Marnie Simpson shares son Oax has severe skull condition as he begins treatment

Marnie Simpson has opened up about the post-birth complications her four month old son Oax is having, meaning the tot will have to wear a helmet.

Taking to Instagram, the mum-of-two, 30, shared that Oax has plagiocephaly – which causes a baby’s dead to be flattened on one side.

Oax also has torticollis, which is a problem involving a baby’s neck that can cause their head to tilt down. The tot has been left unable to move his head left.

Explaining his condition while updating her 5.1 million followers, former Geordie Shore star Marnie wrote: “Basically Oax has torticollis from his position in the womb which has left him unable to move his head left.

"This is hopefully improving with his physio appointments with the osteopath, however this condition has left him with plagiocephaly (the head is flattened on one side, causing it to look asymmetrical, this can cause the ears to be misaligned and the head looks like a parallelogram when seen from above, sometimes the forehead and face may bulge a little on the flat side)”.

Referring to a picture of a graph she posted which saw a black dot in the “serve” section, the reality TV star continued: “As you can see on Oax’s graph he’s on the severe side which even shocked me, I’m being open about his process as I know so many parents don’t even know about this issue and it gets left, he’s had his measurements taken yesterday by @technologyinmotion and in 2 weeks he’ll get his helmet fitted”.

According to Marnie, the best time for baby’s like Oax to wear a helmet for conditions such as his is between four and six months “while [their] skulls are soft”.

Marnie’s update on Oax comes after she recently warned people against vaping as it allegedly gave her gum disease.

One of her fans asked how was she getting on with quitting vaping, to which she replied: “Well I found out that the vape has caused slight gum disease in my bottom gums luckily it’s reversible as I caught it early and have only vaped for 2 months but I knew this as I had sore gums a few days after vaping, I guess some people are more sensitive to the chemicals than others like me."

When vaping first became widespread as an aid to stop smoking in 2005, health concerns were raised surrounding lung and heart health. Now the focus has expanded to oral health and in particular gum disease.

Although some medical professionals still consider vaping to be the safer alternative to smoking, the use of e-cigarettes continues to be debated. According to the NHS, vapes or e-cigs are far less harmful than cigarettes and can help you quit smoking for good.

However the American Heart Association (AHA), a non-profit organisation founded in 1924, expand on the detrimental effects of vaping on oral health, stating that they have “a solid amount of evidence that shows the link between e-cigarettes and poor oral health”.

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