Chemo Mouthpiece - Ice Pack for Inside the Mouth to Combat Oral Mucositis
Chemo Mouthpiece is essentially an ice pack for inside your mouth, but unlike ice chips or popsicles, it cools the oral cavity uniformly. It’s also tolerable for those with sensitive teeth. Avoid debilitating complications and save thousands on unnecessary procedures with this one easy-to-use device.
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About Our Product
One of the most difficult yet underreported side effects of chemotherapy is oral mucositis. This painful condition occurs when toxic medications aimed at eliminating cancer reach the healthy tissues of the mouth, causing painful ulcers and inflammation that, in its more severe forms, can make eating, drinking and talking all but impossible for patients.
The answer to this problem came from a cancer survivor and engineer named David Yoskowitz who struggled with oral mucositis during his recovery from Hodgkin’s lymphoma. His solution, Chemo Mouthpiece, is an easy-to-use device that applies near-freezing temperatures to the entire mouth while chemo drugs enter the body. This cold constricts the blood vessels in the mouth to limit the amount of toxic chemicals that can circulate through the tissue.
By limiting the mouth’s exposure to the chemotherapy medication, you can reduce the severity of oral mucositis. Plus, the cold soothes inflamed tissue and provides relief at the same time – and all it takes is a single convenient, reusable product: Chemo Mouthpiece.
Features
- An FDA Registered Device
- An FSA/HSA Eligible Device
- One Size Fits Most Adults and Some Children
- No Rx Required
- Cools the Entire Oral Cavity
- Portable
- Reusable
- Created by a Cancer Survivor
- Medication-Free
How Chemo Mouthpiece Saves You Money
When compared to some of the more widely known side effects of chemotherapy, oral mucositis (the painful mouth sores) may seem like a lesser concern. However, the complications linked to this condition can produce serious delays in a patient’s recovery; in fact, those who develop chemo-induced mucositis tend to be hospitalized 3-6 days longer per cycle of therapy. Just a 1-point increase in the OMAS scale, which doctors use to measure the severity of oral mucositis, has been associated with longer fevers and a higher risk of infection, among other problems. Chemo Mouthpiece will either help prevent the mouth sores before they occur or significantly reduce their severity, thus potentially saving you thousands of dollars.
It's A One-Time Purchase
When you invest in a Chemo Mouthpiece, you are getting a single device that you can use every day for as long as your chemotherapy treatment continues. No more continual refills of your temporary mouthwash, gel, or other numbing agents for your mouth.
How The Chemo Mouthpiece Works
The Science Behind Chemo Mouthpiece
Chemo Mouthpiece builds upon an existing type of treatment – cryotherapy – which uses cold temperatures to alter the body’s condition. It’s the same technique that brought ice chips and popsicles to hospitals and infusion centers: applying near-freezing temperatures to the tissues of the mouth forces the blood vessels in those tissues to shrink, reducing circulation and allowing less of the chemotherapy drugs to reach the mouth.
This phenomenon, called vasoconstriction, has proven effective at restricting toxic drugs’ access to vulnerable, healthy tissues in the oral cavity. The ice chips handed out by doctors and nurses work on this principle, but their effects are inconsistent. They also cause nausea and are intolerable for those with sensitive teeth.
Because the ice chips sit on the bottom of the mouth, with little to no contact with the upper palate or cheeks, they are only partially effective; ice pops suffer from a similar issue, and mouthwashes can only treat the symptoms once they appear, offering little in terms of preventative care.
Enter Chemo Mouthpiece. Essentially, this device acts as an ice pack for your mouth – unlike ice chips or popsicles, however, it uniformly cools the entire oral cavity. This important distinction makes it uniquely suited to mitigate the symptoms of oral mucositis. Simply use the device while receiving an infusion of chemotherapy medication to cool the entire oral cavity and stem the flow of harmful chemicals into the area.
Thermographic scans of patients using the mouthpiece have shown average temperature changes of 31.3°F over the course of 30 minutes.
Instructions For Use
- Prior to first use, place unit in unopened double sealed packaging in the freezer for a minimum of 6 hours.
- When center blue core is frozen solid, unit is ready for use.
- Just prior to use, remove unit from packaging and slide base into insulated sleeve. Save the resealable bag for future storage.
- Fit mouthpiece chamber into mouth and place your lips over the outer edge.
- Once inserted, squeeze the insulated sleeve/base to circulate cold water inside the mouthpiece.
- Tilt head back while in use, unit has breathing tubes to facilitate normal breathing.
- Continue to squeeze insulated sleeve/base every few minutes to keep circulating cold water.
After use, remove the insulated sleeve and clean t...
After use, remove the insulated sleeve and clean the mouthpiece with soap and water. Use the supplied cleaning brush to clean inside the breathing tubes with soap and hot water.
After cleaning, allow the unit to dry and place back into the resealable bag and store in the freezer. The mouthpiece must be refrozen within 24 hours after use and must always be stored in the freezer.
The unit is ready for use anytime for up to 2 years if stored properly in a standard freezer.
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