tongue Depressor Tip makes a great addition to your sensory oral motor toolbox! Use it to examine the oral cavity, mid-tongue elevation, back of tongue elevation, lip closure, etc. It can also be used to provide sensory input to a large surface area of the tongue. Available in either a smooth or textured option.

• The textured Tongue Depressor has a fun Brick-style look with large bumps on the front side and small bumps on the back side for lots of sensory input.

ARK's Tongue Depressor Tip makes a great addition to your sensory oral motor toolbox! Use it to examine the oral cavity, mid-tongue elevation, back of tongue elevation, lip closure, etc. It can also be used to provide sensory input to a large surface area of the tongue. Available in either a smooth or textured option.

• The smooth Tongue Depressor is just like a regular tongue depressor.

This tool has a flat biting surface with a nubby rubber texture. The Probe can be used for a variety of sensory and pre-feeding goals, including oral stimulation and teaching a munch chew. Sold in sets of three.

This tool has a rubber biting surface. The Probe can be used for a variety of sensory and pre-feeding goals, including oral stimulation and teaching a munch chew.

This tool has a rubber biting surface with sides that are ridged and flat. The Probe can be used for a variety of sensory and pre-feeding goals, including oral stimulation and teaching a munch chew.

This tip allows fine point vibration at the root of the tongue, use either single or two in two Z-Vibes to give tongue hugs. This is a softer flexible version.

Use ARK's Tongue Tip for the Z-Vibe® as a tongue exerciser for lateralization and elevation. Instruct the individual to place his/her tongue tip inside the hole, then gently guide the tongue up and down or left and right to establish the concept of elevation and lateralization, both of which are important oral motor skills for speech and feeding development. It can also be used as a tongue scraper for dental hygiene and oral awareness.

• To be used with the TalkTools® Sensi™
• Ideal for pinpointing a specific spot
• Provides tactile oral placement cues
• Made in the USA
• Dishwasher Safe
• No BPA, PVC, latex, phthalates, or lead
• Therapist/Adult supervision required

• To be used with the TalkTools® Sensi™
• Used to elicit lip rounding
• Used to stimulate lips, cheeks, and tongue
• Wake up the mouth
• Also available in a smaller version Wee Round Tip
• Made in the USA
• Made from medical grade FDA compliant material
• Dishwasher Safe
• No BPA, PVC, latex, phthalates, or lead
• Therapist/Adult supervision required

• To be used with the TalkTools® Sensi™
• Used to elicit lip rounding
• Used to stimulate lips, cheeks, and tongue
• Wake up the mouth
• Also available in a larger version Round Tip
• Made in the USA
• Made from medical grade FDA compliant material
• Dishwasher Safe
• No BPA, PVC, latex, phthalates, or lead
• Therapist/Adult supervision required

• To be used with the TalkTools® Sensi™
• Used to improve biting and chewing skills
• Improve jaw strength, coordination, and mobility
• Elicit tongue lateralisation
• Also available in a smaller version Wee Chewy Tip
• Wake up the mouth
• Made in the USA
• Made from medical grade FDA compliant material
• Dishwasher Safe
• No BPA, PVC, latex, phthalates, or lead
• Therapist/Adult supervision required

• To be used with the TalkTools® Sensi®
• Used to promote lip closure, nose breathing, and saliva management
• Made in the USA
• Made from medical grade FDA compliant material
• Dishwasher Safe
• No BPA, PVC, latex, phthalates, or lead

• To be used with the TalkTools® Sensi™
• Used to promote lip closure, nose breathing, and saliva management
• Added texture for increased sensory stimulation
• Made in the USA
• Made from medical grade FDA compliant material
• Dishwasher Safe
• No BPA, PVC, latex, phthalates, or lead

• To be used with the TalkTools® Sensi™
• Used to provide sensory input to buccal space (cheeks)
• To be used in conjunction or in lieu of Button Pull Program
• To provide placement cues for tongue retraction for production of /r/ and /e/
• Made in the USA
• Dishwasher Safe
• No BPA, PVC, latex, phthalates, or lead

This tip allows fine point vibration at the root of the tongue, use either single or two in two Z-Vibes to give tongue hugs.

SMILE (SysteMatic Intervention for Lingual Elevation) Program is an Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy program targeting speech, oral resting posture, oral habits and swallowing.