Multifunctional oral cavity trainer

Abstract

The invention discloses a multifunctional oral cavity trainer. According to the trainer, an umbrella-shaped body is connected to each of two heads of a handle, one of the umbrella-shaped bodies is composed of an upside-down umbrella cover and an umbrella handle, and the other umbrella-shaped body is composed of an upside-down umbrella cover, an umbrella handle and a sharp-tongue-shaped body extending from the inner umbrella circle center. Shapes of the umbrella covers and the sharp-tongue-shaped body, both made of elastic materials such as soft resin, of the umbrella-shaped bodies can be changed during operation of the umbrella covers and the sharp-tongue-shaped body, so that opening and closing of mouths, occlusion of upper and lower jaws and tongue turning in up, down, left and right directions are guided, swallowing reflex is stimulated, and lip closing capability, palate muscle groups, masticatory muscle groups, tongue muscle groups and pharynx muscle groups are trained; by the trainer, efficiency of existing swallowing rehabilitation training is improved through synchronous and coordinated exercises of muscle groups involved during ingesting, chewing and swallowing. The multifunctional oral cavity trainer has the advantages of simplicity in operation, safety in use and easiness in popularization for clinical medicine and family care.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to a rehabilitation device, in particular to a oral multifunctional rehabilitation training device, which belongs to the oral cavity training device in the field of rehabilitation training for swallowing disorder and speech disorder. Background technique [0002] Dysphagia refers to the inability to safely and effectively transport food from the mouth to the stomach due to damage to the jaw, lips, tongue, soft palate, throat, esophageal sphincter or esophageal function. Healthy people need to swallow about 600 times a day, which is one of the basic components of daily life activities. [0003] 25% of patients with dysphagia are caused by stroke. Among the 2-2.5 million new stroke cases in my country every year, 35%-45% of patients in the acute phase have dysphagia to varying degrees. Among these patients, about Half of them cannot recover their swallowing function within the first week after the onset, resulting in dysphagia that ...

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Problems solved by technology

[0007] 1. The traditional method is that the medical staff directly massage the mouth and face with their hands, and use simple tools such as tongue depressors, cold cotton swabs, gauze, buttons, etc. to do exercise training and stimulation training for various parts of the mouth

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