ARK's Lip Blok®
✨ Product Highlights
👄 Strengthens lips, cheeks, and tongue function while drinking
🧒 Three tip lengths – gradual challenge for progressing oral control
👌🏼 Prevents biting and over-insertion of the straw
Product information "ARK's Lip Blok®"
Physiological Swallow Training for Straws and the Lip Blok®
The ARK Lip Blok® is a simple yet highly effective oral motor tool designed to improve lip strength, cheek tone, and sucking ability. Inserted directly into a straw, it limits how far the straw can enter the mouth and prevents biting – encouraging proper oral posture and tongue retraction during swallowing. Ideal for use in therapy or at home to promote better oral habits.
🎯 Application Areas
- Improves lip seal, cheek activity, suction strength, and tongue control
- Promotes physiological straw drinking: the straw should be held only between the lips while teeth stay closed during swallowing
- Effective for tongue retraction and oral-motor coordination
- Alternative: The TalkTools® Straw Hierarchy Set also supports these goals
- Best results are achieved when combined with myofunctional therapy guided by a speech-language pathologist
✅ Variants & Difficulty Levels (from easiest to hardest)
- Pink Lips: mouthpiece length approx. 1.9 cm / 0.75", width approx. 6.1 cm / 2.4", height approx. 3.8 cm / 1.5"
- Mustache: mouthpiece length approx. 1.9 cm / 0.75", width approx. 6.6 cm / 2.6", height approx. 4.1 cm / 1.6"
- Clear/Yellow: mouthpiece length approx. 1.9 cm / 0.75" – easiest, included in most ARK straw kits
- Blue: mouthpiece length approx. 1.3 cm / 0.5" – intermediate level
- Teal (Petrol): mouthpiece length approx. 0.6 cm / 0.25" – most challenging level
📐 Dimensions & Compatibility
- Fits most standard drinking straws with approx. 0.64 cm / 0.25" diameter
- Each Lip Blok® is sold individually or you can choose from 2 different Set-options (combo of 3 or combo of 5)
- Recommended progression: start with 1.9 cm, then move to 1.3 cm, and finally 0.6 cm
- The shorter the mouthpiece, the more intense the oral motor training becomes
🧼 Cleaning
- Dishwasher safe
- Boilable
- Can be cleaned with mild soap or aldehyde-free disinfectant
🌱 Material and Safety
- Made from medical-grade plastic
- FDA- and CE-compliant
- Free from BPA, PVC, phthalates, lead, and latex
- Not a toy – use only under adult supervision
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