Re: DOC band possible problem?

[Guest guest]

It will be interesting to see what people say, but I always thought

the forward ear moved backwards to its correct spot. Doesn't

the 'good' ear just stay where it is?

That is a very good question!!!!

Boise, ID

Sophie -12 months -scapho/plagio - STARhelmet 3/15/06

>

> Has anyone had their clinician grind the DOC band's ear space to

make room

> for alignment of the ears?

>

> My daughter has some ear misalignment. The left ear is pushed

more

> forward than the right ear. My concern is that the space that's

cut out for her

> ears is fine for the left ear (with space in front and back of the

ear). But the

> DOC band doesn't have hardly any space in front of her right ear.

It's actually

> touching the front of her ear.

>

> My clinician said at 3 weeks that her ears seem more aligned. So

I believe

> that the little space that was in front of her ear was used up.

>

> If the ears are going to correct more, doesn't she need some more

space in

> front of her right ear so the right ear will move forward?

>

> I am concerned and will ask my clinician about it. But I wanted

to find out if

> there was anyone with my similar problem and learn what they did

about it.

>

> Thank you.

>

>

> Chicago, IL

>

> (7 months banded at 6 1/4 weeks)

>

[Guest guest]

That IS a very good question. My son's left ear was farther forward

than his right ear and the doc band touched the front of his left

ear and there was plenty of room for the right ear. Please let us

know what they tell you, I am very curious.

Haylee

mom to Andre 21 months tort/doc band #1 22/11/05 doc band #2 21/6/06

& Lesly 21 months

>

> Has anyone had their clinician grind the DOC band's ear space to

make room

> for alignment of the ears?

>

> My daughter has some ear misalignment. The left ear is pushed

more

> forward than the right ear. My concern is that the space that's

cut out for her

> ears is fine for the left ear (with space in front and back of the

ear). But the

> DOC band doesn't have hardly any space in front of her right ear.

It's actually

> touching the front of her ear.

>

> My clinician said at 3 weeks that her ears seem more aligned. So

I believe

> that the little space that was in front of her ear was used up.

>

> If the ears are going to correct more, doesn't she need some more

space in

> front of her right ear so the right ear will move forward?

>

> I am concerned and will ask my clinician about it. But I wanted

to find out if

> there was anyone with my similar problem and learn what they did

about it.

>

> Thank you.

>

>

> Chicago, IL

>

> (7 months banded at 6 1/4 weeks)

>

[Guest guest]

I know that they had to open up around the ears when we initially received our

DOC Band,

but they haven't changed them since. After our last adjustment I noticed the

band was

closer to the front of his left ear (the solid side - the band opens on the

right), but I'm not

sure if that's because things have changed or because there was a little more

" play " after

the last adjustment.

I'm under the vague impression that the ears don't move, but the bone structure

around

them changes, which causes the changes in alignment. But thinking about it, I'm

not sure

where I got this idea - I've been reading so much about plagiocephaly and

banding that it

could be from about anywhere, so I don't know how reliable this information is.

I'm planning on asking about this at our next adjustment, but in the meantime,

please

keep us posted about anything you find out.

,

Mom to Devlan, DOC Band 5/11/06

>

> Has anyone had their clinician grind the DOC band's ear space to make room

> for alignment of the ears?

>

> My daughter has some ear misalignment. The left ear is pushed more

> forward than the right ear. My concern is that the space that's cut out for

her

> ears is fine for the left ear (with space in front and back of the ear). But

the

> DOC band doesn't have hardly any space in front of her right ear. It's

actually

> touching the front of her ear.

>

> My clinician said at 3 weeks that her ears seem more aligned. So I believe

> that the little space that was in front of her ear was used up.

>

> If the ears are going to correct more, doesn't she need some more space in

> front of her right ear so the right ear will move forward?

>

> I am concerned and will ask my clinician about it. But I wanted to find out

if

> there was anyone with my similar problem and learn what they did about it.

>

> Thank you.

>

>

> Chicago, IL

>

> (7 months banded at 6 1/4 weeks)

>