Reviews - Stop Thumb Sucking with TGuard ThumbGuard

For more than 20 years, MED et al, Inc. has been working closely with pediatric dentists and pediatricians to develop an effective device to stop thumb and finger sucking. Over that time, we’ve created a product that is endorsed not only by parents, but by dentists as well. We hope that these unsolicited reviews will illustrate this fact.

For more reviews, click on the “reviews” tab, on each product page. Shown below are 15 of the latest reviews for our top selling products, TGuard AeroThumb (to stop thumb sucking) and TGuard AeroFinger (to stop finger sucking).

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TGuard AeroThumb Reviews

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Virginia M – August 22, 2020

The T-guard worked brilliantly for us. My 4 yo sucked both thumbs (so we bought two) and he fully kicked the habit within 30 days. He loved choosing the coloured ties each night. We did the full 30 nights and didn't have any issues with durability of the guards. He only needed to do 3 or 4 days at the start with the guards on all the times but we continued to put them on at times when he was likely to fall asleep (like in the car) within the 30 days. We had tried band-aids and cloth wraps before this, and neither worked. The tguard helped kick the habit and heal the skin on his thumbs which had become almost raw from constant sucking. 100% recommend.

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Liz Loring – August 22, 2020

Mother of a 9 year old boy: Amazing! We noticed the day time habit had stopped after 1 week and the nighttime habit stopped after only 2 weeks. Its been about three weeks and for the past 3 nights we've allowed him to sleep without it and there is NO THUMB SUCKING! We'd been fighting this battle for so long and I was skeptical but I was wrong! I am so grateful for this product and my son is so proud of himself!

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Tearris Washington – July 23, 2020

My 20 month old had been sucking her thumb excessively since she was 4 months old. Thumb guard broke the habit within 3 week. I’m so happy that I found this product! Well worth the money!

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Krista McAvoy – July 23, 2020

Product works but don’t expect it to last longer than thirty days. And when it doesn’t, don’t expect TGuard to care about it even though you just dropped significant money with them.

TGuard – Jul 23, 2020

TGuard Response: This customer used our automated warranty claim system and their claim was denied because it was outside of the warranty period, and they were not in the USA. Despite the fact that they did not reach out to us directly to give us a chance to help, we did offer a free replacement for the cost of shipping, as a courtesy, which they refused.
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Carlos Byrd – July 20, 2020

To All
I'm writing this review to hopefully clear up a previous review sent in haste. I purchased the AeroThumb and received great support and attention to detail in ordering which I discovered a mishap on my end and not Tguard which led to hasty review previously. At the time, I acknowledged the mishap as well as kept and utilized the product to this day for my 3 year old daughter. The product is great and my previous review 6 months ago should have been deleted then, but is now deleted after dialogue with Google Business Listing which has been confirmed.

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Rachael – July 16, 2020

Our 2 1/2 year old is a hard core thumb sucker. Yes the T-guard works. After 3 weeks she would not suck during the day when the guard was off. I still put it on at night, but now she has switched and sucks the other thumb. We purchased a 2nd thumb guard in hopes this would stop her nighttime sucking, but again she switched to sucking her finger.
Now we are looking at buying 2 of the finger guards. We are almost at the 60 day mark. I am a happy customer, we just have a very determined child.

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Brandi Albert – June 25, 2020

This helped my son not suck his thumb while wearing it. He wasn’t even chewing his thumb anymore!! However it did not kick the habit to the curb. After the 30 day warranty period was up, both thumb guards started cracking all over and started holding so much dirt that I can no longer clean them properly. These are expensive to buy if you have to buy them every 45 days! Extra arm bands are far more expense than other options on amazon only the other bracelets won’t fit for the tguards. It impossible to get customer service on the phone. Make a product you can stand behind. Not one that becomes defective after 30 days.

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Diana G. – June 14, 2020

Hola! El producto es bueno y si ha ayudado a mi hijo, pero ya lleva más de un mes así que todavía tuvimos que comprar más tiras, y también que no todos los niños son iguales pero mejor seguir comprando tiras a que siga creciendo con los dientes mal.

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Domonick Willis – June 7, 2020

I'm going to keep this short and sweet! TGuard guaranteed their product and IT WORKS!!! I have an 8 year old daughter, her thumb sucking started from the age of two. We used this product 30+ days, she no longer sucks her thumbs, or show any signs of relapsing. "TGUARD DEFINITELY GUARDS YOUR GRILL!!!" 😁 Thanks a lifetime.

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Samantha – May 15, 2020

This product is AMAZING and it really works. I never thought I could get my 5 year old to kick the habit of thumb sucking, especially because he needed to do it at night to help him sleep. We didn't even need to use the guard for the full 30 days and he completely stopped thumb sucking or even wanting to. He really enjoyed putting a star sticker on every day he completed without sucking his thumb, and I promised him a big present if he could make it to the end. Definitely worth the purchase!

