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 for our top selling products, TGuard AeroThumb (to stop thumb sucking) and TGuard FingerGuard (to stop finger sucking).

TGuard AeroThumb Reviews

TGuard AeroThumb TGuard AeroThumb Stop Thumb Sucking with TGuard

4.59 5 32

$ $49.80

New and recommended! We are glad to present the newest version of our highly successful thumb sucking treatment kit: AeroThumb®! Based on the same principles as our TGuard Classic, AeroThumb's improved design offers a comfortable and ergonomic fit that will fit on your child's hand like a glove. Ventilated holes ensure cool air flow, which allows the device to be worn without any worry of condensation build up. More adjustment resolution means you can get a tighter, more precise fit. In short, our new design is more comfortable, more ergonomic, and is far more effective than our 20 year old classic design. If you are looking for a guaranteed way to stop thumb sucking in 4 weeks or less, without causing pain or discomfort, then look no further. Most parents see results after only ONE week of using AeroThumb, making it one of the most recommended solutions to break the habit. Please note: Most children switch from one thumb to the other, when you apply the TGuard. For that reason, we recommend purchasing two treatment kits, one for each hand. To find out more about TGuard Technology, and how our products work to stop the thumb sucking habit, check out our TGuard Technology page. If you have any questions, please visit FAQs for more information.

Kit Contents

Each treatment kit contains everything you need to stop the thumb sucking habit for one hand, within 30 days.

1 Ambidextrous AeroThumb™ appliance (can be worn on either hand)
30 bracelets: fun to wear, and multi-colored, so children can choose a new color every day!
1 Instalock - makes the fitting process as easy as possible!
One set of instructions
Reward chart + stickers

Sizing Chart

SIZE CHART: Age / Weight	Age: 0 to 4 (under 40 lbs)	Age: 5 to 6 (between 40 and 55 lbs)	Age: 7+ (more than 55 lbs)
Recommended Appliance Size	Small	Medium	Large

The chart shown above will work for the majority of children. Please know that children under 3 are more likely to switch from thumb to finger sucking, or vice-versa, due to their habit not being fully matured. If you see that the child switches from thumb to finger sucking, please contact us.

Video And Instructions

Click here to download AeroThumb instructions.

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Ashley – December 18, 2019

This thumb guard really worked for my 18 month old son! The first night was rough because he goes to sleep while sucking his thumb but he adjusted real quick (within days). He would actually come up to me and give me his thumb when he saw me take it out his backpack. In addition, he started babbling more then he was before which I am super happy about. The only reason why I didn’t give this review 5 stars is because it fit him a little big.

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Addie – October 29, 2019

It worked! My two and a half year old was an avid thumb sucker. When he was sleepy, hungry, cranky, tired, moody, etc etc. We purchased the aero thumb guard and follwed the directions. The first 2 nights were horrible. Like someone else said, it was as if he was a crack head going through withdrawal. But once we got passed that if was a breeze. He wore it for a month and a half. We only purchased one and thankfully he never switched to the other thumb. So far it's been almost 2 months and he has not gone back to thumb sucking. And his teeth are falling back into place. I highly recommend this product and this company. Very strong product and well made.

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Ava – October 16, 2019

This is amazing !!!! My husband and I decided to give this a try and let me tell you the first attempt we failed because we started it without a plan and our son within the first week he started sucking the other thumb. He is now 2 and we wanted to give it another try, this time we had a plan. The first week was the hardest. He would cry especially at nights because it was his comfort. The great thing was this time he did not try to suck the other thumb. The plan was to only take it off to clean and replace fresh band when he was asleep. We didn't want him to have access to the thumb not even for a second because that would have defeated the purpose . On day 19 we took the T Guard off to see how he would react and he went through out the entire day without sucking his thumb. It is officially 3 weeks and so far so good.

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Nadia Russell – April 30, 2019

I did not know where to submit a big big thank u my son stopped sucking his thumb thank u thank u thank u we did not know what to do we were so worried that he would suck his thumb forever! We are so grateful this product exsists he’s been set free !
5stars from us !!!!

