Olivia & her daughter Isadora

January 01, 2024

“I wanted to write in and express my huge gratitude for EarBuddies. My daughter Isadora was born with a conchal crus in her right ear. Despite my mother's instinct thinking that something was a little off, friends, family, midwives and health visitors all insisted that it was normal, and all our ears are unique. After emerging out of the first 3 weeks of the newborn haze, I spoke to a friend who’s a paediatrician who suggested EarBuddies as a non-surgical solution to remould her ear within 4 weeks. I felt that it was worth a shot given it seems so much more straightforward the earlier you start.

Given the conchal crus deformity is a little less common, and more complex to fit the splints, we enlisted the help of Mr Anooj Majithia (Consultant ENT Surgeon) who was fantastic in fitting the splint, and taping when she was 4 weeks old. We decided to go back to him after two weeks to reposition the splint and maximise the result that was obvious to us after just two weeks. Mr Majithia couldn’t have been nicer, and gave me full confidence that we were doing the best we could. It also took some of the pressure off me as a nervous first time parent!

I’m delighted with the result, and just feel so lucky we spotted it early and I was directed to EarBuddies. Keen to share our story as I think it’s been so transformative, and I just hope that all those in need can be made aware. Huge thanks to the EarBuddies team, we are so grateful!”

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