Re: *Dance of Joy* Quinn's ears

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He's 'bionic' now ... so the cool factor is still there.

:-)

Matt

Jane Fraser wrote:

> Guess what!?

>

> Yesterday was 3 months since Quinn has his prosthetic titanium

> osciccles inserted to try to correct the hearing in his right ear

> after he lost all the osciccles to Cholesteatoma last year.

>

> After his 2x c-toma ops his right ear was hearing 5-60% and his left

> ear about 90%.

>

> Anyway, I took him to the audiologist for his post-op follow up

> hearing test now that it has had a chance to settle and heal and...

>

> His right ear is now his better ear!!! (It's not brilliant across the

> entire auditory spectrum for for the speech frequencies it is working

> great)

>

> So he has proper functional hearing now!!*

>

> Our fabulous ENT Dr Raynham <http://www.entclinic.co.za/> was so

> thrilled with the news when we went to see him afterwards. Gosh I

> could never repay him for all he has done for us. He is our hero for sure!

>

> I am beyond thrilled with this news. I honestly had very little in

> terms of expectations for this op, and my main and major concern was

> just that the dreaded Cholesteatoma had not returned For me any

> improved hearing was a bonus prize. So I had NO expectations that it

> would not only help but make this ear BETTER than his 'good' ear. I am

> blown away!

> *Guess what this child of mine said on hearing this though!? 'Oh,

> darn, I wanted to get a hearing aid' I told him he really doesn't and

> just like crutches the idea is cool but in reality the novelty would

> wear of really fast!

>

>

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What great news.  This was about the same for my eight year old daughter.  I noticed now that her ears are healed that one sticks way out compared to the other one.  I try not to do pony tails so the kids at school do not notice.  She does not notice but I sure do.  But I will have this any day and have her disease free.

On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 12:13 PM,

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,How long has it been? Chloe has had the postauricular procedure 10 times since age three. She is about four months out from the most recent and her ears both look adorable. She loves pigtails. If anything, her operated ear sticks out less.

 By six months to a year after surgery, she always has looked great. If you bend her ear forward, you can see quite a bit of scar tissue, but even that is flattening out over time.  She is eight and doing great:)

On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 3:18 PM, Wood <amandawood03@...> wrote:

What great news.  This was about the same for my eight year old daughter.  I noticed now that her ears are healed that one sticks way out compared to the other one.  I try not to do pony tails so the kids at school do not notice.  She does not notice but I sure do.  But I will have this any day and have her disease free.

On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 12:13 PM,

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,     Allyssa her last surgery was in January of 2011.  The scar in the back of her ear looks great.  But her ears are definitely in different places.  Her non opt ear is back and looks natural and her opt ear sticks way out.  Neither ear is bad looking on there own but they are not the same and do not look centered to her pretty face. 

On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 5:01 PM, s <thequeen.christine@...> wrote:

 

,How long has it been? Chloe has had the postauricular procedure 10 times since age three. She is about four months out from the most recent and her ears both look adorable. She loves pigtails. If anything, her operated ear sticks out less.

 By six months to a year after surgery, she always has looked great. If you bend her ear forward, you can see quite a bit of scar tissue, but even that is flattening out over time.  

She is eight and doing great:)

On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 3:18 PM, Wood <amandawood03@...> wrote:

What great news.  This was about the same for my eight year old daughter.  I noticed now that her ears are healed that one sticks way out compared to the other one.  I try not to do pony tails so the kids at school do not notice.  She does not notice but I sure do.  But I will have this any day and have her disease free.

On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 12:13 PM,

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Quinn's ears area  bit more stick-outty and one more so than the other, but it doesn't bother him at all.You can see it in this pic:

On 14 October 2011 04:56, Wood <amandawood03@...> wrote:

 

,     Allyssa her last surgery was in January of 2011.  The scar in the back of her ear looks great.  But her ears are definitely in different places.  Her non opt ear is back and looks natural and her opt ear sticks way out.  Neither ear is bad looking on there own but they are not the same and do not look centered to her pretty face. 

On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 5:01 PM, s <thequeen.christine@...> wrote:

 

,How long has it been? Chloe has had the postauricular procedure 10 times since age three. She is about four months out from the most recent and her ears both look adorable. She loves pigtails. If anything, her operated ear sticks out less.

 By six months to a year after surgery, she always has looked great. If you bend her ear forward, you can see quite a bit of scar tissue, but even that is flattening out over time.  

She is eight and doing great:)

On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 3:18 PM, Wood <amandawood03@...> wrote:

What great news.  This was about the same for my eight year old daughter.  I noticed now that her ears are healed that one sticks way out compared to the other one.  I try not to do pony tails so the kids at school do not notice.  She does not notice but I sure do.  But I will have this any day and have her disease free.

On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 12:13 PM,