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Maria Jose – November 20, 2018

I can not thank you enough. In less than three weeks my 4 year old daughter was done with sucking her thumb. Now My sister wo7ld like a tguard for her son, because off my success history. She can not find anything like it in Argentina. Also my daughter Pediatric Denits is sharing our success with other patients.
Yh@nk you very much

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MJ – November 20, 2018

I can not thank you enough. My 4 year old had the tguard on for 7 days . And she is not longer sucking her thumb. Now I am sending one to my sister in Argentina for her son. She can not find anything like the tguard. My sister is desperate for her son to do this treatment, because it was a total success for my daughter.
Also, my daughter’s pediatric dentist is sharing my daughter success to other patients.
Thank you very much,

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Jenny Pung – August 21, 2018

I would pay $50 two more times for the results I received from my 21 month old after just 5 weeks of wearing this product. This was more than 3 weeks ago and he is a non-thumb sucker now. He didn’t fight it or try to remove it. I clipped a little of the end off so he’d have more dexterity. I wouldn’t have minded him thumb sucking for comfort but he was so aggressive with it that he had already shifted one of his front teeth. His pediatric dentist recommended this to us and was happy to hear we had already ordered it. We put it on him day and night and only removed it briefly for washings. My son was a very committed thumb sucker too. All of our pictures include his smile being blocked by his hand ( as he sucked his thunb), he was even doing it in his ultrasound photos. I’m very pleased with this product and recommended it without reservation. I really didn’t think his habit could be broken in 5 weeks, but he doesn’t even do it at night as a reflex and has not even resorted to it after beginning preschool for the first time last week! Best $49 I ever spent! Don’t put this off. Try it. My son’s vocabulary and speech has even improved as a result of not having his thumb in his mouth all the time!

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Jenny Pung – August 21, 2018

I would pay $50 two more times for the results I received from my 21 month old after just 5 weeks of wearing this product. He didn’t fight it or try to remove it. I clipped a little of the end off so he’d have more dexterity. I wouldn’t have minded him thumb sucking for comfort but he was so aggressive with it that he had already shifted one of his front teeth. His pediatric dentist recommended this to us and was happy to hear we had already ordered it. We put it on him day and night and only removed it briefly for washings. My son was a very committed thumb sucker too. All of our pictures include his smile being blocked by his hand ( as he sucked his thunb), he was even doing it in his ultrasound photos. I’m very pleased with this product and recommended it without reservation. I really didn’t think his habit could be broken in 5 was, but he doesn’t even do it as night as a reflux and had not even resorted to it after beginning preschool for the first time last week! best $49 I ever spent! Don’t put this off. Try it. My son’s vocabulary and speech has even improved as a result of not having his thumb in his mouth all the time!

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Stephen – August 18, 2018

Gave the AeroThumb guard a try on my 2-year old daughter, and while it definitely prevented her from thumbsucking her preferred thumb (left), on the 2nd day she'd switched to the other (right). Looks like I should've bought two instead of just one. But it makes me think that she'll switch to some other finger if I do. *Sigh*. The thumbsucking saga continues...

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Tiana Rogers – August 9, 2018

This is an updated review. After my first review the company was in contact with me and when I sent pictures of what my child's thumb gaurd looked like after my kid chewed it up, they were kind enough to send me a replacement. We still have to use a mitten when she's feeling overly distressed, napping or in the car for longish rides, and keeping it clean is a challenge, but she isn't chewing her gaurd anymore and she is more conscious about not sucking her thumb. We will see how things go when she starts school, because despite what the website says, she cannot use her hand properly to open things up or write so she will not be wearing it when she is in school. I think it is working though because she will often bring us her mitten and tell us she needs it on to remind herself not to suck her thumb and she will start to chew on her nails and then stop and berate herself and not chew again. As with all products it works better for some children but not others, if other options haven't worked, try this one.

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Flo Tefteller – August 3, 2018

My 3 years old girl started sucking both thumps when she was three months. I couldn't get her to stop. The pediatrician told me about the tguard. I had my doubts that it was going to work. The first days were rough for her as far as napping and bed time but after the first week, just like a magic she stopped ducking both thumbs. I gave her breaks of the tguard so I could see of she was progessing...after 2 weeks she no longer wears the tguard. No more thumb sucking. She enjoyed choosing her band colors, and even ask me to place the tguard in her fingers. Every time she see a picture of her sucking her thumb she will say...no more dedo "finger"
Este producto hace maravillas. Mi niña de tres anos se chupaba el dedo desde los tres anos. Ya se le habia deformado la dentadura y sus pulgares de las dos manos. El pediatra me dijo del tguard e investigue a profundo. No la pensé dos veces. Después de dos semanas de seguir el plan, mi niña ya no se chupaba sus pulgares para nada. Ni siquiera para dormir que era lo que más le gustaba hacer antes de dormir. Lo recomiendo 100%. Las bandits de colores, las pegatinas con el calendario lo hacen superior divertido para los peques. Fácil de poner, quitar y lavar.

