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Prominent ears
Prominent ears is a facial feature in which a person's ears appear large in comparison to the average person of the same racial/ethnic group. Facial features can be familial (passed from parent to child), or they can sometimes be due to a medical condition.
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A 43-year old asked:
Is it possible to get my prominent ears pinned back?
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A 32-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: Prominent ears?
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A 36-year old asked:
How can I fix my prominent ears without surgery?
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A 45-year old asked:
Can i get my prominent ears pinned back without having surgery?
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A 41-year old asked:
Can you tell me about the new procedure for prominent ears called earfold?
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A 39-year old asked:
Can you tell me if I have a prominent ear with no antihelix fold, is that normal?
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A 34-year old asked:
Can getting an otoplasty be better or worse for someone with a prominent ear?
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A 42-year old asked:
Head bandage vs headband after otoplasty for prominent ears in adults, which is better?
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A 48-year old asked:
What is the device used on your ears, like a tooth brace, but for treating prominent ears ?
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A male asked:
Generally, how long is ear surgery in children? Our daughter was born with prominent ears. She is four now and we would like to have them corrected before she starts school so she won't have to face the ridicule of other kids. I'm concerned about her bein
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A male asked:
How will the size of my ears be reduced during ear surgery? I have had large and prominent ears since i can remember and now that i'm going to college i would like to have the ear surgery before i go. Can the surgery make them smaller? If so, how is it do
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A 30-year old female asked:
Bone behind right ear is more prominent then behind left ear. No pain. Is this type of asymmetry normal?
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A 51-year old asked:
Please explain if it is possible for ear to become less prominent?
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A 27-year old male asked:
I can't hearing prominently through somedays.I clean my ears regulary and ears had no problem.4 years I am working in power plant with huge sound.
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A 21-year old male asked:
What does prominent lymph nodes in the neck and around ear area mean?
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A 19-year old male asked:
When my soft palate lowers after talking for example, I hear clicks/a click in both ears, but most prominently in my right. 5 weeks and counting.
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A 47-year old female asked about a female:
In certain positions 1 shoulder blade sticks out way more than other, also same side of neck a muscle/tendon from ear to shoulder is prominent, no pain/movement loss, what could cause this?
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A 30-year old female asked:
Can tight sternocleidomastoid.muscle make mastoid proces more prominent on one side. Also have ear pressure and numbness on a cheek all same side
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A 24-year old female asked:
Ear infection for 4 months,follow up suctions done,recurrent blockage.Feel pressure around forehead and prominent vessels,is it bc of blockage in ear?
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A 30-year old female asked:
Can sternocleidomastoid muscle tightness make mastoids process more prominent than on the other side? Also have ear pressure and slight cheek numbnes
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A 36-year old male asked:
It's 2 weeks since my L middle ear infection, I can pop my ears and hear much better but when I swalow I hear quite a prominent popping/clicking sound? Is this the fluid still there or something else? I hear it when I do the valsavar maneuver as well
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A 32-year old female asked:
For months Ive had fullness of the ear, pain in the ear/sinus/jaw, and have 3 large submandibular lymph nodes. US report said most prominent one is oval but over 2cm and no evident hilum. Internet says it may be cancer but doc says theyre fine. Why?
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A 32-year old male asked about a female:
1 yr old breathes fast (45bpm). Took her to Dr, who did chest xray. Showed prominent perhiliar markings. Is this a sign of heart issues? She has been breathing fast for over 1 month Had a cold 3 week ago, with 104 fever that became ear infection too?
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A male asked:
Sir ,i am suffering with pain in neck and head.i went thru x-ray for the same.. in report "transverse process of C7 is prominent bilateral" .
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A member asked:
I have a hard lump on right side of the back of my head it's more prominent when I have neck and head pain otherwise it doesn't hurt. What is it?
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A 32-year old male asked about a female:
My daughter have bulging on top of head its soft & very prominent & its from the day of her birth she is 2 weeks old.She eat & sleep well. Pls guide m?
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A 16-year old female asked:
When I was 18 months old, I fell on my head, causing a large bump on the right side of my head. Fifteen years later, the bump is still very prominent and I have severe headaches in the same spot often. Is there any correlation?
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A male asked:
Cat scan of head showed prominent lytic of the frontal bone and the C3 what could this mean?
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A male asked:
My baby is 2 days old and has a very prominent ridge on his head- temple to temple- is this anything to be concerned about? I had a c-section. He was born at 38 weeks and 5 days and weighed 3.32 at birth no complications
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A 31-year old male asked:
Why on one testicle i can feel Epididymis structure/ head on top very prominently then the other testicle one ?? its head start point feel like a ball sorts and i do have an spermatocele cyst on the same Epididymis so is it due to that ???
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