Guest guest Posted September 26, 2006 Report Share Posted September 26, 2006 I am new. My son's ears were measured with a 7mm misalignment. That was measured from the bridge of his nose to his ear channel. I have been reading some posts saying their kiddos ears are off by 1 1/2 inches - which means about 3.3cm or 33mm (about 2.2cm per inch). Are we talking the same measurements. I think my kiddos ears (but mainly his head shape) looks off and our differential is fairly small. What does that mean? I just want to understand the improvements some people have seen when their kiddos have had such severe asymetry. Many thanks Ann Mom to (Jan/06), gets his helmet Oct. 3/06. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 27, 2006 Report Share Posted September 27, 2006 Hello. My Daughter's ears were off by about 1/4 of an inch (approximately 7mm). When she graduated from her band, her ears were only off by 1.5mm, so she had about 5.5mm of correction (as far as her ears) with the band. There are babies who do have more severe measurements and, like you mentioned, have ears that are off by about 1 or 1.5inches. Many of these babies' ears do improve greatly. The ears and the face (facial asymmetry) are often the hardest to correct and/or the last to correct with a band. Though, they can certainly be helped. The more severe the measurements, the more likely that the baby will wear the band for longer, may need more than 1 band and/or may possibly not get as much correction as a baby with a more mild case. The age of the baby while banded is also a factor in this. Since all babies are so different and grow at different rates, no one can really tell you how much correction and/or where the correction will be. Good luck with the fitting. Keep us updated. Jen (25.5 mo), tort resolved, Hanger Band Grad (4.5 years) > > I am new. My son's ears were measured with a 7mm misalignment. That > was measured from the bridge of his nose to his ear channel. I have > been reading some posts saying their kiddos ears are off by 1 1/2 > inches - which means about 3.3cm or 33mm (about 2.2cm per inch). Are > we talking the same measurements. I think my kiddos ears (but mainly > his head shape) looks off and our differential is fairly small. What > does that mean? I just want to understand the improvements some > people have seen when their kiddos have had such severe asymetry. > > Many thanks > > Ann > Mom to (Jan/06), gets his helmet Oct. 3/06. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 27, 2006 Report Share Posted September 27, 2006 I am afraid that we are in the the category of having 1.5 inches of ear displacement. It really does get that severe. We are hoping that getting banded at 12 months adjusted age will not be too late. denise On 9/27/06 7:57 AM, " Jen " <ronandjenvelez@...> wrote: Hello. My Daughter's ears were off by about 1/4 of an inch (approximately 7mm). When she graduated from her band, her ears were only off by 1.5mm, so she had about 5.5mm of correction (as far as her ears) with the band. There are babies who do have more severe measurements and, like you mentioned, have ears that are off by about 1 or 1.5inches. Many of these babies' ears do improve greatly. The ears and the face (facial asymmetry) are often the hardest to correct and/or the last to correct with a band. Though, they can certainly be helped. The more severe the measurements, the more likely that the baby will wear the band for longer, may need more than 1 band and/or may possibly not get as much correction as a baby with a more mild case. The age of the baby while banded is also a factor in this. Since all babies are so different and grow at different rates, no one can really tell you how much correction and/or where the correction will be. Good luck with the fitting. Keep us updated. Jen (25.5 mo), tort resolved, Hanger Band Grad (4.5 years) > > I am new. My son's ears were measured with a 7mm misalignment. That > was measured from the bridge of his nose to his ear channel. I have > been reading some posts saying their kiddos ears are off by 1 1/2 > inches - which means about 3.3cm or 33mm (about 2.2cm per inch). Are > we talking the same measurements. I think my kiddos ears (but mainly > his head shape) looks off and our differential is fairly small. What > does that mean? I just want to understand the improvements some > people have seen when their kiddos have had such severe asymetry. > > Many thanks > > Ann > Mom to (Jan/06), gets his helmet Oct. 3/06. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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