Guest guest Posted July 24, 2003 Report Share Posted July 24, 2003 it sounds like she could benifit from tounge excerises Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 24, 2003 Report Share Posted July 24, 2003 our therapist gave us a NUK brush and taught us different exercises to do...it teaches them tongue awareness...if you need more info about it you can email me directly...petzoa@.... Ivette Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 25, 2003 Report Share Posted July 25, 2003 Roxanne, We did the Beckman Oral Exercises, Bite exercises and spent numerous hours telling him to not overstuff and to chew. My son now does a very good job chewing. It took about a year of intensive therapy for us to get through this. We were also evaluated by a feeding therapist early on and she had a lot of suggestions. Daphne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 25, 2003 Report Share Posted July 25, 2003 What is the Beckman Oral Exercises? Where do I learn about this? Mark definately does better w/chewing(when he decides to eat). I notice probably because his mouth muscles are weak and he gets tired, he will try to swallow whole whatever he puts in it. Any tips would be appreciated. Thanks Selena Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 25, 2003 Report Share Posted July 25, 2003 Selena, Our feeding therapist started the Beckman Oral exercises and then our speech therapist has continued them. A therapist should show them to you and then implement a program. It is a program to help with oral hyposensitivity or oral aversion. Daphne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 25, 2003 Report Share Posted July 25, 2003 Lindsey swallowed spaghetti whole for the longest time,She may still do it,we don't have spaghetti very often lol! Jennie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 25, 2003 Report Share Posted July 25, 2003 Hi Selena! Beckman oral motor exercises are actually a series of specific facial stretches that target the lips, cheeks, and other facial muscles important for chewing, swallowing, and speech development. They were developed by Debra Beckman, a SLP, hence the name. These stretches can be taught to you by any SLP (or OT) who has taken Debra's course and is trained in how to appropriately use these stretches. Beckman stretches can be very effective!!....when performed correctly and when practiced sufficiently (best is 3x/day for 5days/wk). Debra's website (www.oralmotor.com <http://www.oralmotor.com/> ) does have a list of trained therapists..but not all may be on the site. I am trained and have not yet listed myself on her site. I hope this info is helpful! :-) Barbara A , M.S., CCC-SLP Speech-Language Pathologist owner, HELP ME SPEAK Independent Demonstrator, Stampin'Up! HELP ME STAMP RE: [ ] chewing What is the Beckman Oral Exercises? Where do I learn about this? Mark definately does better w/chewing(when he decides to eat). I notice probably because his mouth muscles are weak and he gets tired, he will try to swallow whole whatever he puts in it. Any tips would be appreciated. Thanks Selena Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 28, 2003 Report Share Posted July 28, 2003 Thank you so much. I'm going to talk to the therapist about this. Thanks again for the information. Mark is awful in the oral-motor area. Hopefully these exercises will help and he'll be able to eat and speak a bit better. Selena Re: [ ] chewing Selena, Our feeding therapist started the Beckman Oral exercises and then our speech therapist has continued them. A therapist should show them to you and then implement a program. It is a program to help with oral hyposensitivity or oral aversion. Daphne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 28, 2003 Report Share Posted July 28, 2003 Where do you practice? Do you know anyone available? Selena RE: [ ] chewing Hi Selena! Beckman oral motor exercises are actually a series of specific facial stretches that target the lips, cheeks, and other facial muscles important for chewing, swallowing, and speech development. They were developed by Debra Beckman, a SLP, hence the name. These stretches can be taught to you by any SLP (or OT) who has taken Debra's course and is trained in how to appropriately use these stretches. Beckman stretches can be very effective!!....when performed correctly and when practiced sufficiently (best is 3x/day for 5days/wk). Debra's website (www.oralmotor.com <http://www.oralmotor.com/> ) does have a list of trained therapists..but not all may be on the site. I am trained and have not yet listed myself on her site. I hope this info is helpful! :-) Barbara A , M.S., CCC-SLP Speech-Language Pathologist owner, HELP ME SPEAK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2005 Report Share Posted January 13, 2005 Years ago, this was thought to be a clear sign of some sort of allergy. I'm not sure why chewing on clothing versus other things pointed towards allergy but several parents I knew said they'd seen a clear correlation in