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Post by tantalizintina on Jun 15, 2008 12:43:24 GMT
LEWIS HAD YET ANOTHER APPOINTMENT AT AUDIO ON FRI... HE'S GOT2 WEAR HEARING AIDS BLESS HIM... I DNO HOW HIS LITTLE EARS ARE GONA HOLD EM TBH,, THEY R TINY X
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Post by lisajg on Jun 15, 2008 17:39:40 GMT
Hi Tina, If it's any consolation I've heard that the younger they are to get them the more success people seem to have in getting children to wear them. As Lewis is still so tiny hopefully he will adjust quickly to having them and then it won't seem strange to him.
Harry did have hearing aids for a while, now he's getting a BAHA softband (it's a bone conduction hearing aid which goes round his head), and fingers-crossed we're getting that on Thursday. Harry has eczema in his ears which is why he can't have the conventional hearing aids now.
Do they know if Lewis's hearing loss is caused by glue ear? If it is then hopefully it will be a temporary hearing loss which will improve when he is older. Good luck with it all, I know it must feel like 'one thing after another' for you at the mo. xxx
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Post by tantalizintina on Jun 15, 2008 18:45:54 GMT
not sure yet lisa but the consultant explained how important it is that lewis can hear properly now in order 4 his speech to develope x
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Post by max on Jun 16, 2008 18:05:28 GMT
good that they caught it so early - you have very good Dr/Care team! I'm sure he'll get used to his aids in no time.
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Post by karenh on Jun 18, 2008 11:45:12 GMT
The earlier its done the better! I might be asking you for advice soon as lucys failed her test x
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Post by claireyd22 on Jun 25, 2008 14:13:50 GMT
Hi, George was exactly the same, kept failing the hearing tests, which they are sure is just down to glue ear. He had hearing aids just after his first birthday and I'm sorry to say they were an absolute nightmare as he kept taking them out and chewing them. Thankfully though his hearing has improved - still not in the 'normal' range but he hasn;t needed his aids since March and is doing fine. We go for another check up in a couple of weeks. Do you know the level of Lewis's hearing? George's was about 70 decibels to begin with and now is between 40 and 45. They said that he would have been able to hear before but wouldn;t have been able to hear all the sounds of a word so it would have affected his speach in the long run. ALso he will probably have grommets later on when his ears have grown a bit! xx
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Post by tantalizintina on Jun 25, 2008 19:31:52 GMT
60 decibels claire.. hopefully lew wont need em long x
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