ear misalignment to Marci...

April 22, 2002

,

The fact that 's ears did not come back into alignment was a HUGE source

of concern and worry for me when finished her treatment. However, we

are a year away from that point in time and I no longer have those fears or

concerns. Her hair hides the residual ear misalignment and she is a very

smart and extremely active girl. I still have concern about eyeglasses

fitting her properly, but she can wear contacts or they can adjust the arms

of the glasses differently to fit her ears. I also worry that she will be

self-conscious about wearing her hair up or short, but we will cross those

bridges when we get there. She looks good and I'm probably the only person

who notices the ear problems so I have tried to put those worries and fears

behind me. I totally understand your concerns - maybe you could discuss this

with your ortho. Perhaps keeping with the helmet a bit longer would help with

the ear misalignment.

I hope this helps!

Marci (Mom to )

Oklahoma

April 22, 2002

Marci~ I was wondering as far as s ear misalignment goes what

are your concerns. Because Grace has been in her locally made helmet

for 3 1/2 months and it will be probably 4 months total when she is

done. We have seen significant change in her head shape and are so

pleased with the rounding of the back of the head as well as the top

and tort side that her head was drifting to due to her tort. As far

as the plagio she was considered mild by the neurosurgeon but the

tort was moderate to severe and I do notice that while her ears and

the alignment are so much improved I do not believe they will ever be

exactly in line (seeing as how we are close to the end of the

treatment) I am wondering if you have had any concerns or have heard

of there being any problems with hearing or damage to the ear etc

from this? That is a concern I have and I don't know if I need to

think about it now or not? Thanks and Grace (7 months old)

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