Why you need to know about Microtia

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Microtia ear is a deformity that can occur on any birth 5000-7000 (depending on the statistical each country and individual races). The numbers in Indonesia is not known with certainty because there has never been a data collection in connection with microtia. Approximately 90% of cases of microtia only on one ear (unilateral). Most affected ear is the right ear. Boys are more commonly affected than children women (about 65:35).

What is Atresia?

Atresia is the absence of a performance condition or not the formation of the ear canal and the middle ear structures. Almost always accompanied by microtia atresia events. This is because the process of the formation of the outer ear and the middle ear from the same emryonal network and in the same time. Approximately 15% of cases of microtia looks like there is a normal ear hole, but actually hid her in the middle ear.

What Causes microtia?


Are there parents fault that caused the child will be exposed microtia?


The exact cause of microtia hitherto unknown. But one thing for sure is that there are no mistakes parents can cause microtia. Parents whose children are possessed imicrotia should not have to feel guilty for what happened to her son. Most parents will feel guilty. However, it must be ensured that the event like "rolling the dice". So anyone can be affected. Children born with microtia are children extraordinary. Just like the kids in general are also equally need support and affection from parents, family, friends and other health professionals.
What are the chances for couples to bear children with microtia are also microtia?
When two people get married, the chances for the occurrence of microtia is equal to one per 5000-7000. But if there is a family history of microtia event, the possibility of children with microtia increased by 5%. These statistics are derived from about 1000 cases of microtia surgery was done by Dr. Burt Brent asked where the risk factors in the family (siblings, parents, uncles, aunts, grandparents.

Are there any health problems other than microtia?

The majority of patients with microtia have no other distractions. However, one third of all cases of akanmengalami tissue and bone does not grow on the side of his microtia. It is called hemifacial microsomia inibiasa. About 15% of all cases had facial nerve weakness. Other very rare disorders may be impaired formation of the palate (cleft lip), heart problems and kidney disorders. The heart and kidneys can be affected because both organs are developing in conjunction with the development of the outer ear and the middle ear.

When children with microtia began to realize that there are different from themselves?

Children with microtia became aware of her condition at the age of three and a half years. Before age children tend to not care about the condition. After the age of the kids started asking about the next small ears or ears that looks different from her friends.

At this time the role of parents is very important. Parents should convey to the child that he is a special child who was born with only one ear is smaller and the doctor will plan to perform repairs to the ear when she was a little big. Treat children like other normal children and don't think that micortia this as a major problem.
At what age should in microtia surgery?

Should kids do surgery after the age of 6 years. This is because at the time the kids are more cooperative for surgery. The second factor is that at that age the number of cartilage or bone ribs are tender enough. Later cartilage will be molded into the outer ear cartilage, so the doctor will get the amount of cartilage which is enough to get the ideal shape or at least identical to the other ear.

Why microtia surgery using living tissue to be very helpful?

In microtia surgery, the doctor will make an outer ear shapes in three dimensions. So similar to sculpt a statue taken from the breast bone cartilage. The next step is to form a pouch of skin in the form of two-dimensional cartilage will be used to cover this. This is done without cutting the skin bleeding ear cartilage will also link will be pasted.

Is this artificial telinag will grow along with the growth of the child?

Ears are formed from the ribs of man is a living tissue and will stay together with the development and growth of children. While on a technique that uses plastic to replace cartilage, no living tissue in it. Another advantage is that the network will go through life without any problems meaningful healing. This will allow children to do activities normal as normal as sports, swimming and many other outdoor activities after 4-6 weeks of surgery.

Is it possible to use the soft bones of others, such as the mother or father?

Is also able to use the soft bones of animals?

For organs outside our bodies would be considered as foreign, it is not certain if the successful operation of microtia repair using a foreign object.

Are children with microtia must have a hearing loss?

About 90% of children with microtia will have normal hearing. Because of atresia in the affected ear, these children will get used to hearing monoaural (not stereo). Parents should talk to the teacher to put the children in the class according to the child's ear bias in health to follow the lessons well. In the case of bilateral (in both ears) are generally similar to an interruption
hearing. It's just that the kids need to be helped to be fitted with a bone conduction hearing aid (BAHA = Bone Anchor Hearing Aid). This is necessary to prevent the development of speech disorders in children. Furthermore that children's learning process is not interrupted.

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