maurabwade
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Hi! I have a 13-month-old baby. When he was born, he kept failing hearing tests. Finally, they sent him for an ABR. The technician said she was pretty sure his hearing was fine after the ABR, but she would review the data more carefully and send it to my doctor.
He clearly reacted to certain loud noises, such as clapping, dog barking, etc., so we didn't worry about it and I never did follow up on the ABR data. (I'm going to now.)
Now he is 1, and although he still reacts to some sounds, I feel like he can't hear my voice. He never reacts to my voice when he's not looking at me, and the other day, when I came home from work, he saw me and started crying. He was desperate to see me. I went to the bathroom, came out and started talking to him. He didn't turn around, even though he desperately wanted me!
That really didn't feel right.
He also doesn't talk yet, and when he babbles, he only uses vowels, Ls, Ys and Ms, plus the occasional D or G.
But he turns around if you clap and wakes up if the dog barks.
I am so confused. Has anyone else had a similar experience? If he does have a hearing problem, I want to start dealing with it NOW, whether that means getting hearing aids, learning sign language or whatever we need to do.
He clearly reacted to certain loud noises, such as clapping, dog barking, etc., so we didn't worry about it and I never did follow up on the ABR data. (I'm going to now.)
Now he is 1, and although he still reacts to some sounds, I feel like he can't hear my voice. He never reacts to my voice when he's not looking at me, and the other day, when I came home from work, he saw me and started crying. He was desperate to see me. I went to the bathroom, came out and started talking to him. He didn't turn around, even though he desperately wanted me!
That really didn't feel right.
He also doesn't talk yet, and when he babbles, he only uses vowels, Ls, Ys and Ms, plus the occasional D or G.
But he turns around if you clap and wakes up if the dog barks.
I am so confused. Has anyone else had a similar experience? If he does have a hearing problem, I want to start dealing with it NOW, whether that means getting hearing aids, learning sign language or whatever we need to do.
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