Guest guest Posted April 23, 2002 Report Share Posted April 23, 2002 , I have never been told that, so I don't know if it is true or not. I do know that if contact sports hurt the inner mechanics of the ear, then I'm lucky it didn't affect me. I have a brother who is ten years older than me with whom I used to constantly wrestle and roughhouse when I was younger. We also used to play football against each other (with tackling!). I was a very active child, but I had successful repair surgeries in spite of that. My bone conduction hearing aid has been retired to a drawer!!! Bethany >>> beccyb@... 04/23/02 04:44 AM >>> I'm just enquiring if anyone else has been informed that a person with Microtia should not play any rough or contact sport (pre-surgery) as it can do some damage to the " mechanics " inside the ear. I have recently been informed of this and have also read it somewhere, but I can't remember where. Can anyone elaborate for me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 23, 2002 Report Share Posted April 23, 2002 , I have never been told that, so I don't know if it is true or not. I do know that if contact sports hurt the inner mechanics of the ear, then I'm lucky it didn't affect me. I have a brother who is ten years older than me with whom I used to constantly wrestle and roughhouse when I was younger. We also used to play football against each other (with tackling!). I was a very active child, but I had successful repair surgeries in spite of that. My bone conduction hearing aid has been retired to a drawer!!! Bethany >>> beccyb@... 04/23/02 04:44 AM >>> I'm just enquiring if anyone else has been informed that a person with Microtia should not play any rough or contact sport (pre-surgery) as it can do some damage to the " mechanics " inside the ear. I have recently been informed of this and have also read it somewhere, but I can't remember where. Can anyone elaborate for me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 23, 2002 Report Share Posted April 23, 2002 , I have never been told that, so I don't know if it is true or not. I do know that if contact sports hurt the inner mechanics of the ear, then I'm lucky it didn't affect me. I have a brother who is ten years older than me with whom I used to constantly wrestle and roughhouse when I was younger. We also used to play football against each other (with tackling!). I was a very active child, but I had successful repair surgeries in spite of that. My bone conduction hearing aid has been retired to a drawer!!! Bethany >>> beccyb@... 04/23/02 04:44 AM >>> I'm just enquiring if anyone else has been informed that a person with Microtia should not play any rough or contact sport (pre-surgery) as it can do some damage to the " mechanics " inside the ear. I have recently been informed of this and have also read it somewhere, but I can't remember where. Can anyone elaborate for me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 23, 2002 Report Share Posted April 23, 2002 The only restriction I've heard about for contact sports is if the child has EVAS (Enlarged Vestibular Aquaduct Syndrome) which is independant of microtia. Severe jars to the head of any kind (including falls off a bike or car accidents) can result in additional hearing loss for these cases. EVAS occurs occasionally with Microtia, but is not that common -- in fact, I think Patty may be the only one on this list that has been conclusively diagnosed w/ both Microtia and EVAS. EVAS can only be diagnosed by CAT Scan or MRI, and is usually indicative of some syndrome at work (like BOR Syndrome) as opposed to Microtia by itself. Sheri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 23, 2002 Report Share Posted April 23, 2002 The only restriction I've heard about for contact sports is if the child has EVAS (Enlarged Vestibular Aquaduct Syndrome) which is independant of microtia. Severe jars to the head of any kind (including falls off a bike or car accidents) can result in additional hearing loss for these cases. EVAS occurs occasionally with Microtia, but is not that common -- in fact, I think Patty may be the only one on this list that has been conclusively diagnosed w/ both Microtia and EVAS. EVAS can only be diagnosed by CAT Scan or MRI, and is usually indicative of some syndrome at work (like BOR Syndrome) as opposed to Microtia by itself. Sheri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 23, 2002 Report Share Posted April 23, 2002 The only restriction I've heard about for contact sports is if the child has EVAS (Enlarged Vestibular Aquaduct Syndrome) which is independant of microtia. Severe jars to the head of any kind (including falls off a bike or car accidents) can result in additional hearing loss for these cases. EVAS occurs occasionally with Microtia, but is not that common -- in fact, I think Patty may be the only one on this list that has been conclusively diagnosed w/ both Microtia and EVAS. EVAS can only be diagnosed by CAT Scan or MRI, and is usually indicative of some syndrome at work (like BOR Syndrome) as opposed to Microtia by itself. Sheri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 23, 2002 Report Share Posted April 23, 2002 I'm just enquiring if anyone else has been informed that a person with Microtia should not play any rough or contact sport (pre-surgery) as it can do some damage to the "mechanics" inside the ear. I have recently been informed of this and have also read it somewhere, but I can't remember where. Can anyone elaborate for me? I too have never heard of this. And if we want to get technical, Microtia only refers to the outer ear. The condition of the middle ear is somewhat independent. In 's case, with bilateral Microtia and Atresia, his CAT scan shows relatively normal middle ears. is quite active (wrestling/playing with his brother) and he is in his second year of Tee-Ball. No problems whatsoever. Even if the middle ear wasn't typical...I can't see how rough play would do any damage, as the "mechanics" are all internal. (Of course with the exception of the EVAS that Sheri talked about). I would like to see where you read this, if you come across it again, let us know. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 23, 2002 Report Share Posted April 23, 2002 I'm just enquiring if anyone else has been informed that a person with Microtia should not play any rough or contact sport (pre-surgery) as it can do some damage to the "mechanics" inside the ear. I have recently been informed of this and have also read it somewhere, but I can't remember where. Can anyone elaborate for me? I too have never heard of this. And if we want to get technical, Microtia only refers to the outer ear. The condition of the middle ear is somewhat independent. In 's case, with bilateral Microtia and Atresia, his CAT scan shows relatively normal middle ears. is quite active (wrestling/playing with his brother) and he is in his second year of Tee-Ball. No problems whatsoever. Even if the middle ear wasn't typical...I can't see how rough play would do any damage, as the "mechanics" are all internal. (Of course with the exception of the EVAS that Sheri talked about). I would like to see where you read this, if you come across it again, let us know. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 23, 2002 Report Share Posted April 23, 2002 I'm just enquiring if anyone else has been informed that a person with Microtia should not play any rough or contact sport (pre-surgery) as it can do some damage to the "mechanics" inside the ear. I have recently been informed of this and have also read it somewhere, but I can't remember where. Can anyone elaborate for me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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