The Mouth and Lips Hydrator (MC6) is a way of moisturising a patient’s lip/mouth or tongue in safe and controlled condition. With a slow flow of water from two drip holes, a gentle compression against the lips is enough to provide a gentle flow of water to the patient’s mouth, providing moisture to the lips.

Patient groups who will benefit from this product are those in intensive care / critical care, stroke and other neurological patients, head and neck oncology patients, elderly mentally ill patients and those dependent on mouth care.

The mouth hydrator can be used to help with moistening the patient’s lips and tongue slowly to help prevent drying. To ensure good mouth care is achieved, include this product in all oral health care plans for vulnerable people.

Pack consists of 20 individual mouth hydrators plus 2 rubber drying stands.

Mouth Hydrator can be used:

To moisten the lips and mouth of a patient to prevent drying.

Instructions for use:

Fully Depress the soft end into a bowl of water
Lift off slowly and allow the soft head to fill with water
Remove the hydrator slowly from the bowl
Place onto the surface of the patients tongue or lips, flat side up
Apply light pressure to the mouth and lips hydrator and move side to side over the patient’s lips and/or place into patients mouth
Slowly allow the liquid to enter/ flow over the patient’s lips/tongue before removing it from their mouth
When the patient has been sufficiently moistened remove excess water from the product
Single patient use. Discard after use.

Precautions:

Seek advice from a senior member of staff if the tongue is severely ulcerated
Discard the Mouth Hydrator after each use if the patient has Candida infection (thrush) in the mouth
Do not use if the package is open or appears to be damaged or if the product has been open for 24 hours or more.

Storage: There are no special storage requirements for the unopened packs

Additional information:

Good oral hygiene is essential for improving and maintaining general health and wellbeing. People who are medically or cognitively compromised may require mouth care several times throughout the day limit the risk factors associated with ventilator associated pneumonia and to systemic diseases.

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