Re: Tommy casted / Ear Question

[Guest guest]

Hi Laurie.

My daughter McKenna has obvious ear misalignment. If you look from

a bird's eye view it is way off. She doesn't get her helmet until

4pm today, but I do know her therapist said the helmet would correct

the ears.

Also, one of her ears is pulling forward/sticking out more than the

other. The therapist said this was do to the pulling and would

correct itself with the helmet.

Sorry I can't really say how well that will happen since she isn't

getting her STARband until today.

Good luck.

Tami

> Hello all!

> Sorry I've not been keeping up lately. Tommy hardly naps

> anymore. On Friday we went to have Tommy fit for his Hanger

Band.

> They put a stocking cap on him and then attached a wire to his cap

> with velcro and then scanned his head with a device that looked

like

> a price scanner from Walmart. Then a 3D image showed on the

> screen. It was actually quite cool, and Tommy tolerated it well.

> He should have his helmet in 7-10 days.

> I posted his pictures in a file named . My mother drew

> lines on the photos demonstrating his plagio. His ears are quite

off

> and one is bent over. I am assuming the helmet can fix this, but

I

> wondered does anyone else have a kiddo with this problem? Did the

> helmet fix it? I'm quite concerned because someone in the

> torticollis groups site mentioned surgery to fix this...

> -Laurie (Tommy's Mom)

> Tommy is 4.5 months old, diagnosed with torticollis at 3 months,

in

> PT, waiting for Hanger band, lives in MA

[Guest guest]

Hi Laurie,

How exciting to be getting his helmet soon! He's very cute and you

guys did a great job with the pictures. Ear assymetry can be fixed

with a helmet, though it is often (along with facial assym) the last

thing to fix itself. If you look in the Before and

After/DOCbands/Hannah B album you can see what great ear improvement

my daughter had. Let us know when his helmet is fitted!

, mom to Hannah, DOCgrad 7/29

Cape Cod, Ma

> Hello all!

> Sorry I've not been keeping up lately. Tommy hardly naps

> anymore. On Friday we went to have Tommy fit for his Hanger

Band.

> They put a stocking cap on him and then attached a wire to his cap

> with velcro and then scanned his head with a device that looked

like

> a price scanner from Walmart. Then a 3D image showed on the

> screen. It was actually quite cool, and Tommy tolerated it well.

> He should have his helmet in 7-10 days.

> I posted his pictures in a file named . My mother drew

> lines on the photos demonstrating his plagio. His ears are quite

off

> and one is bent over. I am assuming the helmet can fix this, but

I

> wondered does anyone else have a kiddo with this problem? Did the

> helmet fix it? I'm quite concerned because someone in the

> torticollis groups site mentioned surgery to fix this...

> -Laurie (Tommy's Mom)

> Tommy is 4.5 months old, diagnosed with torticollis at 3 months,

in

> PT, waiting for Hanger band, lives in MA

[Guest guest]

Laurie,

Tommy is a doll. Thanks for sharing his pics with us. Let us know

when his band is in.

> Hello all!

> Sorry I've not been keeping up lately. Tommy hardly naps

> anymore. On Friday we went to have Tommy fit for his Hanger Band.

> They put a stocking cap on him and then attached a wire to his cap

> with velcro and then scanned his head with a device that looked

like

> a price scanner from Walmart. Then a 3D image showed on the

> screen. It was actually quite cool, and Tommy tolerated it well.

> He should have his helmet in 7-10 days.

> I posted his pictures in a file named . My mother drew

> lines on the photos demonstrating his plagio. His ears are quite

off

> and one is bent over. I am assuming the helmet can fix this, but I

> wondered does anyone else have a kiddo with this problem? Did the

> helmet fix it? I'm quite concerned because someone in the

> torticollis groups site mentioned surgery to fix this...

> -Laurie (Tommy's Mom)

> Tommy is 4.5 months old, diagnosed with torticollis at 3 months, in

> PT, waiting for Hanger band, lives in MA

[Guest guest]

Hi Laurie,

Our son had a more severe cupped ear and we saw a plastic surgeon who

recommended that we use surgical tape to tape it back. Believe it or

not, it seems to be working. His ear is not perfect but is a lot

better than it was. According to the doctor, the ear is still made up

of soft cartillage and can be reshaped up to six months of age. So,

you might want to talk to your doctor about surgical tape for the ear

bend. I think the band should address the assymetry.

I've attached the link to the site where we purchase our surgical

tape. It is a UK site but has a good explanation of how it works.

www.earbuddies.co.uk

Good luck.

Sheila (mom to Max, 6 mos, STARbanded 3 Aug 04)

> > Hello all!

> > Sorry I've not been keeping up lately. Tommy hardly naps

> > anymore. On Friday we went to have Tommy fit for his Hanger

Band.

> > They put a stocking cap on him and then attached a wire to his

cap

> > with velcro and then scanned his head with a device that looked

> like

> > a price scanner from Walmart. Then a 3D image showed on the

> > screen. It was actually quite cool, and Tommy tolerated it

well.

> > He should have his helmet in 7-10 days.

> > I posted his pictures in a file named . My mother drew

> > lines on the photos demonstrating his plagio. His ears are quite

> off

> > and one is bent over. I am assuming the helmet can fix this, but

I

> > wondered does anyone else have a kiddo with this problem? Did

the

> > helmet fix it? I'm quite concerned because someone in the

> > torticollis groups site mentioned surgery to fix this...

> > -Laurie (Tommy's Mom)

> > Tommy is 4.5 months old, diagnosed with torticollis at 3 months,

in

> > PT, waiting for Hanger band, lives in MA