Gold Standard * NUK Medic Pro L

Summary (max 5 stars)
teat (small - the biggest disadvantage for me)
*****
shield (even, all touches the face)
***
pacifier (small in comparison to other adult pacis)
****
price-performance ratio
*****
The manufacturer states the following about NUK Medic Pro:
A medical product for treating children of school age and adults.
The NUK Teat Trainer, as a therapeutic tool, makes an important
contribution to improving poor sucking skills and to helping rectify
oral motor dysfunction (e.g. breathing through the mouth, problems with
sucking, chewing, swallowing, speaking and facial gestures). The main
focus here is given to the treatment of incorrect swallowing, which is
associated with disrupted patterns of tongue movement, and correcting
complicated sucking and swallowing actions. Over and above that, using
the NUK Teat Trainer can have a positive effect on muscle tone or on the
coordination of the inner and outer face muscles. Unrelenting bad
habits such as grinding or clenching teeth and tongue thrusting,
associated with pain and jaw cracking, can also be effectively treated.
The NUK Teat Trainer can be used in speech therapy, orthodontics and
physiotherapy too, as part of PADOVAN myotherapy. The method, named
after the speech therapist Beatriz Padovan, is a holistic therapy, which
observes certain movement patterns of the human development process and
makes the patients consciously aware of them. It assumes that complex
skills build upon basic competences. Through conscious breathing,
sucking, chewing and swallowing, complex speech impairments can be
corrected.
Available in two sizes for children of school age and adults.
Also suitable for stroke patients after consulting their doctor.