Effectiveness of Ear Splint Therapy for Ear Deformities

Effectiveness of Ear Splint Therapy for Ear Deformities

OBJECTIVE To present our experience with ear splint therapy for babies with ear deformities, and thereby demonstrate that this therapy is an effective and safe intervention without significant complications. METHODS This was a retrospective study of 54 babies (35 boys and 19 girls; 80 ears; age ≤3 months) with ear deformities who had received ear splint therapy at the Center for Torticollis, ...

Traumatic Ear Deformities

Silicone Foley's catheter: A useful splint in ear surgeries

UNLABELLED Maintenance of ear projection and post auricular sulcus in staged ear reconstruction in microtia is a trying problem. So also is the maintenance of the patency of the external auditory meatus following recanalization and meatoplasty. Numerous splints and dressing techniques have been described for the above situations. Some of the problems encountered include the availability of the ...

Correction of Congenital Auricular Deformities Using the Ear-Molding Technique

BACKGROUND Studies of the ear-molding technique have emphasized the importance of initiating molding early to achieve the best results. In the present study, we describe the immediate effects and long-term outcomes of this technique, focusing on children who were older than the ideal age of treatment initiation. METHODS Patients who visited our institution from July 2014 to November 2015 were...

Ear molding in newborn infants with auricular deformities.

BACKGROUND A review of a single physician's experience in managing over 831 infant ear deformities (488 patients) is presented. METHODS The authors' methods of molding have advanced from the use of various tapes, glues, and stents, to a comprehensive yet simple system that shapes the antihelix, the triangular fossa, the helical rim, and the overly prominent conchal-mastoid angle (EarWell Infa...