Ark's Z-Vibe Personal Pack Plastic

Price: €113.00 inc. 19% VAT

SKU: 100351

Product Categories: ORAL MOTOR, PROGRAMS & KITS, VIBRATING TOOLS & ACCESSORIES

Product Page: https://theraplaycy.com/product/arks-z-vibe-personal-pack-plastic/

Product Description

Kit includes: 1 plastic DnZ-Vibe, 1 Probe Tip, 1 Preefer Tip, 1 Mini Tip and a spare parts Kit for the Z-Vibe, all in a handy Carry Case. The unit comes with a special Vibe Battery not available in stores. We recommend buying a spare.

The Z-Vibe is a vibratory oral motor device specifically engineered to improve a variety of speech, feeding, and sensory skills. Its sleek, innovative design features a lightweight hand piece with a tip on either end. The end with the Probe Tip is sealed off from the internal components so that no water, moisture, or saliva can enter from that end while working in the mouth. Turn the unit on/off by twisting the Switch Tip at the opposite end. The Switch Tip can also be replaced with another tip in order to use two tips simultaneously. For example, attach a Fine Tip to one end and a Spoon Tip to the other. Use the Fine Tip to stimulate a tongue bowl for feeding, and then quickly turn to the Spoon Tip for feeding. If the individual loses the tongue bowl, you can easily turn back to the Fine Tip again. The handle (excluding the tip) measures about 4.67" in length and less than ½ an inch in diameter.

-Made in the USA out of medical grade quality, FDA compliant materials
-NO lead, phthalates, PVC, BPA, or latex
-The Z-Vibe® Measures approximately 6.5" in length and less than half of an inch in diameter
-Recommended for individuals of all ages and abilities under the guidance of a therapist or a trained caregiver

*Caution: the Z-Vibe is NOT a toy. It is a therapeutic tool intended to be used by a professional therapist (or by parents trained by their therapist). It contains small parts (including a battery) that may pose a choking hazard: direct adult supervision is required at all times.

DETAILS

Increase Oral Awareness:
The Z-Vibe is highly recommended for individuals with hyposensitivities and low oral tone. Its gentle vibration will increase oral awareness and provide much needed proprioceptive input to the lips, cheeks, tongue, and jaw. For sensory-seekers who crave oral stimulation, massaging the gums with the Soft Brush Tip is particularly effective.

Decrease Oral Sensitivities and Food/Texture Aversions:
The Z-Vibe is also recommended for hypersensitive individuals. In these cases, vibration as well as the various textures/shapes of the tips can gradually desensitize the mouth and decrease oral aversions and sensory defensiveness.

Calm and Soothe:
Vibration can be a very helpful tool for calming and organizing. The Z-Vibe's smooth vibration provides gentle sensory feedback to the lips, gums, tongue, jaw, and inside the cheek area. This oral input can help decrease self-biting or chewing on one's hands, shirts, pencils, etc. While it is mostly used inside the oral cavity, it can also be used outside the mouth on the cheeks, neck, and arms for additional feedback.

Transition from Puréed to Textured Foods:
The Textured Spoon Tips have a textured surface on the back side of the spoon. Use these tips with the Z-Vibe in order to gradually introduce new textures during feeding. Or, use the ears of the Animal Tips to feed and allow the individual to mouth the tips and explore their various textures and shapes.

Increase Interest in Therapy:
Use the Z-Vibe with the friendly Animal Tips and/or the Popette Tip with a lollipop in order to spark attention and increase participation in therapy.

Teach Biting and Chewing Skills:
Use the Z-Vibe with Bite-n-Chew Tips to develop and improve the oral motor skills necessary for feeding, including a sustained bite, rhythmic chewing, jaw strength and stability, and more. These tips are available in extra long (XL) versions that can reach all the way to the back molar area. The Animal Tips can be used to practice mouthing, biting, chewing, and jaw grading and stability. And the Bite Tube Tips can be used with real foods for functional biting/chewing practice. Because they're hollow, the Bite Tube Tips are also recommended for those with a weak bite.

Develop Oral Motor Skills:
The Z-Vibe provides a safe and effective way to work on the oral motor skills necessary to make speech sounds and to manage food. These skills include: lip/cheek/tongue awareness, lip closure, lip extension, jaw stability and grading, tongue and jaw dissociation, tongue elevation, tongue retraction and protrusion, tongue lateralization, and a tongue bowl. Using the Z-Vibe, therapists and caregivers can target specific movements within the oral cavity - physically demonstrating where the tongue, lips, and jaw should be for each skill. For specific exercises on how to improve these goals, consult our blog, video directory, and Tips & Techniques for the Z-Vibe® & Z-Grabber®.

Improve Oral Hygiene:
Use the Brush Tips for gentle gum massage and teeth cleaning and to transition individuals into the eventual use of a regular toothbrush. The Tongue Tip, Popette, and Floss Tips can also be used for dental care with the Z-Vibe.