Bionix SafeStraw Drinking Aid for Dysphagia - Thin Fluids

Overpriced for the plastic item but useful and good quality

It took me a couple of times to figure out how to use it but it did work unfortunately I have no reason to use it any longer.

So disappointed. We assembled this and got it working beautifully. It really helped limit the fluid volume to 5ml. It lasted about 2 days. Then it quit working. No amount of cleaning and reassembly helped. Sometimes the float will catch and control the fluid level. Sometimes it won’t catch and you get unrestricted volume. Sometimes it gets stuck and won’t allow any fluid. The. It got a crack in the side. Not worth it.

This straw doesn’t do the trick. It’s very easy to continually suck fluids and doesn’t seem to prevent aspiration. Not what we were hoping for but happy to see there’s manufacturers trying to make things for people in this unfortunate situation.

Purchased for a person that does Silent Aspiration which causes pneumonia. This was recommended by the Speech Therapist to limit the amount of liquids that are taken to help stop the aspirations. When you add the straw to the canister you have to suck very hard to get any liquid thru the straw. Removed the straw and used with a small glass and the liquid did come out. I didn't realize that 5CC''s was such a small amount of liquid. My patient found it to be really frustrating.