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Worried Baby's ears stick out and want to fix them? Ear Buddies Splints reshape the soft cartilage of baby ears, resulting in a permanent, surgery-free correction. Correct Sticky Out Ears with Ear Buddies.
EarBuddies™ offer babies a simple, affordable, surgery-free, life-changing solution to Stick-Out Ears & ear shape problems. Order online in a few clicks.
EarBuddies were invented in 1990 by Plastic Surgeon David Gault FRCS, one of the world’s leading experts on reconstructive surgery of the outer ear, to treat his newborn son. EarBuddies are designed to be fitted at home by parents, and are also used in some of the most eminent children’s hospitals worldwide, including the NHS (UK), Mayo Clinic (USA), The Portland Hospital (London), and Boston Children’s Hospital (Harvard).
By treating babies early and avoiding surgery, EarBuddies provide better results, without risk, at lower cost, and avoid the bullying and psychological trauma that usually leads to surgery. Almost thirty years after EarBuddies were first developed, it is the world’s best selling Early Ear Correction™ system, and has helped thousands of babies to grow up comfortable and confident with their ears.
PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACT
Stick-out ears like Santi's can make life miserable and lead to "reduced quality of life & self-esteem, social avoidance and poor performance in school." Children and adults are often teased and while names like 'Dumbo, Big Ears, Yoda, Spock & Wing Nut' can be meant in jest, they can have a deeper psychological impact.
AVOID EXPENSIVE SURGERY
Once, corrective ear surgery (Otoplasty/ Pinnaplasty) was the only option, costing up to £5000 for the average UK paediatric case. General anaesthesia and time off school or work are usually needed, and while post-op pain can be managed*, complication rates e.g. scarring can be as high as 10%.*
PERMANENT SOLUTION
Now there's an ingenious way to fix your baby's ear problems before they are aware of them, avoiding the emotional impact of bullying & teasing, and the costs & complications of surgery. EarBuddies splints reshape the soft cartilage of baby's ears, resulting in a permanent, surgery-free correction.
LIFE-CHANGING RESULTS
We think of it like fitting braces to a child’s teeth, only more affordable and quicker. Newborn babies can get great results in just 2 weeks. If your baby is older, this can take longer. Santi was 5 months old when his mother fitted EarBuddies. 4 weeks later, he can grow up comfortable and confident with his ears.
Ear of the Month - December 2020 🇬🇧
“I was bullied my entire school life about my stick-out ears. As a result, I never wore my hair up, never wore headbands and always tried to hide my ears as much as possible. I finally decided to have corrective surgery in my 20’s which did absolute wonders for my confidence and my self-esteem but was a painful and costly process. When my daughter Olivia was born in late October 2020 I saw that she too had inherited my ears and though she was gorgeous, my heart instantly sank for her. She may never endure the same cruelness I did but if there was even a chance of it, I would never forgive myself for not choosing a quick, painless and non-invasive option sooner.
After chatting it over with my partner it was therefore a no brainer for us to use EarBuddies as quickly as possible. We started her at just over 2 weeks old and after 3 weeks her ears had improved so dramatically! I was so amazed and incredibly grateful for finding and using EarBuddies.”
Read Emily & Olivia's Story here
Ear of the Month - November 2020 🇺🇸
"I began to notice his little ear very different from the others, his right ear was dramatically open and the other ear had its cartilage very pronounced. At first it was hard to accept it but with the pass of days, I began to find out through the internet what were the options for this type of aesthetic problems and that it entailed a surgery at approximately 5 years of age (which is what I didn’t expect at first, didn’t accept in any circumstances 😢). I decided to at look options and I found EarBuddies.
I am totally excited about this small change since my baby started his treatment when he was 3.5 months old. I want to tell you that we have less than half of the processes and I am happy with the results. I am happy to know that with the help of EarBuddies I may be discarding the idea of a surgery in the future, thanks to EarBuddies.”
Read Doris' full story here!
Ear of the Month - October 2020 🇳🇱
“Our son, Laureano, was born in March 2020 right at the beginning of the COVID pandemic. He was born with stick-out ears and one flop ear. Our midwife suggested EarBuddies after a disheartening conversation with our family doctor suggesting corrective surgery several years in the future. We did our research and ended up getting an EarBuddies professional fitting with Dr. Damen at Radboud University Medical Center in Nijmegen. It is a 2 hour drive from our home, each way, but so totally worth it. We are so very pleased with the outcome after 3 months of treatment. Thank you so much, EarBuddies!”
Pilar, Lars & their Son Laureano - The Netherlands
Read their full story here!Fit at Home
IN JUST 20 MINUTES
At least 5% of people have abnormally shaped or Stick-Out ears. Stick-Out ears are the most common ear deformity, and around 2% of babies develop Stick-Out ears in the first 6 months of life. EarBuddies can be fitted by parents at home in under 20 minutes. An independent study at the Hospital for Sick Children in Glasgow in 2012 showed a 78% success rate in newborns when splints are fitted by parents, with 73% rating ease of use as 'easy' or 'incredibly easy'. With early splintage and dedication, fantastic results continue to be achieved by parents at home.
HOW IT WORKS?
When your baby is born, the cartilage framework of the ears is extremely soft because of Mum’s hormones. Some squashing of the ears is natural at birth, but if the ears remain an odd shape after 48 hours, or if they start to stick out, this will quite quickly become permanent as the cartilage hardens. EarBuddies splints re-mould the cartilage folds in a baby's ears to restore the natural curves and hold the ear close to the side of the head so that when the framework hardens in the controlled shape, there is a permanent, surgery-free correction.
Backed by Research
Approved by Experts
Professional Fitting
While the majority of EarBuddies™ are fitted by parents at home, when professionally fitted and the treatment supervised, success rates rise to up to 92%, even in older babies or those with difficult ear problems.
Professional fitting combines the surgery-free, permanent correction of EarBuddies™ with the clinical experience of trained fitters. Choose amongst our global network of EarBuddies™ Professionals.
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