Comparison of the treatment duration and nursing requirements of the EarWell infant ear correction system for different types of auricle deformities

Deformity types	Cases (ears)	Correction effect, N (%)			Mean treatment duration (days; x± s)	Complication
Deformity types	Cases (ears)	Excellent	Good	Poor	Mean treatment duration (days; x± s)	Rebound ratio, N (%)	Eczema, N (%)	Skin lesion, N (%)
Protruding ear	14	12 (85.71)	0 (0)	2 (14.29)	95.67 ± 20.33	4 (28.6)	3 (21.4)	0 (0)
Lop ear	19	15 (78.95)	3 (15.79)	1 (5.26)	87.56 ± 40.12	6 (31.6)	5 (26.3)	1 (5.3)
Cup ear	10	10 (100)	0 (0)	0 (0)	39.21 ± 16.28	0 (0)	1 (10)	1 (10)
Constricted ear	17	15 (88.24)	2 (11.76)	0 (0)	43.66 ± 8.37	0 (0)	1 (5.9)	1 (5.9)
Helix deformity	15	15 (100)	0 (0)	0 (0)	36.58 ± 6.34	0 (0)	1 (6.7)	0 (0)
Stahl’s ear	8	8	0	0	34.35 ±15.39	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)
Cryptotia ear	10	10	0	0	38.94 ± 7.36	0 (0)	0 (0)	1 (10)

Types of auricle deformity	Initial time of diagnosis and treatment	Wearing duration
Panel A: protruding ear deformity	30 d after birth on October 30, 2020	119 d
Panel B: cup ear deformity	30 d after birth on July 12, 2021	114 d
Panel C: lop ear deformity	30 d after birth on November 18, 2021	110 d Note: Eczema occurs when the EarWell infant ear correction system is applied for prolonged duration.
Panel D: cup ear deformity	30 d after birth on February 14, 2022	104 d Note: Nursing education enhanced the family members’ intervention skill during sleep for preferable clinical outcomes.
Panel E: protruding ear deformity	30 d after birth on July 15, 2022	91 d Note: Nursing education enhanced the family members’ intervention skill and promoted continuous compliancy.