{"id":4155,"date":"2020-12-10T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-12-10T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ototech.es\/?p=4155"},"modified":"2020-11-18T11:37:55","modified_gmt":"2020-11-18T11:37:55","slug":"microtia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ototech.es\/en\/blog\/microtia\/","title":{"rendered":"Microtia y anotia: Todo sobre ellas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La <strong>microtia y anotia<\/strong> son una serie de defectos cong\u00e9nitos que presenta el beb\u00e9 en el momento de nacer. Se trata de malformaciones en las orejas que pueden apreciarse a simple vista y que pueden causar una serie de problemas en el reci\u00e9n nacido.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La malformaci\u00f3n conocida como<strong> anotia <\/strong>consiste en una ausencia de la oreja, mientras que la <strong>microtia <\/strong>hace referencia a una oreja demasiado peque\u00f1a o que no ha acabado de formarse correctamente.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_83 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\"><p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">\u00cdndice del art\u00edculo<\/p>\n<\/div><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ototech.es\/en\/blog\/microtia\/#Causas_de_la_microtia_y_anotia\" >Causas de la microtia y anotia<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ototech.es\/en\/blog\/microtia\/#Tipos_de_microtia\" >Tipos de microtia<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ototech.es\/en\/blog\/microtia\/#Causas_de_la_microtia\" >Causas de la microtia<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ototech.es\/en\/blog\/microtia\/#Diagnostico_de_la_microtia\" >Diagn\u00f3stico de la microtia<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ototech.es\/en\/blog\/microtia\/#Tratamiento_de_la_microtia\" >Tratamiento de la microtia<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Causas_de_la_microtia_y_anotia\"><\/span>Causas de la microtia y anotia<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Estas dos malformaciones se producen, generalmente, durante las primeras semanas de gestaci\u00f3n. Pueden tener diferentes grados; en los casos m\u00e1s leves, simplemente se observar\u00e1 un tipo de oreja anormal, mientras que en casos m\u00e1s severos, la persona puede sufrir problemas en el canal auditivo y tener p\u00e9rdida de audici\u00f3n.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Algunos beb\u00e9s que nacen con anotia o microtia tienen el canal auditivo demasiado estrecho, o bien carecen de \u00e9l, por lo que la hipoacusia es una de sus principales manifestaciones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tipos_de_microtia\"><\/span>Tipos de microtia<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La microtia puede presentarse en cuatro tipos, siendo el de tipo 1 el m\u00e1s leve y el de tipo 4 el m\u00e1s severo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La microtia de tipo 1 es la m\u00e1s leve. En este caso, la oreja presenta un tama\u00f1o inferior al habitual, pero no afecta a la audici\u00f3n del paciente. Sin embargo, cuando el ni\u00f1o tiene microtia de tipo 4 puede carecer por completo de todas las estructuras externas del o\u00eddo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Esta alteraci\u00f3n puede afectar a uno o a los dos o\u00eddos, siendo m\u00e1s com\u00fan el modo unilateral.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Causas_de_la_microtia\"><\/span>Causas de la microtia<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Los diferentes estudios cient\u00edficos no han llegado a una conclusi\u00f3n clara sobre cu\u00e1les son las causas exactas de la microtia. S\u00ed se conoce que existe una alteraci\u00f3n gen\u00e9tica que da pie a esta anomal\u00eda. Tambi\u00e9n, ciertos medicamentos otot\u00f3xicos, como la isotretio\u00edna pueden ocasionar defectos al nacer si la madre los toma durante el embarazo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Las conclusiones de los expertos indican que, seguramente, se trate de una combinaci\u00f3n de factores gen\u00e9ticos y ambientales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Diagnostico_de_la_microtia\"><\/span>Diagn\u00f3stico de la microtia<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La microtia o la anotia son defectos perfectamente visibles en el momento del nacimiento. Sin embargo, es conveniente realizar un TAC para observar si existen malformacione so defectos en las estructuras internas del o\u00eddo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tratamiento_de_la_microtia\"><\/span>Tratamiento de la microtia<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dependiendo del grado de esta, ser\u00e1 conveniente o innecesario aplicar un tratamiento. En casos severos, se recurrir\u00e1 a la reconstrucci\u00f3n quir\u00fargica de las estructuras del o\u00eddo. Por ello, es importante conocer el grado de afectaci\u00f3n lo antes posible, para poder dar el apoyo necesario al ni\u00f1o y a su familia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cuando existe p\u00e9rdida auditiva, es necesario dotar al ni\u00f1o de un apoyo extra para contribuir a su normal desarrollo del lenguaje y del aprendizaje.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ponerse en manos de profesionales es fundamental para que el infante pueda llegar a tener una vida completamente normal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">En<strong> Ototech somos expertos en el tratamiento de todo tipo de patolog\u00edas auditivas<\/strong>, por eso, ya sea por sufrir microtia, anotia o cualquier dolencia del o\u00eddo,<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ototech.es\/contacto\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> puedes ponerte en contacto con nosotros sin ning\u00fan compromiso<\/a><\/strong> y te ayudaremos a solucionar el problema.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>La microtia y anotia son una serie de defectos cong\u00e9nitos que presenta el beb\u00e9 en el momento de nacer. 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