Duration Tubes
SKU: 1574
Regular price
$13.00
TalkTools® Duration Tubes
The TalkTools Duration Tubes are a clinical oral motor tool that teaches clients to sustain controlled oral airflow on a single exhalation. Duration is a foundational component of speech and voicing, and these tubes provide a structured, visual approach to building the prerequisite airflow control needed before advancing to the Horn, Bubble, and Candle Blowing Hierarchies.
Therapy Goals
- Build sustained, controlled oral airflow on a single exhalation
- Develop abdominal grading as a prerequisite for oral airflow-based therapy activities
- Provide visual feedback to help clients monitor and extend exhalation duration
- Establish foundational airflow skills before introducing the Horn, Bubble, and Candle Blowing Hierarchies
- Support vocalization and verbalization during connected speech tasks
- Provides clear visual feedback that helps clients understand and self-monitor their airflow duration
- Serves as an entry-level prerequisite activity before horn, bubble, and candle blowing hierarchies
- Supports a systematic, hierarchy-based approach to Oral Placement Therapy (OPT)
- Suitable for use with a wide range of ages and diagnoses
- Described and referenced in the TalkTools clinical text, allowing for evidence-based implementation
- Durable and easy to clean for repeated clinical and home use
- Clients with motor speech disorders including dysarthria and apraxia of speech
- Children and adults with low oral muscle tone related to cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, or autism spectrum disorder
- Speech-language pathologists implementing OPT programs requiring controlled airflow
- Clients beginning work on abdominal grading and respiratory support for speech
- Clinic, school-based, and home therapy settings
- 1 x Set of TalkTools Duration Tubes
| Material | BPA-free, food-safe plastic |
| Dishwasher safe | Top rack only |
| Safety | BPA-free, latex-free |
| Referenced in | "Oral Placement Therapy for Speech Clarity and Feeding" by Sara Rosenfeld-Johnson |
- Wash thoroughly before first use with warm water and mild soap
- Clean after each use with warm water and mild soap or place on the top rack of the dishwasher
- Do not use abrasive scrubbers or harsh chemical cleaners
- Inspect tubes before each use and replace if any cracking, warping, or damage is present
- Implement Duration Tubes as part of a comprehensive OPT program. Refer to "Oral Placement Therapy for Speech Clarity and Feeding" for clinical protocols and hierarchy sequencing.
Warning: Use with adult supervision at all times. Inspect the product before every use and dispose of it properly at the first sign of damage or deterioration.