Worried about DD's fast developing Dome Skull. Help Needed!

[Geena1080]

My DD (16) seems to have developed a dome skull. I'm not sure what to do about it. Has anybody else noticed a similar development in their offspring, if so, how did you deal with it?

(my husband also had a Dome Skull phase when in his teens, could this be related?) Any help would be great.

What's the difference between headbanging and skulling, do you suppose? I'm guessing the musical choice. One can perhaps skull to the likes of Justin Bieber or The Saturdays, whereas headbanging is restricted to the delicate strains of Cannibal Corpse and its ilk?

does anybody know how credible the 2008 Swiss research into Dome Skull and its connections to the Pea Head condition is? I wasn't sure how trustworthy it was considering that 3 members of the team were involved in the 1993 LKHG vaccination scare.

Obviously if DS were to develop pea head it would be a far more serious matter - should I be concerned about the frequency and severity of skulling?

Got a link?

Pea head? is that a bit like cauliflower ear?

Pea head syndrome is serious!

Having read this thread I called my SIL and told her I had been noticing her teenage boy's enormous protruberance and she shrieked 'you're f*ing sick, stay away from my kids' and put the phone down.

I think she's in denial - I was only trying to help.

has my ds got pea head syndrome?

That's classic, usualsuspect! What have you tried so far?

Being a teenager with pea head syndrome is more difficult than it sounds, I should know. Although my case was less serious than those discussed above, it undeniably affected my development as a young person. I hadn't suffered from dome skull or any of it's related symptoms (you wouldn't have caught me skulling in a million years!) but when the comments started, I felt more and more 'different' and alienated.
'stop wearing big sunglasses,' my brother would say 'your head looks like a pea!' engraved on my mind for decades, this phrase hindered my self confidence. Even my mother would drop hints 'avoid wearing green, sweetie'.
I even tried bathing my head in near-boiling water, anything to stop my condition, but obviously - nothing worked, I just had to 'grow out of it'. And I did. But my teen years would have been far more comfortable and happy if my condition was accepted.

I feel that here, on mumsnet, we have the power to bring awareness to these conditions and troubling phases. We must reach out to those affected with a reassuring hand - this too shall pass. I will do everything I can to ensure my DS and DD (both now have DSS - Dome Skull Syndrome) can grow up normally without the worry that I had with my own PHS (Pea Head Syndrome). Perhaps a twitter account or some form of campaign would help. Does anybody have any ideas?

Where is PrincessPeaHead?

She had very good taste in garden furniture, IIRC.

Is your surname Poddington?

As a refreshing sorbet for the mind you can always read stories about wrapping Roy Orbison in cling film: here. There is even a turtle.

you may all be interested in this

Well I for one am so happy that someone has brought this serious affliction to the attention of Mumsnet. People really need to understand the devistation impact that Dome Skull and Pea Head can have on a family.

After many hours of searching on line, we were lucky enough to find the Twyford Uniform Neck Truss, which has been a help after the cling film stopped working.

I wonder if we could try and get a campaign going?

Can I suggest perhaps the twitter hashtag of #DomeSkull ?
I know twitter is a popular platform for teenagers to talk about their emotions, maybe it would be the best way of raising awareness?

My neighbours surname is Peaterson.

I'm not sure if my link will work, but if it does, here is a disturbing picture of PHS. Look with care.

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I will have a hunt for #DomeSkull. I'm trying to work it into a tweet as we speak.

I think it is high time that the Mumsnet Ltd. acknowledged DHS and PHS as valid acronyms - the first step towards awareness and recognition for common temporary teen conditions (CTTC) such as dome skull and pea head syndrome.

*DSS