clothes chewing and the child eating something he/she was reactive to. Gaylen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2005 Report Share Posted January 13, 2005 Oh, my gosh, we had such a problem with clothes chewing with our oldest for 2 years. He had such a hard time stopping. He finally stopped at the age of 9. He is 14 now and still tends to put things in his mouth and chew on them, but no longer does this with his clothes. He stopped doing this before he became a pt. of Dr. G. I'm not sure what stopped it, but we did buy a rubber type mallet from our ot at the time, which he would occ'l use to get himself not to chew on the clothes. This would help occ'ly. But he would come home from school every day with bitten clothes. It must be an indication of where his brain is at, at this time. Good luck. I know it is very frustrating for all involved. Barb --- Mindy Renouf <mrenouf@...> wrote: > > This may be a topic that has already been discussed, > but my 5.5yr old son is > once again chewing on his clothes! He has torn up > most of his shirts, as he > takes the hem of the shirt and tears the material > with his teeth. I am > having to pull thread out between his teeth every > day. > I have tried to give him gum and other chewy > substitutes, but he wont stop > tearing up his shirts. > He does oral motor exercies each day with a speech > therapist. > > My son has been a patient of Dr. G's for 2.5 years. > > Any suggestions or insight on this would be greatly > appreciated. > > Mindy > > > > > ===== Barb Katsaros barbkatsaros@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2005 Report Share Posted January 13, 2005 Hello, I am very interested in what you think the chewing is about. My son chews his finger nails. We just started with anti viral (Dr. Goldberg). I thought the chewing was done but it started again and I am wondering if it is the anti viral. Any ideas would be wonderful? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2005 Report Share Posted January 13, 2005 My son (4.2 years old) also chews his clothes and it is driving me crazy. He was bad for a while, seemed to stopped for about 6 months, and he's at it again. He is very bad right now and all his new Christmas clothes have shredded shirt sleeves on the left side (he chews at the end where the shirt sleeve meets the hand). I have given him a rubber mallet from the OT and he will chew on it occassionally, but he tends to bite off small pieces which I find lying around. He may even ingest some of them, who knows! But the mallet only works for about 10 minutes. Then he is back to the shirt sleeve. Sometimes, putting him into a t-shirt works but other times he just starts to chew up near the top on his chest so the t-shirt gets ruined too. I know it must be a sensory issue. To make matters worse, he has on occassion gnawed the edge of my dining room table when on the computer. In fact, he has always been a chewer -- the side of his crib, the edge of my daughters play kitchen, all her plastic pots and pans, etc. Barb, is your son verbal? If so, you might ask him if he remembers chewing on his clothes and see if he knows why he did it. There is a woman on another list I am on and her son is now 20 and very articulate. She sometimes asks him questions on behalf of other parents and his answers can be very interesting. Thanks, Rhoda Re: CHEWING > > > Oh, my gosh, we had such a problem with clothes > chewing with our oldest for 2 years. He had such a > hard time stopping. He finally stopped at the age of > 9. He is 14 now and still tends to put things in his > mouth and chew on them, but no longer does this with > his clothes. He stopped doing this before he became a > pt. of Dr. G. I'm not sure what stopped it, but we > did buy a rubber type mallet from our ot at the time, > which he would occ'l use to get himself not to chew on > the clothes. This would help occ'ly. But he would > come home from school every day with bitten clothes. > It must be an indication of where his brain is at, at > this time. Good luck. I know it is very frustrating > for all involved. Barb > --- Mindy Renouf <mrenouf@...> wrote: > > > > > This may be a topic that has already been discussed, > > but my 5.5yr old son is > > once again chewing on his clothes! He has torn up > > most of his shirts, as he > > takes the hem of the shirt and tears the material > > with his teeth. I am > > having to pull thread out between his teeth every > > day. > > I have tried to give him gum and other chewy > > substitutes, but he wont stop > > tearing up his shirts. > > He does oral motor exercies each day with a speech > > therapist. > > > > My son has been a patient of Dr. G's for 2.5 years. > > > > Any suggestions or insight on this would be greatly > > appreciated. > > > > Mindy > > > > > > > > > > > > > ===== > Barb Katsaros > barbkatsaros@... > > > > > > > Responsibility for the content of this message lies strictly with > the original author(s), and is not necessarily endorsed by or the > opinion of the Research Institute. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2005 Report Share Posted January 13, 2005 Dr. Goldberg has told me that the need to chew like this, is a sign of the brain now being healthy. I took this to mean that there is an inflamation process and improper blood flow going on in the brain. This most likely results from the immune system not functioning as it should. My son used to avidly chew on the skin and nails of his feet and still does on his hands. He has a particular affinity lately for his one thumb nuckle, which he bites on until it bleeds. (He occ'l puts a bandaid on it to stop himself from chewing on it.) I broke him of the feet by offering him a nintendo game which he really wanted, if he would stop biting his feet nails and skin. I gave it to him first and told him that I trusted him to discontinue this. If he didn't stop, tho, I would have to take the game away. Well, amazingly, it did work. And he hasn't done it for 2 years now. When he sees his toenails growing he asks me to cut them, so he is not tempted. Now, he still chews on his fingernails, but I think that is a whole lot more socially acceptable, not to mention somewhat cleaner. --- dazseaton@... wrote: > > Hello, > > I am very interested in what you think the chewing > is about. My son chews > his finger nails. We just started with anti viral > (Dr. Goldberg). I thought > the chewing was done but it started again and I am > wondering if it is the > anti viral. Any ideas would be wonderful? > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > > > > ===== Barb Katsaros barbkatsaros@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2005 Report Share Posted January 13, 2005 I just remembered that about a year ago, my at that time 12 year old started some other chewing habits--chewing on the wooden bannisters and headboard of his bed. I told him this really had to stop because it was ruining furniture, and he did stop. But he finds other things to chew on--plastic caps and rubberbands, etc. I have asked him why he does it, and he said that he doesn't know why. He just feels like he needs to chew. He is very verbal, but he has a hard time describing his feelings about such things. --- Rhoda Boyd <rboyd@...> wrote: > > My son (4.2 years old) also chews his clothes and > it is driving me crazy. > He was bad for a while, seemed to stopped for about > 6 months, and he's at it > again. He is very bad right now and all his new > Christmas clothes have > shredded shirt sleeves on the left side (he chews at > the end where the shirt > sleeve meets the hand). I have given him a rubber > mallet from the OT and he > will chew on it occassionally, but he tends to bite > off small pieces which I > find lying around. He may even ingest some of them, > who knows! But the > mallet only works for about 10 minutes. Then he is > back to the shirt sleeve. > Sometimes, putting him into a t-shirt works but > other times he just starts > to chew up near the top on his chest so the t-shirt > gets ruined too. I know > it must be a sensory issue. To make matters worse, > he has on occassion > gnawed the edge of my dining room table when on the > computer. In fact, he > has always been a chewer -- the side of his crib, > the edge of my daughters > play kitchen, all her plastic pots and pans, etc. > > Barb, is your son verbal? If so, you might ask him > if he remembers chewing > on his clothes and see if he knows why he did it. > There is a woman on > another list I am on and her son is now 20 and very > articulate. She > sometimes asks him questions on behalf of other > parents and his answers can > be very interesting. > > Thanks, > > Rhoda > > Responsibility for the content of this message > lies strictly with > > the original author(s), and is not necessarily > endorsed by or the > > opinion of the Research Institute. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2005 Report Share Posted January 13, 2005 Did the pharmacy give you a list of possible side effects? If they did look at it, it will tell you. Re: CHEWING Hello, I am very interested in what you think the chewing is about. My son chews his finger nails. We just started with anti viral (Dr. Goldberg). I thought the chewing was done but it started again and I am wondering if it is the anti viral. Any ideas would be wonderful? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 14, 2005 Report Share Posted January 14, 2005 Thanks, Cyn for your experience with this. He esp. seems to like to chew something with some give, like rubber bands or rubbery things in general. What is ppl? What is its role in migraines? is to have braces on the top teeth next week. I dread this. I'm afraid that he will break the pieces as he feels the need to chew. But his teeth are so crooked, and his eye teeth are not coming down properly. He has " fangs. " We have put off the braces as long as we could, but it's time. We also just noticed the other day, that one of his crooked teeth on the bottom which juts out some has lost gum to the point where I'm afraid that we will have to have a gum graft. My younger just had this done a year ago one one tooth and it took well, but what a pain. They said if he didn't have it done, he may have lost the tooth as the root area was exposed. I wonder if this tendency has something to do with nids. Our periodontist said it just happens with some kids and adults where the gum is thinner in a particular area. Anyone else having these kind of issues? --- permanent_hiatus <cynthia_mclaughlin@...