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silva.cecilia04 – July 19, 2018

Thank you TGuard! I know my son will thank me when he’s older for making the wise choice of purchasing this amazing treatment.
It’s been over a month since I removed it and he has completely forgotten about sucking his thumb!

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Rami – May 8, 2018

I bought this for my 3 year old. She started to suck her thumb from the day she was born. I tried lot of things to get rid of this habit. At last I found this TGuard, read all the reviews and I thought why shouldn’t I give it a try? Then I bought 2 of them. In one week I could see a lot of difference. She stopped sucking during day time. Then she almost took another 2 weeks to stop in the night. After that I stopped using the Product. I am very happy I found this product and I would recommend this 100%.

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Maria Regina – April 18, 2018

My son has been sucking his thumb since 6 moths old and now he is 2 years old. I had tried many things for him to lose the habit but nothing worked. He used the Tguard during full 30 days and he has not sucked his fingers since then. I'm from Brazil and we are very happy, thank you!

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Shannon – March 23, 2018

My 6 year old broke it in less than 4 hpurs of wearing it.

TGuard FingerGuard Reviews

TGuard Finger Guard TGuard Finger Guard Stop Thumb Sucking with TGuard

4.53 5 47

$ $39.80

As of 11/1/2018, this item has been discontinued. We recommend the newer, more improved AeroFinger, which treats the same finger sucking habit, but with a more ergonomic and comfortably designed glove. MED et al, Inc. is proud to offer one of the only products on the market that is designed specifically to break the finger sucking habit: TGuard FingerGuard™. FingerGuard™ covers any two adjacent fingers, and it works the same way that TGuard Classic™ does, by painlessly disrupting the vacuum / suction that makes finger sucking so addictive. To find out more about TGuard Technology, and how our products work to stop the thumb sucking habit, check out our TGuard Technology page. If you have any questions, please visit FAQs for more information.

Kit Contents

Each kit comes with everything you need to stop the finger sucking habit. This includes:

1 Ambidextrous FingerGuard appliance, that can be worn over any TWO adjacent fingers
30 bracelets: fun to wear, and multi-colored, so children can choose a new color every day!
One set of instructions

Sizing Chart

SIZING CHART	Age: 3 to 4 (under 40 lbs)	Age: 5 to 6 (between 40 and 55 lbs)	Age: 7+ (more than 55 lbs)
Recommended Appliance Size	Small	Medium	Large

If your child is in between sizes, such as a child who weighs around 40 pounds, or is 4.5 years old, order a smaller size if the child is taller / thinner than an average child of their age, or order a larger size if the child is shorter / heavier than an average child of their age. Please know that children under 3 are more likely to switch from thumb to finger sucking, or vice-versa, due to their habit not being fully matured. If you see that the child switches from thumb to finger sucking, you must contact us.

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Sanjana – March 27, 2018

My son has been sucking his right index finger since he was 2 months old. His habit was so addictive that he needed his finger every minute or two in his mouth. At 8 months due to the excessive teething pain he bit his finger at night, despite the wound his finger kept going in his mouth. His wound was infected but still he did not stop. I researched online and invested in the finger guard. Used it despite being ridiculed by my family and friends. By the 18th day he stopped putting his finger in the mouth and hadn't ever since. Thank You for making such an amazing product. It's easy to use, clean and so effective. I have recommended this to my friends and made sure they bought it for their kids!!!

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Abbey – March 14, 2018

I had a 14 year long finger sucking habit, which was extremely hard to stop. I tried everything from those disgusting nail polish paints to wearing gloves. When I found the "finger guard" I was quite intrigued and excited for finding something that might work. I was amazed by finding that I had naturally stopped the habit within weeks. The only tip I have is to only use "Tguard" when you, your child, or whoever is using it, is ready to stop their habit. Good luck!

