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Urges to chew

stranger

This is nothing to do with hunger. In fact, I have no idea why I feel the need to chew so often.

Does anyone have any experience of this, please? There is something called sensachew toys. Has anyone tried these and do they help?

  • My son has chewing issues and I got loads of safe chewing tubes off of Amazon, Just put chewy tubes in a search engine and it comes up with load. Saves on clothes etc.

    I even got one which is on a retractor cord so he can clip it to his trousers and pull it out when he feels the need to chew, biggest problem I have come across is getting my son to reconize when he wants to chew because he dose it without thinking and chews anything.

    Good luck Smile

  • You can get chewigems as well, I ordered one along with a chewy tube for my daughter (she finds chewing very calming), I ordered from this site;

    http://www.sensorytoywarehouse.com/All/MOUTH/OralSpeech-&-Language/CHEWIGEM/p-135-96-149-1757/

    The chewigem is really soft and flexible wheras the tube is alot tougher but she enjoys both of them.

  • thanks we'll get some and try them out.

     

  • I now have the dog tags and have the firm ones. They're not that hard, in my opinion. I still have some baby teeth and do have teeth coming through.

  • my 9 yr old chews things, we were recomended chewlery but its a bit girly for him, I was looking a the dog tags but unsure if i should get soft or hard, she still has all his baby teeth, can anybody recomend which would be best, its all new to me.

     

  • Thanks for the feedback. Glad they've helped you.

  • Me again with the update.

    Got the sensachew dog tags, put one away in case I lose/break the first, washed it and started chewing. Two hours of straight absent minded chewing and not even a dent! I went for the firm option.

    It does look pretty good, its rather big at first sight but it does make it better to chew on. Haven't eaten anything in a about an hour as I can now keep my teeth busy chewing on the dog tags.

    I'd recommend it!

  • Hi Stranger,

    I've ordered the dog tags, worked out it would be cheaper for me in the long run if they last more than a month compared to my biltong, so I'll try and remember to post any feedback. Should arrive in 5-7 days!

  • Thanks for your reply. I was looking at the dog tags too. It's nice to know I'm not alone in this.

  • I know what you mean. When I was little I used to chew on the headboard of my old wooden bed, lately I keep gnawing on biltong, a really tough dried meat, downside of this, it's pretty expensive.

    The sensacew stuff sounds great, especially the dog tags! May invest in one and see how it goes...