> wrote: > > > > >> I have asked him why he does it, and he said that > he doesn't know > why. He just feels like he needs to chew. He is > very verbal, but > he has a hard time describing his feelings about > such things.<< > > > *** Barb: I can really correlate with how your son > describes > this ... or is unable to. I have the same issue and > have for years. > I was dx'd as a child with an autonomic nervous > system disorder and > than later in the 80s with CFS,etc. I don't know if > it's > inflammation in the gums, sinus cavities or what ... > but I do feel > pressure in my teeth and the need to chew. I > usually now (at my > advanced age!) actually don't chew on anything any > longer and just > bear with it, but when younger I used those > rubbermaid spatulas > (which they don't make the same anylonger) and lots > and lots of > chewing gum (trident). Also, an on-line friend sent > me a study > recently about chewing ice and the reduction it has > on ppl with > chronic migraines ... so I have been chewing on ice > of late. > > > > > > > ===== Barb Katsaros barbkatsaros@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 14, 2005 Report Share Posted January 14, 2005 Thanks, Cyn. Do you have any idea why this happens to their gums? Is it immune system related? Do they brush their teeth too hard? Have you yourself had the grafts? Perhaps you would like to have a retainer fit to where your mouth is now, if that would give you some comfort. It is certainly worth a try. I need to have another made for my teeth to prevent shifting on the bottom. It's not something I want to do, tho!! Take care. And thanks again for all of the information you provide. You are such a resource! Best, Barb --- permanent_hiatus <cynthia_mclaughlin@...> wrote: > > > Sorry, Barb, used an abbreviation that was > confusing. Ppl with > migraines = People with Migraines. (... just a > dyslexic here tyring > to aviod typing dual vowels -- which always come out > reveresed te > first time typed!!) I do agree on the " rubbery " ... > it's provides > that " resistance " that's needed. > > I did have braces and liked the pressure! Sometimes > I even wish I > could go back and get a retianer; I always think > that THAT would > help my mouth/teeth feel better. Wish I kept my old > one! > > I do have the same gum problem you discuss in your > post below. > > Take care, > Cyn. > > [this post was neither proof-read, nor corrected and > I'm sure it'll > be noticeable --- to rtied to do now] > > > > > > Thanks, Cyn for your experience with this. He > esp. > > seems to like to chew something with some give, > like > > rubber bands or rubbery things in general. What > is > > ppl? What is its role in migraines? > > > is to have braces on the top teeth next > week. > > I dread this. I'm afraid that he will break the > > pieces as he feels the need to chew. But his > teeth > > are so crooked, and his eye teeth are not coming > down > > properly. He has " fangs. " We have put off the > braces > > as long as we could, but it's time. We also just > > noticed the other day, that one of his crooked > teeth > > on the bottom which juts out some has lost gum to > the > > point where I'm afraid that we will have to have a > gum > > graft. My younger just had this done a year ago > one > > one tooth and it took well, but what a pain. They > > said if he didn't have it done, he may have lost > the > > tooth as the root area was exposed. I wonder if > this > > tendency has something to do with nids. Our > > periodontist said it just happens with some kids > and > > adults where the gum is thinner in a particular > area. > > Anyone else having these kind of issues? > > > > > > > > ===== Barb Katsaros barbkatsaros@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 14, 2005 Report Share Posted January 14, 2005 My son has gone through a terrible chewing problem every time we have started or changed his anti viral. It seems to come out of no where and stop just as quickly, however sometimes lasting weeks and weeks. The last time when I was at my wits end, I asked him to stop chewing his nice sweater (sleeves and collar!). A few minutes later, he ran to his bedroom, grabbed a pillow and proceeded to chew on it's edge. I realized then there there was a physical need, that it wasn't just a habit forming. The problem eventually resolved itself. I equate it to some viral symptom, perhaps sore teeth, since it has only happened when new to an antiviral. Now his finger in his nose is another matter!?! A dry nose due to allergies I suspect. Good luck. Lori Re: CHEWING Hello, I am very interested in what you think the chewing is about. My son chews his finger nails. We just started with anti viral (Dr. Goldberg). I thought the chewing was done but it started again and I am wondering if it is the anti viral. Any ideas would be wonderful? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 14, 2005 Report Share Posted January 14, 2005 My son is diagnosed with autism and chews alot. I was told that it is how he orients his information. BUT the pain and pressure you describe seem to fit more. It seems if he isn't chewing he gets irritated and acts out. Thank you King permanent_hiatus <cynthia_mclaughlin@...> wrote: >> I have asked him why he does it, and he said that he doesn't know why. He just feels like he needs to chew. He is very verbal, but he has a hard time describing his feelings about such things.<< *** Barb: I can really correlate with how your son describes this ... or is unable to. I have the same issue and have for years. I was dx'd as a child with an autonomic nervous system disorder and than later in the 80s with CFS,etc. I don't know if it's inflammation in the gums, sinus cavities or what ... but I do feel pressure in my teeth and the need to chew. I usually now (at my advanced age!) actually don't chew on anything any longer and just bear with it, but when younger I used those rubbermaid spatulas (which they don't make the same anylonger) and lots and lots of chewing gum (trident). Also, an on-line friend sent me a study recently about chewing ice and the reduction it has on ppl with chronic migraines ... so I have been chewing on ice of late. Responsibility for the content of this message lies strictly with the original author(s), and is not necessarily endorsed by or the opinion of the Research Institute. --------------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 15, 2005 Report Share Posted January 15, 2005 My son who is plagued with allergies complains of dry spots in his nose. I wonder what causes this. Barb --- Lori <lbharris@...> wrote: > > My son has gone through a terrible chewing problem > every time we have > started or changed his anti viral. It seems to come > out of no where and > stop just as quickly, however sometimes lasting > weeks and weeks. The last > time when I was at my wits end, I asked him to stop > chewing his nice sweater > (sleeves and collar!). A few minutes later, he ran > to his bedroom, grabbed > a pillow and proceeded to chew on it's edge. I > realized then there there > was a physical need, that it wasn't just a habit > forming. The problem > eventually resolved itself. I equate it to some > viral symptom, perhaps sore > teeth, since it has only happened when new to an > antiviral. > > Now his finger in his nose is another matter!?! A > dry nose due to > allergies I suspect. > > Good luck. > > Lori > > Re: CHEWING > > > > Hello, > > I am very interested in what you think the chewing > is about. My son > chews > his finger nails. We just started with anti viral > (Dr. Goldberg). I > thought > the chewing was done but it started again and I am > wondering if it is the > anti viral. Any ideas would be wonderful? > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > > > > > > Responsibility for the content of this message > lies strictly with > the original author(s), and is not necessarily > endorsed by or the > opinion of the Research Institute. > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 21, 2006 Report Share Posted February 21, 2006 I have also read that chewing could be related to Iron. But I wonder since it comes and goes, could it be related to teeth/gum issues, where they are so sensitive anyway, that they may feel teeth getting lose or coming in like other kids would not?? Joni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 21, 2006 Report Share Posted February 21, 2006 Dr Bill Walsh sais it is lack of Zinc. > > From: Jandjatindy@... > Date: 2006/02/22 Wed PM 12:03:52 GMT+13:00 > > Subject: Re: Chewing > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 21, 2006 Report Share Posted February 21, 2006 I've heard that, too, and it's very possible. My son's chewing seems to go with distorted sense of smell, too... another possible sign of zinc deficiency. If zinc were very low, though, there should be a skin rash. We just switched to multivitamin with trace minerals. It contains zinc and other minerals at RDA. Might be a good idea to try. --- wendy.duff@... wrote: > Dr Bill Walsh sais it is lack of Zinc. > > > > > From: Jandjatindy@... > > Date: 2006/02/22 Wed PM 12:03:52 GMT+13:00 > > > > Subject: Re: Chewing > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 21, 2006 Report Share Posted February 21, 2006 Hi W endy can you tell me why my 14 yr old is suddenly smelling things . eg food and drinks ? We are on the Pfeiffer treatment He has only started doing this Virginia Re: Chewing > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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