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TGuard Reviews and Testimonials

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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  1. Erin S.
    Verified owner
    TGuard AeroThumbTGuard AeroThumb

    First let me say that the TGuard worked to help my almost 5 year old kick his lifelong thumb sucking habit the month before he turned 5! I highly recommend it. My son enjoyed the star sticker chart and changing the bands every day. He never fought me about wearing it. A few things I didn’t care for and could be improved: my son was right in the middle of the size chart and has always been average. I went with the larger size. By the end of 30 days, it had rubbed a spot on his hand raw. I don’t know if it was too big or if this is the norm. The TGuard material changed color within a week of wearing. It turned grayish yellowish. Lastly, wearing this 24/7 does make it a challenge to wash hands and keep them clean. None of these things take away from its effectiveness, just areas that could be improved.

  2. Jeremy B.
    Verified owner
    TGuard AeroThumbTGuard AeroThumb

    This is a great product. It worked well for 2 months, then his molars came in and family member injury and he fell back and struggling to stop.

  3. Kristin Weis
    Verified owner
    TGuard AeroThumbTGuard AeroThumb

    I truly thought nothing would stop our almost four year old from sucking his thumb, but this did the trick, even at night!

  4. Monica B.
    Verified owner
    TGuard AeroThumbTGuard AeroThumb

    Good product… But son realized he had other fingers

  5. Jonathan W.
    Verified owner
    TGuard AeroThumbTGuard AeroThumb

    For our daughter, having the thumb guard really helped her understand how to stop sucking her thumb, though we ended up not really needing to use it much (the star chart/stickers were a HUGE help though, and we added rewards along her journey). My only complaint is that putting on the “strap” is weirdly complicated and it seems like there should be a better way to do it that is less wasteful and less complex.

  6. Christina Carr
    Verified owner
    TGuard AeroThumbTGuard AeroThumb
  7. Darnell Stewart
    Verified owner
    TGuard AeroThumbTGuard AeroThumb

    I had to use both sizes of the tee guard but the end results were acceptable. One of the problems experienced was any moisture on the hands causing chaffing. In the end I’m still working on my grandson not putting his thumb in his mouth but the occurrences are far far fewer.

  8. Anonymous
    Verified owner
    TGuard AeroThumbTGuard AeroThumb
  9. Kyle J.
    Verified owner
    TGuard AeroThumbTGuard AeroThumb

    The guard worked reasonably well but our daughter is so petite she was still able to slip her thumb out of the smallest size brace at night. That was after she turned to the other thumb and forced us to get a second brace. We are hanging onto them for when she grows a little more and (hopefully) expresses a desire to stop sucking her thumb so that we have a little more buy in.

  10. Anonymous
    Verified owner
    TGuard AeroThumbTGuard AeroThumb

    It did help some, our son was adopted and has sucked his thumb since we have known him at 3 months old. He is 4 now and chewed up the red piece on it and we ended up having to buy a new one. He chewed that one up too. The band that holds it on the hand ended up ripping through the guard in two spots because he pulled on it. Overall, I think it’s a great product but just didn’t work for our son and his situation.

  11. Joe F.
    Verified owner
    TGuard AeroThumbTGuard AeroThumb

    It worked for a week, then my son switched from his right to left thumb. Going to look into something else as this was a bit pricey.

    • TGuard Support
      Store manager

      Hi Joe,
      Switching from one thumb to another is fairly common. We would recommend covering the other thumb.
      Please reach out to us, we may be able to provide a discount for the second kit.
      Kind regards,
      MED et al, Inc.

  12. Elizabeth B.
    Verified owner
    TGuard AeroThumbTGuard AeroThumb

    It really did get him to stop sucking his left thumb. Now, a month later, he has regressed and is sucking his right thumb

  13. Sarah Y.
    Verified owner
    TGuard AeroThumbTGuard AeroThumb

    This has been a great product, however we are back to wearing them all the time after a relaps and we need more straps then come with the kit. I wish there was a way to reuse the straps and not have to cut them every time.The straps that come with it aren’t practical for all the preschool painting projects and handwashing he does.

  14. Anonymous
    Verified owner
    TGuard AeroThumbTGuard AeroThumb

    It worked to break the thumb sucking habit for my daughter. The only thing I wish was that it was more affordable. I’d recommend if you really want to break the thumb sucking habit.

  15. Anonymous
    Verified owner
    TGuard AeroThumbTGuard AeroThumb

    It did work although we needed to purchase one for the other hand and use a glove underneath both devices. Our little contortionist could get his thumb out otherwise.

