aversion to objects in mouth

Toothbrushes, styrofoam cups, straws... anything.

What's it called? Anyone familiar with it? What's the cause? What's the "cure"?

There's "oral defensiveness" or "oral aversion" but that usually has to do with infants/toddlers learning to eat with their hands/feed themselves because of some trauma earlier? Such a syndrome is still controversial but apparently even when the "problems" with pain or difficulty swallowing, surgery, etc. are resolved the psychological "habit" of not wanting to put things/food in their mouth doesn't just happily go away.

http://www.empoweredparents.com/pick...ckyeating7.htm

Thanks, that helps a little bit. This is an adult of course and I think the best description of it is an inability to take a pill without gagging but it does go beyond that. It's sort of like the reverse of people who chew on everything... pens, fingernails and the like.

oral fixation?

It happens at any age with anyone that has been forced to perform oral sex on someone. There are many sexual abuse survivors with this problem and some were teens and adults that developed this problem.

Hi. I work with autistic children. Many of them suffer from "PICA". They put anything and everything in there mouths. At the institute where I work we use aba to control or stop it. Hope this helps!

Shannon

It is called Pica, it is very small and not not much to worry on but if it becomes a big problem for you talk to a doctor.