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Paula Furman – May 12, 2020

Thank you. Almost 20 years ago we bought a TGuard for my daughter who was an intense thumb sucker. And she was clever about it. We tried putting stuff on her thumb. She learned she could get it off or switch thumbs or tolerate the taste. When we got the ThumbGuard we quickly found out we had to get two. Then she learned to twist her thumb out of it. She is double jointed in both thumbs. We called you for help and you kindly gave us more of the straps and told us how to secure it better. Then she ate the ThumbGuard off. We called you about that and you even sent us new ThumbGuard. At that time you hadn’t had a child go to that point. Finally she had it on and couldn’t get her fingers out. She still chewed on it some but not eating it. Then she hit serious withdrawal. Screaming and crying at nite. You see, thumb sucking was how she calmed herself. I stayed awake with her so many nights I completed a photo album! I would pull her hand away and pat her back. Finally she was done with the thumb! Her palate went back to a more normal shape ( it is still higher than typical) she had braces but not the surgery she was headed for because she stopped before she was 6. Now she has a beautiful smile. I asked her if she was glad that the thumb sucking habit was broken. At 24 she is very glad! Thank you for your ingenuity! We are fellow engineers and appreciated your engineering approach to this problem. I hope others will save their children from the damage of thumbsucking with your great product.

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Anacaona de Lima – May 7, 2020

4 stars

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Shoby John – April 26, 2020

We received a follow up email from a TGuard representative after posting our original review. From the get go, the representative was very thoughtful and knowledgeable. Never perfunctory or dismissive. He even offered to do a consultation to consider all the facts about our situation and worked with us to try and address any misunderstandings or issues that we were experiencing. After the consultation and TGuard's kind offer to replace the device that was outside of the warranty period, we will continue the regimen and see if we can overcome the initial challenges. At this point, we would like to replace our original review score with this one (from a 3 to a 4). And the only reason it's not 5 stars is because we're waiting for the 2nd attempt to be completed and achieve success.

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Shoby John – April 20, 2020

We have a 13 year old son with autism that has sucked his thumb and pointer finger since we adopted him at 14 months. As we started this process it became apparent it will take longer than 30 days. In the brief periods where he has the device off for changing the bands, he puts his fingers right back in his mouth. Also, what we discovered in the process is that the material seems to be falling apart at the top of his thumb. The "plastic" is tearing off. Looks like we might have to get a whole new set. 🙁 We would have rated this lower than 3 stars but when he's had it on, it does seem to keep him from putting his fingers in his mouth, though we did catch him a few times putting his uncovered pointer finger in his mouth.

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Victoria Maria Carreon – April 20, 2020

I love this it worked for my 5yr old to an extent. What I mean by that is she started chewing it bit by bit and was no longer useful. I was hoping so find one with a harder plastic Because it does work except if you child is determined.

TGuard AeroFinger Reviews

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Taylor M Hayes – October 16, 2020

My Daughter only had to use this for 2 weeks and she hasn't sucked her fingers since. We got this about a month ago so I definitely say this works. We tried hot sauce, tape, a winter glove, the polish that tastes gross etc. I mean anything we tried didn't work. Shes 5 years old and has done it since birth. Thank you!!!!

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Sheena T – September 8, 2020

My son was a thumb sucker and my daughter was a finger sucker. I started Tguard classic for my son when he was 2 years and 8 months. The first time I put the Tguard on my son he removed it in 2 minutes and gave me the most evil laugh with his hands on the hip. I gave him a break and tried again after a month. He did not suck for a while but started thumbsucking again. I talked to him and showed him pictures of beautiful teeth and tried to convince him to wear Tguard again. Finally he gave in. He did not thumb suck for a whole year and started slowly when he started first grade but I talking to him again and he stopped it forever. He is 9 years old now and has not sucked his thumb ever since.
My daughter was sucking her finger ever since she was born. I started using Aerofinger at 2 years . I tried the same method that i did with my son but she was very strong willed and hard to break. Honestly by that time I lost all my energy fighting with my son that i was a little easy on her. I tried again when she was three but there was no results. I thought she might stop when she starts school but she never did as she saw other children thumb sucking in her class. I tried Aero finger again when she turned six and she was ready to quit in 2 weeks but I was scared she would not be able to resist the temptation so I kept the Aero finger for a month until she finished the rewards chart. Also I had applied Mavala stop on her fingers and over the aero finger while she napped. Since then it has been a few months and she has never finger sucked. We threw her a small party and gave her favorite toy. I wish I had been aggressive with her like my son. Her finger sucking has caused a slight jaw deformation.

Thank you T guard for the wonderful products without which it would have been impossible to stop the habit. I shared our success story with our pediatrician and dentist.

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Artyom – April 20, 2020

Thanks. For 3 weeks, my daughter completely quit the habit of sucking her thumb. In Russia, I did not find analogues. A very worthy effect in just 3 weeks.

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S. – August 12, 2019

My daughter was diagnosed with leukemia 1 week after her second Birthday. With the low immunity, any small opening of the skin can become a big infection. The finger sucking habit became an issue when she repeatedly had to be put on antibiotics because of those little wounds in her fingers. We are so pleased with the Aerofinger, she is off the antibiotics now! I just wish the bracelets were less expensive. She uses many per day as we have to wash her hands very well to prevent infection. The recommendation to wash hands while wearing the device doesn’t work in her special case. Make those bracelets cheaper! Too many medical bills to pay here!

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Joe – June 18, 2019

My 2.5 year old boy used it. The first night was so heart breaking watching my boy hating the guard. But after 3 days, he was ok with it. It’s really up to the parents to stick with the plan! Our boy worn this for 2 weeks straight, and the figure sucking habit was completely gone. He is 4 now, and he doesn’t even remember once upon a time he used to suck his fingers all day.

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Megan Fruchte – February 3, 2019

Great product! My 22 month old was sucking his index and middle finger constantly. He threw fits the first day we put this on but was compliant after that. He wore it about 22 hrs a day for 7 days and does not even act like he remembers how to suck his fingers anymore. I highly recommend!

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