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Oral Motor Lip Exercises with the Y Tips

Posted by Debbie Lowsky, MS, CCC-SLP on 28th Dec 2021

Y Tips are a great addition to any oral motor tool bag!  These tip attachments for the Z-Vibe are most often used for working on jaw grading and stability exercises.  But the unique Y shape makes them great for lip closure exercises as well. What is lip closure? Just like its namesake, lip closure is the ability to close one's lips to create a seal around a spoon, around a …
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Tough Chews for Tough Chewers

7th Jun 2021

Question:  Hello, I am writing to get your opinion on the next product to order if my clients can chew through the toughest grade of chews.  I appreciate your time and help and look forward to your feedback.  It sounds like you're on the right track in getting the toughest (XXT - "Xtra Xtra Tough") level.  Although no chew tool is indestructible, XXT is pretty t …
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An SLP's 5 Favorite Z-Vibe Tips for Speech Therapy

1st Jun 2021

There are over  35 different tip attachments for the Z-Vibe - a lot!  Options are great, but sometimes it can be a little overwhelming knowing where to start.  Check out the video below for Angeliki Xygka's recommendations on her favorite "must-have" tip attachments to start with. . . Video Transcription: Hello!  Today I will show you the 5 must-have Z-Vibe tools for …
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Button Pull Lip Closure Activity

Posted by Debbie Lowsky, MS, CCC-SLP on 26th Sep 2020

Lip closure - being able to create and maintain a seal with your lips - is a fundamental oral motor skill for successful speech and feeding development.   For feeding, it's how we do things such as drink from a straw, remove food off of a spoon, keep food in our mouths while we chew, keep saliva in the mouth at rest (which prevents drooling), etc.  For speech, it's how we produ …
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