Jaw-strengthening teether designed for children with Down syndrome

Thursday, January 9, 2020 - 09:30 in Health & Medicine

A new product may assist infants with Down syndrome to eat and speak sooner by strengthening their jaw and tongue muscles. Children with Down syndrome may be born with low muscle tone and a protruding tongue, which makes it more challenging to speak and eat. Hannah Ferrill, a Purdue University alumna in industrial design from Purdue’s College of … Continue reading Jaw-strengthening teether designed for children with Down syndrome

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