Microtia Links


See the link above for a complete list of published articles by Dr. Noel Jabbour.

Dr. Jabbour has also authored multiple textbook chapters relating to microtia and aural atresia as well as on velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI), including:

  • Jabbour N, Bonilla A. Microtia. In: Myers EN, Snyderman CH, eds. Operative Otolaryngology, 3rd ed. Edinburgh, UK: Elsevier Ltd. 2017.

  • Jabbour N. Otoplasty. In: Myers EN, Snyderman CH, eds. Operative Otolaryngology, 3rd ed. Edinburgh, UK: Elsevier Ltd. 2017.

  • Jabbour N. Deformities of the auricle. In: Alper CM, Myers EN, Eibling DE, eds. Decision Making in Otolaryngology, 2nd ed. Philadelphia, PA: Jaypee Brothers Medical Inc. 2018 (in press).

  • Jabbour N. Ch 14: Hearing Disorders. In: Comprehensive Cleft Care: Family Edition. Losee J, Kirschner RE, Smith D, ed. Taylor & Francis Group: FL; April 2015.

  • Jabbour N, Goudy S. Noncleft Velopharyngeal Insufficiency. In: Sataloff RT, Hartnick CJ. Comprehensive Textbook of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery-Pediatric Otolaryngology, 1st ed. Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers Ltd., 2015:1061-64.


The EarCommunity.Org is an excellent patient and family support community for patients with microtia and atresia. We highly recommend that you check out their website to explore all options for microtia and atresia care.

They host picnics annually. Due to COVID-19, these are now virtual events. The first virtual picnic was the Pittsburgh Picnic on Aug. 1, 2020.

They are working hard to advocate for coverage for hearing habilitation to be covered in all states through support of legislation entitled Ally's Act, HR. 5485. Learn more about how you can support this legislation.

Need ideas for how to bidazzle your child's BAHA, wear a COVID-19 mask without an ear, or to create your own softband strap ? Check out TheBAHAMama.org

It can be difficult to keep you glasses on and straight without an ear. Mr. Hermsen from Adaptive Eyewear Solutions and http://www.spokiz.com/ kindly makes eye straps for children with microtia and atresia free of charge.

Thanks to the advocacy of the EarCommunity.org, November 9 has been designated as National Microtia Awareness Day.