Guest guest Posted September 6, 2008 Report Share Posted September 6, 2008 Hi, My daughter has been in a hanger band for almost 2 months and we've seen pretty good correction so far (was a 9mm assymmetry btwn ears and it's now 5mm; her cephalic index went from 89% to 83%). She's had a few pesky red spots from time and time and we've gone for adjustments that have fixed the problem each time. But about a week ago my daughter had what looked like a possible scratch or mild rash (it was very light pink and very faint) at the base of her head. We happened to have an appt the next day anyway, so I left it off overnight and then showed it to the ortho the next day. It has almost totally healed at that point, so it was hard to tell if it was irriation from the helmet or if she had somehow scratched herself in that spot. In any event, we both agreed that no adjustment was made to that spot b/c the helmet does not sit tightly in that area. Everything was fine for another two days (no pinkness or irritation that I noticed) and then all of the sudden there was a HUGE red rash with broken skin blisters in the same spot. It was over labor day weekend so there was not much we could to but leave the helmet off and use neosporin. By this past tuesday it was totally healed and we put the helmet back on and checked a lot to see if we needed to make an appointment; but each day the spot was just fine and not irritated. So we assumed whatever it was was gone. Sadly last night at bath time I checked the spot and it's red and inflamed. so, the helmet is off again until we can get an appointment with the ortho on monday or tuesday. Of course i wish now that we had gone in last week... My question is: do kids develop these rashes (allergy??) in localized places this far into wearing the helmet? I don't think it's a fit issue -- we've been through those and this just looks/acts different. I'm also thinking I should make an appt with our pediatrician in case it's like a fungus or something else and the helmet is just irritating it furhter, rather than causing it??? sorry for the length of this post! thanks! kristine (mom to ava; 2 mos in hanger band) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 6, 2008 Report Share Posted September 6, 2008 I haven't really heard of this. Have you used anything unusual to clean the band? I would probably clean it really really well with alcohol and leave it in the mid day sun hoping to kill anything that might be there. It seems odd that it would be this spot if it is an allergy, and not rubbing there. THat is why I wonder if there is something on the band that is irritating her skin. I think seeing the ped is also a good idea, but the only problem with that is that they may not be able to tell what it is either. My daughter had a rash on her leg last year and we went to the ped and 3 visits to the dermatologist without really figuring out exactly what it was (luckily it cleared up). Let us know what you find out. -christine sydney 2.5 yrs starband grad > > Hi, > > My daughter has been in a hanger band for almost 2 months and we've > seen pretty good correction so far (was a 9mm assymmetry btwn ears > and it's now 5mm; her cephalic index went from 89% to 83%). She's > had a few pesky red spots from time and time and we've gone for > adjustments that have fixed the problem each time. > > But about a week ago my daughter had what looked like a possible > scratch or mild rash (it was very light pink and very faint) at the > base of her head. We happened to have an appt the next day anyway, > so I left it off overnight and then showed it to the ortho the next > day. It has almost totally healed at that point, so it was hard to > tell if it was irriation from the helmet or if she had somehow > scratched herself in that spot. In any event, we both agreed that no > adjustment was made to that spot b/c the helmet does not sit tightly > in that area. Everything was fine for another two days (no pinkness > or irritation that I noticed) and then all of the sudden there was a > HUGE red rash with broken skin blisters in the same spot. It was > over labor day weekend so there was not much we could to but leave > the helmet off and use neosporin. By this past tuesday it was totally > healed and we put the helmet back on and checked a lot to see if we > needed to make an appointment; but each day the spot was just fine > and not irritated. So we assumed whatever it was was gone. Sadly > last night at bath time I checked the spot and it's red and > inflamed. so, the helmet is off again until we can get an > appointment with the ortho on monday or tuesday. Of course i wish > now that we had gone in last week... > > My question is: do kids develop these rashes (allergy??) in > localized places this far into wearing the helmet? I don't think it's > a fit issue -- we've been through those and this just looks/acts > different. I'm also thinking I should make an appt with our > pediatrician in case it's like a fungus or something else and the > helmet is just irritating it furhter, rather than causing it??? > > sorry for the length of this post! > > thanks! > kristine (mom to ava; 2 mos in hanger band) > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 8, 2008 Report Share Posted September 8, 2008 Our son had a rash come up on his head after a few weeks in his band. Ask your Ortho to put the Shear Ban in the band where it is rubbing. This was am immediate fix for our son. Grady 8 months, Hanger band 8 weeks > > Hi, > > My daughter has been in a hanger band for almost 2 months and we've > seen pretty good correction so far (was a 9mm assymmetry btwn ears > and it's now 5mm; her cephalic index went from 89% to 83%). She's > had a few pesky red spots from time and time and we've gone for > adjustments that have fixed the problem each time. > > But about a week ago my daughter had what looked like a possible > scratch or mild rash (it was very light pink and very faint) at the > base of her head. We happened to have an appt the next day anyway, > so I left it off overnight and then showed it to the ortho the next > day. It has almost totally healed at that point, so it was hard to > tell if it was irriation from the helmet or if she had somehow > scratched herself in that spot. In any event, we both agreed that no > adjustment was made to that spot b/c the helmet does not sit tightly > in that area. Everything was fine for another two days (no pinkness > or irritation that I noticed) and then all of the sudden there was a > HUGE red rash with broken skin blisters in the same spot. It was > over labor day weekend so there was not much we could to but leave > the helmet off and use neosporin. By this past tuesday it was totally > healed and we put the helmet back on and checked a lot to see if we > needed to make an appointment; but each day the spot was just fine > and not irritated. So we assumed whatever it was was gone. Sadly > last night at bath time I checked the spot and it's red and > inflamed. so, the helmet is off again until we can get an > appointment with the ortho on monday or tuesday. Of course i wish > now that we had gone in last week... > > My question is: do kids develop these rashes (allergy??) in > localized places this far into wearing the helmet? I don't think it's > a fit issue -- we've been through those and this just looks/acts > different. I'm also thinking I should make an appt with our > pediatrician in case it's like a fungus or something else and the > helmet is just irritating it furhter, rather than causing it??? > > sorry for the length of this post! > > thanks! > kristine (mom to ava; 2 mos in hanger band) > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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