Sign inEars That Stick Out
UK sources of information and / or support
Embarrassing Problems
Straight-talking advice from a UK doctor on a number of problems. Includes advice on ears that stick out.
British Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
Oral and maxillofacial surgery is the surgical specialty concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases affecting the mouth, jaws, face and neck. This website is mainly for surgeons but their patient information section has a leaflet on: Setting Back of Prominent Ears (pinnaplasty or otoplasty).
ENT UK
The British Association of Head and Neck Surgeons provides patient information on protruding ears and pinnaplasty.
Prominent Ear Correction
Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provide a wide range of patient information leaflets including one in this area.
Ear reshaping
Information from NHS Choices - the government's patient information portal.
Further sources / more detailed information
Some non-UK sites
The following list popular non-UK health information sites with content aimed at the general public. They are mainly from the US. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included but these large sites are comprehensive.
- Non-UK disease / illness sites
- Non-UK self-help / support group sites
More detailed medical information
The following list online sources of more detailed medical information, mainly from the UK. These sites are mainly aimed at health professionals, but are of interest to all. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included, but information about most medical topics can usually be found.
- PatientPlus - hundreds of medical reference articles provided by Patient UK.
- Evidence Based Medicine - such as from Clinical Evidence, The Cochrane Library, etc.
- Database of UK Clinical Guidelines - from NICE, SIGN, etc.
- Medline - abstracts available from thousands of journals.
- Sites listing free online medical textbooks and journals.
- Sites listing free medical images - pictures, atlases, anatomy, skin diseases, etc.