Re: Help with eczema outbreak underneath the band

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I am not certain this applies, but when my dd has eczema outbreaks,

we are told to put 1% over-the-counter hydrocortisone on it. It

typically clears it up within a day. Also, when she was in the

band, she was really itchy and someone suggested oatmeal paste on

her head nightly. We did that and not only did it help with the

itchies, but she smelled a lot better too ;-)

Good luck!

-PHX

Mom to Kalea 5 and Ellie DOC grad 9mo

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> > > > > > > Sophia (7 1/2 months old) received her StarBand

> > > > > > > helmet the Wednesday

> > > > > > > before Thanksgiving. We have been slowly getting her

> > > > > > > used to wearing

> > > > > > > the helmet. She has been a trooper as always. We are

> > > > > > > now up to her

> > > > > > > wearing the helmet 23 hours a day until she

> > > > > > > graduates.

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> > > > > > > Sophia has had her helmet on now full time for a few

> > > > > > > days. Over the

> > > > > > > weekend she was having some discharge from her eye.

> > > > > > > One morning when I

> > > > > > > got her out of her crib her left eye was glued shut.

> > > > > > > I thought it was

> > > > > > > probably just allergies because she wasn't running a

> > > > > > > fever. So we

> > > > > > > continued on with our twice a day bath and the

> > > > > > > cleaning of the helmet.

> > > > > > >

> > > > > > > She was sweating profusely the first few days in her

> > > > > > > helmet. It was

> > > > > > > getting so bad little sweat drops were running down

> > > > > > > her face. The

> > > > > > > doctor told my husband and I her body would

> > > > > > > eventually get used to it

> > > > > > > and it wouldn't be as uncomfortable to her (i.e. she

> > > > > > > would stop sweating).

> > > > > > >

> > > > > > > Yesterday we had physical therapy for Sophia for her

> > > > > > > torticollis. We

> > > > > > > decided to take the helmet off for her session

> > > > > > > because we thought she

> > > > > > > needed a little break. When we took it off I noticed

> > > > > > > alot of dried

> > > > > > > discharge on her side of her face, ear, neck and

> > > > > > > hair.

> > > > > > >

> > > > > > > I cleaned her up and we went to the physical therapy

> > > > > > > session. So about

> > > > > > > half way through the session I noticed her cheeks

> > > > > > > were oozing!!! Well

> > > > > > > it looked like the poor little girl had a major

> > > > > > > eczema outbreak which

> > > > > > > turned into blisters and then popped. So the oozing

> > > > > > > around her face

> > > > > > > was from her raw skin. So it seems like her skin

> > > > > > > probably got hot and

> > > > > > > sweaty and then her eczema broke out. Once it was

> > > > > > > irritated the helmet

> > > > > > > made it worse and it then broke out in blisters!!

> > > > > > >

> > > > > > > We called the orthotic doctor and they told us we

> > > > > > > had to keep the

> > > > > > > helmet off until it healed. So now I have to keep

> > > > > > > the helmet off of

> > > > > > > her for at least 2 days. So no helmet, for now just

> > > > > > > as she was getting

> > > > > > > used to it. And to top it off, what is to say this

> > > > > > > won't happen to her

> > > > > > > again when we put it back on her? I am at a total

> > > > > > > loss.

> > > > > > >

> > > > > > > Anyone with this same experience? I don't know what

> > > > > > > to put on her skin

> > > > > > > to keep it from getting this way again. Anyone out

> > > > > > > there with some

> > > > > > > tips - anything I am really worried when we put the

> > > > > > > helmet back on she

> > > > > > > will go through the same thing again.

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