thumb chewing on obpi side
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emmetts mom
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thumb chewing on obpi side
My son Emmett is 11 months old and is robpi he has chewed his thumb at the joint where the thumb meets the hand to the point of bleeding and I cant get him to stop. I have been putting Neosporin on it when he is sleeping to try to get to heal, and i put a sock that I cut finger holes in to try to get him to stop but he still chews on the same spot. He does wear a brace but I dont know the name of it and he only wears it when we are out mainly just in the car. does anyone have any suggestions as to what I can do to help him quit chewing on it.
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Kath
- Posts: 3242
- Joined: Mon Nov 18, 2002 4:11 pm
- Injury Description, Date, extent, surgical intervention etc: I am ROBPI, global injury, Horner's Syndrome. No surgery but PT started at 2 weeks old under the direction of New York Hospital. I wore a brace 24/7 for the first 11 months of my life. I've never let my injury be used as an excuse not to do something. I've approach all things, in life, as a challenge. I approach anything new wondering if I can do it. I tried so many things I might never have tried, if I were not obpi. Being OBPI has made me strong, creative, more determined and persistent. I believe that being obpi has given me a very strong sense of humor and compassion for others.
- Location: New York
Re: thumb chewing on obpi side
I can't help you to stop him but I can tell you I did the same thing chewing on my arm... I outgrew it but I am sure my mother did everything to get me to stop chewing my finger... I use to make them bleed... ugh...
here is a paper on bpi children and this problem.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/quer ... s=15275759
I hope you find something
Kath
here is a paper on bpi children and this problem.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/quer ... s=15275759
I hope you find something
Kath
Kath robpi/adult
Kathleen Mallozzi
Kathleen Mallozzi
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tylergsmom
- Posts: 282
- Joined: Thu Jan 29, 2004 6:56 pm
- Injury Description, Date, extent, surgical intervention etc: Hi! I am Laura, the mom of Tyler, who has a ROBPI. I've been a member of this site since 1998 and owe a great deal to the wonderful people in the UBPN community who have helped us along the way get what we needed to get done for Tyler. Tyler is now 14 years old and in the 9th grade. He's a super bright kid and loves his video games. Tyler had the mod quad surgery with Dr. Shenaq shortly before he passed. That was his first and only surgery. Now that he is older he is requesting additional surgery. He'd like to be able to supinate. Our goal is for Summer 2013.
- Location: Gulf Breeze, FL
Re: thumb chewing on obpi side
Try clove oil. Tyler used to have the same problem. He used to chew his fingers on his BPI hand until they were infected and nothing but nubs. I would put the clove oil on his fingers in the morning and before he went to bed at night. It has a nasty taste and smell to it so they won't want to suck or bite any longer. The oil also helps heal the infection or wound. You can usually find clove oil at a specialty cooking store. Good Luck!
Laura
Laura
Laura LeNoir, Mom of Tyler, Age 14, ROBPI