Trying my new anti tremor spoon

[vivdunstan]

First go trying a meal with the anti tremor spoon I bought recently. It’s mainly designed for people with Parkinson’s, but can also help other neurological conditions. I have very shaky hands from cerebral vasculitis. It beeps when you plug it in! Going well so far. It’s sometimes called the Google Spoon. Eating Singapore Fried Rice tonight. It has little sensors and motors in it to adjust to reduce the effects of shaking, and to keep the spoon level. Sadly these devices are expensive, costing hundreds of pounds, and are unlikely to be provided by local occupational therapy. I bought a secondhand one on eBay for 1/3 of the usual price. This model is also not available to buy new in the UK normally. As a rechargeable device it also has a limited lifetime. But hopefully it will help me for some time to come. P.S. I didn’t eat all that 😜 Generous Chinese takeaway serving!

[vivdunstan Volunteer]

I’m quite surprised how well it worked. I don’t have a Parkinson’s style frequent repeated tremor, but hands that shake a lot intermittently, so I’m often dropping food on my bib. Last time we had this takeaway meal I was dropping rice on every second spoonful. This time my hand wasn’t so shaky to start with, but I could sense it making tiny adjustments, especially re keeping the spoon level. And it was a remarkably trouble free meal. At the moment I’m planning to use it just for big rice dinners. Which might be just once a week, or could be twice. That means it will help me when most needed. And it should preserve its battery life for as long as possible.

It felt like a big improvement 🙂 Even if I’m maybe not expressing that! So I’m happy. I have lots of other disability aids to help with eating eg my bib, and special cutlery, a dycem sheet, and my anti tumbling tumbler. But the hand shaking was especially hard to tackle. Happy for any improvements there.

[Francesbarbara in reply to vivdunstan]

Anything that helps is so very useful. I have essential tremor and eating/preparing foot is a constant battle. Can you recall where you got the anti-tumbling tumbler?

[vivdunstan Volunteer in reply to Francesbarbara]

Yes I got it via Amazon, though at the time it was also available in limited numbers from a UK disability supplier. It is very hard to source though. Mugs with special handles or drinking attachments are much more readily available. But my main problem was poor hands constantly knocking over drinks. This resists toppling over, in a way that you wouldn’t think should work, but does. Here is the Amazon link, though it’s currently out of stock. amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01...

[Francesbarbara in reply to vivdunstan]

Many thanks for info. and I see the reviews are very good. Will try another source as Amazon still out of them.

[123-go]

Great that you have found something that works well for you.Why are these helpful aids so expensive? Companies would surely make more money if they were more accessible.

[Main1234]

Glad you have found something that supports your eating and enjoying your food. Hopefully the price will reduce over time . Best wishes

[Mooka]

So pleased for you that it has helped. Shameful that it costs so much money. Thank you for sharing.

[Varp]

Wonderful invention. Good news it works and is helpful for you. Enjoy the rice!