Guest guest Posted January 24, 2010 Report Share Posted January 24, 2010 Hi. I'm new here. My 5.5 month old son has been in his Starband since Wednesday. We took him in for an adjustment today because his Starband was shifting. Our orthotist put a " ledge " in the inside back of it. It looks like she did this by adding some foam to the inside of the band. However, the whole rest of the day his band smells like glue or white out and I'm concerned about the fumes. Has anyone else experienced this? He's also screaming tonight and doesn't want to sleep (which is not at all like him). Should l I keep it on his head? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 Hi Leah, My son had foam added to his STARband at one point and I remember the fumes being horrible. My ortho said they were not toxic, but I did not trust him. Something that terrible smelling can't be healthy. I took the helmet off for an extra 2 hours and put it against a fan. The smell went away within a day. Not sure if the screaming at night is related to the fumes. Maybe the ledge added is uncomfortable? Are there any red spots? I would contact your ortho if it continues. Luke, 14 months old STARband and DOCband grad plagio & brachy NYC > > Hi. I'm new here. My 5.5 month old son has been in his Starband since Wednesday. We took him in for an adjustment today because his Starband was shifting. Our orthotist put a " ledge " in the inside back of it. It looks like she did this by adding some foam to the inside of the band. However, the whole rest of the day his band smells like glue or white out and I'm concerned about the fumes. Has anyone else experienced this? He's also screaming tonight and doesn't want to sleep (which is not at all like him). Should l I keep it on his head? > > Thanks. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 Yes, and my orthotist always makes mention of the smell when returning the helmet to my daughter. As if I might choose not to return it to her head because of that, and walk out without assessing the fit? Maybe we're supposed to bring our little bottles of alcohol with us? More advertising for Cranial Tech... I don't know what the chemical is. Smells line toluene to me, though (model airplane glue). Thad Launderville Montpelier, VT Clara age 21 1/2 months, in STARband ~5 1/2 months On Jan 24, 2010, at 9:06 PM, leahraup wrote: > Hi. I'm new here. My 5.5 month old son has been in his Starband > since Wednesday. We took him in for an adjustment today because > his Starband was shifting. Our orthotist put a " ledge " in the > inside back of it. It looks like she did this by adding some foam > to the inside of the band. However, the whole rest of the day his > band smells like glue or white out and I'm concerned about the > fumes. Has anyone else experienced this? He's also screaming > tonight and doesn't want to sleep (which is not at all like him). > Should l I keep it on his head? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 26, 2010 Report Share Posted January 26, 2010 Very interesting. I wonder what they are using. My STARband ortho did add a piece of padding to our STARband, but I don't remember any smell with it. Re: New - Glue Smell in Band Yes, and my orthotist always makes mention of the smell when returning the helmet to my daughter. As if I might choose not to return it to her head because of that, and walk out without assessing the fit? Maybe we're supposed to bring our little bottles of alcohol with us?More advertising for Cranial Tech... ;)I don't know what the chemical is. Smells line toluene to me, though (model airplane glue).Thad LaundervilleMontpelier, VTClara age 21 1/2 months, in STARband ~5 1/2 monthsOn Jan 24, 2010, at 9:06 PM, leahraup wrote:> Hi. I'm new here. My 5.5 month old son has been in his Starband > since Wednesday. We took him in for an adjustment today because > his Starband was shifting. Our orthotist put a "ledge" in the > inside back of it. It looks like she did this by adding some foam > to the inside of the band. However, the whole rest of the day his > band smells like glue or white out and I'm concerned about the > fumes. Has anyone else experienced this? He's also screaming > tonight and doesn't want to sleep (which is not at all like him). > Should l I keep it on his head? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 26, 2010 Report Share Posted January 26, 2010 On Jan 26, 2010, at 7:38 AM, wrote: > My STARband ortho did add a piece of padding to our STARband, but I > don't remember any smell with it. We've also had padding affixed with something like rubber cement, which I think was a peel-and-stick sort of application. That pad was white, whereas this stuff with the hard glue is orange. The advantage seems to be that you can re-shape the orange stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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