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Janine Jackson – February 27, 2018

After three years and messed up teeth on a 3 year old, bumps around the mouth hand foot and mouth disease and other diseases acquired from finger sucking I found this device online ordered it and on DAY 1 he stopped sucking his finger. This is the only device I purchased and glad it works and didn't have to spend hundreds of dollars to figure this out.. This is revolutionary product I am a REAL customer and you definitely need to try this. I was expecting this to take 30 days and it took just one day. I will continue to use for 30 days of course so this becomes permanent.

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Dee Gnan – January 23, 2018

I bought this product 2years ago but my hubby wouldn’t let me use it on our 3year old who sucks hermiddle 2 fingers as he thought it looked like a torture device! However, now she’s five, even he was desperate for her to stop. After 19 days, it has worked a treat!! One month after taking it off, she dooesn’teven think about putting her hand near her mouth. A word of warning though- I should have anticipated how hard it would be, as she had no other comfort mechanism and our placid daughter turned into a monster for 3weeks, with tantrums and misbehaviour. But now she’s back to her usual self and veryproud of herself for stopping the habit. I just wish we’d used it sooner!!!

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Heather McDowell – August 19, 2017

My son sucked his knuckle for 4.5 years - he would bend and suck & he had blisters.... he has perfect teeth and I knew we needed to stop asap .... probably should have tried this a year ago - spend the money. It's 10000% worth it
I did not take it off for probably 2 weeks because of fear - he gladly put it on as we rewarded him & did his sticker chart. we left the finger guard overnight at someone's house on accident and wasn't able to get it and we've never used it since - I have never seen him even put that finger by his mouth. Praise The Lord. It worked !!!! Thank you. Have no fear parents. If you'll go through a few weeks to a month of pain the habit will be Broken for good

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Steph – August 13, 2017

We have had this on our child on and off two weeks at a time since April. Second we take it off fingers back in mouth. It may be just the habit is so ingrained.its the risk you take £50 is a lot of money to us but we took the risk and it was another failure.

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Antoine – April 18, 2017

My 18 month son has been a STRONG middle finger sucker since 9 months old. My wife and I didn't really think much of it at first. Especially given that his doctor said that he should eventually grow out of it. But it only got worst and worst given that his fingers became his source of comfort. It got so bad that his skin on this middle finger start to blister and he didn't allow any time to heal. This is when I told my wife that we NEED to take action now! She was reluctant and didn't push forward as much as I wanted to, but this was getting out of hand. So I started to do my research online for products to support. I came across the nail biting polish, but I didn't want to make him throw-up with that poison (lol). So I just decided to try this product out by TGaurd ( THE BEST DECISION I EVER MADE!!!!) Once we received it and placed it on, he had a FIT! Cried for an hour straight due to him not being able to resort to sucking his fingers. As the manual says, ***PARENTS...SAY STRONG****, and boy, they weren't lying. To all parents, the success of this product is really in your hands. You have to stay consistent and show resilience every time you place that band on that wrist. My son was very stubborn when it came to his fingers and my wife didn't think it would work, but with persistence and drive, I was wasn't going to allow us to fail. I only took the guard off when he ate and during baths, other than that, I placed the guard back on. The first three days were the roughest. It was literally as if he was in rehab. He cried, screamed, became frustrated, and even throw-up from crying so badly. However, I was determined not to take it off. I had to remain strong for his success. FOCUS ON THE BIGGER PICTURE!!!. After about 10 days of consistency, we started to realize that when we took the guard off, he didn't realize it was there anymore. He didn't have a relapse or resort back to sucking his fingers anymore. Only when he heard us talking about it and he tries to be funny and place them back, but he quickly removed them. After about 4 more days with the guard, he was BROKEN!!! He never, and I repeat, NEVER HAS RESORTED BACK TO HIS FINGERS!!! THANK YOU T-GUARD!.....also........please use the bands wisely, they do give you a fair amount, but I did experience trail and error with a few. So use wisely!

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Chelsi – November 21, 2016

In the beginning I wrote a review that said I wanted to like it but couldn't because it broke just after the warenty. Even though past warenty they sent me another free of charge! My daughter had now completely stopped sucking her fingers and it worked! It needed a little longer for her but it was amazing with constant wear. Thank you guys!

