Recent content by Ashli

And if he is deafer than his tests say, it is fine, I just want to know. We are hovering in this "well, he is moderately severe and should do pretty well with hearing aids" but just not really sure what is going on with him or how he will due. They tell us by age 1 they will clearly know his...

I am not sure if he qualifies. They are saying he is on the border to severe, and we need a little more time to see...Our EI advisor strongly encourages us to wait it out and not feel pressured to get him a CI just yet and that he will have plenty of time still to benefit from it. I was really...

Thank you - that is how his audiogram has been explained to us by several people. How the hearing aids should bring him up into that speech banana range, for the most part. But it is so concerning that he is not displaying any obvious reactions. We did the booth test and have played some 'games'...

We had our first ASL class last week. Our older daughter (hearing) went, too, and participated in the kids' 'class.' (Our 8 month old is HOH) Husband and I really enjoyed it and can't wait to go back. A little overwhelming though...:dizzy: Prior to the class we have acquired a vocabulary of...

Would you describe those sounds as faint? I know he can detect sounds that are at certain levels, just trying to get a grasp on how they sound when heard by him. His audiogram is from 60-70 in a jagged line as the frequency goes up (instead of sloping) with one shooting up to 45db, at a higher...

That makes sense and is something I have considered, thanks for reminding me of that! I realize he is not going to be like the other babies I know, for example when I pick him up at daycare and use my voice, every baby looks at me except for mine. He doesn't know I am there until he sees me... I...

Hi! Since your son is under two, I am sure that once you get a diagnosis, the audiologist/drs will get you connected with your state's Early Intervention program, and answer your qs. It is a process and overwhelming - I found out immediately that my son had a hearing loss but the feelings are...

My 8 month old wears Phonak Nios S H20. Bilateral. He has a moderate-severe sensorineural loss. According to an attempt at a booth test his unaided threshold for speech was pretty conclusive at 60db and was a definite according to the testers at 75db. One aid was working at the time of the test...

Hi Marci, yes I am still around, just haven't checked the site in a while. We are in NE Phx. How are things going? I can't figure out how to 'private message' on this thing but feel free to PM me if you know how!

Oops just read the later posts about the newer testing. Missed that before....hope it works out how you want! We will do some behavioral testing when our son is around 7 months.

My son is 3.5 months and has been wearing his hearing aids for about 4 weeks. He has moderate-severe loss. One ear supposedly hears better at high frequencies. His two ABRs were pretty consistent so I am not having the diagnosis concerns you are but I am having the same struggles with...

My husband doesn't want to use the ear gear for the baby! Tried it on him today - he said it made too much static and caused the hearing aids to flop off from behind his ears even more than they already do:( He is only 3 months old and has very soft cartilage... I didn't want to argue first...

Just received son's first set of ear gear - they look so cute in camouflage pattern. When I tried them on the hearing aids, I heard a lot of noise/rustling where the fabric rubbed against the speakers. I generally hear this noise when I run my fingertips over the speakers, but it is very quiet...

I am sure it is a curiosity thing and I'd look too. Most people that have actually talked with me about it are surprised he is wearing them so young, not knowing infants could be fitted. So far so good with the 'junior clip' that came with the Phonaks, although the clip itself is hard and bulky...

Maybe some of you remember my prior posts about my little boy. He got his hearing aids 10 days ago! 6 days shy of 3 months old. Phonak Nios S H2o in ocean blue with blue/gray swirl earmolds. He looks smashing in them. They don't seem to bother him physically but they flop off a lot. We have a...