What could be the cause of my daughter's malformed ear?!
Question: My daughter was born with a kind of wierd looking ear. The ear lobe looks kind of like it was cut in the middle and sewn back together badly. And the rings around the ear are kind of wierd too. It's not noticable unless you look closely, but it is definitly not normal. I think the doctor just didn't notice when I had her, I should have pointed it.
Could it be genetic if it is only in one ear?
Answers: My daughter was born with a kind of wierd looking ear. The ear lobe looks kind of like it was cut in the middle and sewn back together badly. And the rings around the ear are kind of wierd too. It's not noticable unless you look closely, but it is definitly not normal. I think the doctor just didn't notice when I had her, I should have pointed it.
Could it be genetic if it is only in one ear?
The only thing you should be concerned about (besides appearance) is that some cases of malformed ears can mean malformed kidneys.
Have your Dr. check this possibility.
It could be but without having genetic testing done, you will not know if it is possible your next child could have the same problem or something even worse.
Congenital ear malformations: Malformed pinna (microtia) and external auditory canal atresia, which causes conductive hearing loss, involve the external ear. These malformations, which frequently coexist, are often identified at or soon after birth. Occasionally, school-based screening tests identify a partially occluded external auditory canal in children with a normal pinna.
Hearing tests and CT of the temporal bone are necessary to evaluate possible additional bony malformations. Treatment can include surgery and a bone-conduction hearing aid, depending on whether the malformation is unilateral or bilateral; whether it affects hearing, learning, and social development; and whether complications (eg, facial nerve involvement, cholesteatoma, otitis media) are present. Surgery may include pinna reconstruction, the creation of an external auditory canal, tympanic membrane, and ossicles, or both.
Consult an ENT specialist.