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Maggy – July 24, 2016

Hi, i hoy the fingerguard for my 6 year old. He has being doing this all his life. But I need help. He is able to get his fingers out even with the doble band and he is also biting the plastic on the fingers to a point that he even swallow a little pice of plastic. I don't know what to do!!!!

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Noria – April 20, 2016

I want to thank you for making this product. My son has been sucking his 2-fingers since he was an infant. This product broke a 5 year habit with no problems. My son wore the fingerboard for less than 2wks and does not miss sucking his fingers.

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Miranda – March 1, 2016

My daughter has been sucking her fingers non-stop since she was 3 months old. When she turned 3 years old I purchased the finger guard. She quit sucking her fingers within 3 weeks! Highly recommend!!

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Miranda – March 1, 2016

My daughter has been sucking her fingers non-stop since she was 3 months old. When she turned 3 years old I purchased the finger guard. She quit sucking her fingers within 3 weeks! Highly recommended!!

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Gina – January 4, 2016

My son had been sucking his two fingers since his growing in the womb. The summer before he turned 5 I decided to get the fingerguard, since I couldn't figure out a way to get him to stop. I introduced them to him as Spiderman fingers, because the look pretty cool and he is into superheroes. He wore thrm for 30 days, with the ability to slide them off his fingers. The first few days I tied the bracelet tight and he got blisters from the fingers. But once I figured out the comfort zone, he did Ok. Midway through wearing them, the material broke. I contacted customer service and they replaced them fast and free of charge! On day 28, while driving to the beach, he told me he didn't feel the urge to suck on his fingers. Success! We stayed the course to 30 days, and he truly no longer sucked his fingers. He still has his fingers guard, which he soides on his hand as pretend play, whenever he gets in superhero Spiderman mode:) thank you, tguard!

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Stacey – November 28, 2015

My daughter rejected her pacifier at about 3 months of age, and replaced it with sucking the first 2 fingers of her right hand. With each passing month the frequency of finger sucking seemed to increase and it wasn't clearly related to a specific stressor that I could identify. It just appeared to be developing into a frequent habit that I was concerned was beginning to interfere with her language development (talking less due to fingers always in mouth instead) and was also getting in the way of her getting involved in more hands-on activities/play than she would otherwise if her fingers weren't occupied in her mouth. A couple other considerations that made me take action to try to stop her finger sucking, was the possibility of it affecting her tooth alignment as well as the fact that she attends day care and would conceivably be exposing herself to even more viruses/germs by sucking on her fingers after touching everything! I also decided that I wanted to help her break the finger sucking habit before it became too engrained as a coping mechanism that would be much harder to change later on. I purchased the fingerguard for her between 22-23mths and followed the directions about not allowing her ANY opportunity to suck her fingers during the treatment period. I created a very positive feeling about the whole experience by calling it her 'special bracelet" and she actually asked for it to be put back after I had removed it for cleaning. There were no tears or wanting it off and no negative feelings at all about it. (I put it on her for the first time when we had a very busy/fun day planned with lots of activity that would keep her distracted so she wouldn't focus on this new device on her hand!) It worked like a charm! Within 3 weeks of use, it proved extremely effective in breaking her of the finger sucking habit completely! (The only things I did differently was to give her fingers/hand a break at night, I would remove the finger guard and put her to bed in an extra-long sleeve shirt with the arms sewn shut at the end instead so her fingers could move around naturally and I also made my own soft fabric bands/bracelets with buttons that could be easily removed and reattached for hand washing throughout the day, rather than the hospital style plastic bands that have to be cut off and can't be re-used after. These seemed more comfortable for her compared to the bands/bracelets that come with the finger guard as they have a tendency to dig into the skin a bit at the wrist area at times) The only negative feedback I have about the finger guard is that it did start to break apart on one side, where the finger tubes meet the hand piece, after only about 2weeks of use. Sure glad it was SO effective for us that we didn't need it very much longer because it would've continued to break apart and I would've had to purchase another one! Just for the record, I wouldn't have hesitated to buy another, if necessary, because the finger guard WORKS amazing and is well worth the small investment in my opinion!

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laura – November 27, 2015

this product is amazing i have 2 girl and the oldest suck her fingers in till she was 12 year old we tried everying in till we found this and my little one did it in till she was 7 year old