That gun joke gets me every time . <| sep |> Have you considered plastic surgeryreconstructive surgery to correct the issues you have with your ear ? It depends on your insurance and a slew of other factors , but if your ears bother you that much and they ' re the source of a mental health issue , it ' s not unheard of to get corrective surgery if your psychiatristpsychologist support the idea . It ' s probably gonna be a fight with the insurance , but it does happen . I ' ve heard of hair transplant surgery being covered on occasion if it ' s seriously affecting someone ' s selfesteem , I don ' t see why this would be any different . You may also consider just going to a plastic surgeon or cosmetic surgeon and talking over your options and see what the costs involved would be . You shouldn ' t have to pay for a consultation , and they may work with you on the price if you explain the situation . Could it be worth it , even if you had to get a loan ? Absolutely , but that ' s something you ' ll need to discuss with your parents . I have a pretty sizable scar on my head covered by my hair that I didn ' t realize I had until I started buzzing my hair , I got a lot of comments on it and so I looked into having it surgically removed it ' s certainly possible and the total costs would have been around $ 2400 , not terrible , but in my case it ' s a lot cheaper to just grow my hair back out lol .