The ear and the mold are held in place with surgical tape and covered with a tubular bandage or ear wrap for reinforcement. The mold and tape must be worn constantly for six weeks, with a change of dressing every two weeks.
Ear molding is reported to be about 85% effective when it is started within six weeks after the baby's birth.
The chief disadvantage of ear molding is its ineffectiveness in treating ear deformities characterized by the absence of skin and cartilage rather than distorted shape.
One technique involves making a mold in the shape desired for the child's ear from dental compound and attaching it to the ear with methylmethacrylate glue.
It costs less than surgery--about $600--and is considerably less painful.
Some ear deformities in children, including protruding ears and Stahl's deformity, can be treated with ear molding in the early weeks of life, when the cartilage in the ear can be reshaped by the application of splints and Steri-Strips.
to repair the perforated eardrum, and sometimes the middle ear bones (ossicles) that consist of the incus, malleus, and stapes.Tympanoplasty is performed to reconstruct the eardrum after partial or total conductive hearing loss, usually caused by chronic middle ear infections, or perforations that do not heal
The function of semi circular canal in the ear is balance and orientation
The procedure is known as tympanometry.
A tiny bone in the ear which conducts sound from the ear drum to the middle ear.
circular shape in the outer ear
to help the movement of the ear
Go to a doctor. This is a very delicate procedure.