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  1. Anonymous
    Verified owner
    TGuard AeroFingerTGuard AeroFinger

    We absolutely loved this for our 5 year old! Difficult for her to remove unlike other methods we tried but also gentle and not tight on her wrists. We found them to be breathable with no condensation on the device from sweating. Overall, very low maintenance way to stop thumb sucking!

  2. Anonymous
    Verified owner
    TGuard AeroFingerTGuard AeroFinger

    The device has not break the habit completely but there was a great improvement.

  3. Scott
    Verified owner
    TGuard AeroFingerTGuard AeroFinger

    Worked very quickly on my daughter for daytime sucking. However, 2+ years later she still hasnt broken the overnight sucking habit. We’ve spent a lot of money on bracelets, replacement guards, etc. About to buy a whole bunch of new bracelets for her to wear for half a year and see how it goes…

  4. Eve M.
    Verified owner
    TGuard AeroFingerTGuard AeroFinger

    It definitely worked for my little girl. She sucked on her index and middle finger backwards so we had to do something so her fingers would stop growing curved. It took her a little over a month to fully get over it, but it definitely worked for her. She hasn’t wanted to suck her fingers anymore since then.

  5. Brittany
    Verified owner
    TGuard AeroFingerTGuard AeroFinger

    We used the thumb guards first and that was successful but then our daughter started sucking her fingers so we got the finger guards but that was also successful! It’s been months now and we haven’t had any more issues! I am so grateful! Thank you! The only thing is, at first she was able to slide her thumbs/fingers out so it was hard to find the right tightness because it was too tight but not tight enough so that was a challenge. But overall this was a fantastic product and I highly recommend it!

  6. Julia
    Verified owner
    TGuard AeroFingerTGuard AeroFinger

    After 6 years this broke the habit in about 40 days. Only wearing it at night. It’s worth it for sure. It was safe and easy to use. The draw backs are the wrist bands do not come with enough to really support the length of breaking the habit when the child needs to wear two bands because they can pull their fingers out with just one. The bands through Tguard are very expensive but you can buy cheaper bulk versions just as safe elsewhere. Well worth all of it – nothing else worked and I wish I had started with this and broken it earlier.

  7. Kayla Wamsley
    Verified owner
    TGuard AeroFingerTGuard AeroFinger

    My 6 year old sucked two of her fingers, she wanted to stop but we couldn’t find a solution. After less than the 45 days she had completely stopped. Two complaints, 1 the bands gave her a bit of a rash, but if we didn’t put them on tightly, she could slip the t guard off of her fingers, so we dealt with it. Second complaint, she started chewing on the plastic, even breaking off pieces of it, not sure if there was any way to stop it.

  8. Mummy A
    Verified owner
    TGuard AeroFingerTGuard AeroFinger

    The T guard surely change the game in my child’s thumb sucking. It greatly reduced his sucking and he has eventually stopped the habit.
    While the bracelet were colorful, he soon learnt how to manoeuvre it but nonetheless the T guard was wonderful and broke the habit.

  9. Rachel Conley
    Verified owner
    TGuard AeroFingerTGuard AeroFinger

    My 4.5 year old has sucked her fingers all her life, night and day. During Covid, that became a serious health issue. I’ve been trying to break her habit for well over a year. After trying every other suggested trick, I bought these, very pricy when you live in Canada. We are 6 weeks into our journey and here are my thoughts:
    1) product works but kids are smart and can escape them (I had to tape them onto her hands so she couldn’t skip her fingers out).
    2) the thin wrist bands for securing the guards cut into my kids’ wrists and required padding under to avoid sores. Also rubs between fingers and creates sores so bandaids were needed there
    3) kids are resilient. Mine has had no trouble living life normally with these guards on both hands 24/7.
    This has been the only product/method with ANY success for us. Now my daughter takes them off during the day (while supervised) and then wears them at night. It’s been a life saver, but not easy. Will be worth it in the end.

  10. Carrisa
    Verified owner
    TGuard AeroFingerTGuard AeroFinger

    This worked better than anything else we tried to get my daughter to stop sucking her fingers. Overall it took around 3-4 months. She kicked the daytime habit sooner but it was harder for her to stop at night in her sleep. The only thing I didn’t like was that the wrist bands cut into her hand at night. We fixed this by using tied ribbons instead. She was disciplined enough not to untie them. Overall I am glad we bought this, it was the only thing that finally broke her habit.

  11. Stephanie J. Edgar
    Verified owner
    TGuard AeroFingerTGuard AeroFinger

    Following the directions and being consistent was key! This was the only thing that helped break our daughter’s finger sucking habit!

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