Guest guest Posted March 16, 2000 Report Share Posted March 16, 2000 Hi - I've heard different things about the ears. The OT at Cranial Tech, Kay, says she won't get a bunch of correction in the ears. Grace's cranio doc says she should get a lot of realignment, but she might want to get one ear "pinned" later on. It sticks out from always having been folded forward when she laid on that side. So, I guess I really don't have an answer for you. Any of you graduates out there with some wisdom to share??? C./subscribe/Plagiocephaly ----- Original Message ----- From: P. Plagiocephalyonelist Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2000 10:12 PM Subject: Misaligned ears From: " P." <palmerkimberly@...> Hi, everyone. This whole thing is new to me, and my eight month oldwill receive her band in apx. 1 week. I was wondering if anyonecould tell me if it will help realign her ears. One of them is about1 inch closer toward her face than the other. I'm a nervous wreck,and just hope I'm doing the right thing for her. I would appreciateany input. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 16, 2000 Report Share Posted March 16, 2000 Kimberley-- Our son wore a helmet for almost 9 months but by the end, his ear alignment was much improved. (He was off by at least an inch, maybe more). And his forehead protrusion almost disappeared. His head is not perfectly round, but whose is? It is a vast improvement over where we started. Good luck. Eileen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 16, 2000 Report Share Posted March 16, 2000 We don't have out band yet, but have been told that Hanna's ears will never PERFECTLY align, nor will her head be PERFECTLY round. Who want's a PERFECT head anyway?? Not me. Just like I wouldn't want big, white, "chicklet" dentures if all my teeth fall out either!!!!!! :) All I know is that Hanna's condition will be GREATLY improved when she's finished treatment. Kendra eminnefor@... wrote: From: eminnefor@... Kimberley-- Our son wore a helmet for almost 9 months but by the end, his ear alignment was much improved. (He was off by at least an inch, maybe more). And his forehead protrusion almost disappeared. His head is not perfectly round, but whose is? It is a vast improvement over where we started. Good luck. Eileen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 30, 2001 Report Share Posted January 30, 2001 Sue, Here is my two cents. My orthotist said that the ears were the hardest thing to correct. He said something about the muscles coming from the ears connect to somewhere in the neck. Changing the shape of the head doesn't necessarily change the positioning of the ears, but it can. Many people here have had good luck with the ears realigning. I must say that we have had very little change in the ear misalignment throughout our 3 months in the helmet. We are still hopeful that we will get a little more correction, but we are ready to accept that they may always be slightly misaligned. Hope this helps. Marci (Mom to ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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