Victorias mom
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We met the surgeon at the implant center last week and he told us Victoria is a perfect candidate for the implant. She has a profound hearing loss and is receiving little benefit from hearing aids. She has had the hearing aids for 6 months and is responding to some sounds but only at high decibals and low frequency sounds.
We scheduled the surgery for January 31st. She will be 1 year old on January 27th. Everyone involved in this decision (surgeon, Implant Center, School for the deaf that she attends, me and my husband) all agree there is no reason to wait on this surgery. With hearing aids, she will never hear enough to develop spoken language.
We are excited and nervous about the surgery. As most of you know, this is not an easy decision.
Right now she is 10 months old and we have been learning sign language for about 5 months. She signs sleep, milk, want, mommy, daddy and her brother's name sign. Some are more clearer than others, but she knows how to communicate what she wants. We will continue to use sign up until the implant and also after it. I would like her to know as much sign language as possible, because I think it's important for her to have a way to communicate without the implant on. We are looking forward to the day she can hear us and speak to us!
I'm sure I will be asking you all a lot of questions as time goes by!
We scheduled the surgery for January 31st. She will be 1 year old on January 27th. Everyone involved in this decision (surgeon, Implant Center, School for the deaf that she attends, me and my husband) all agree there is no reason to wait on this surgery. With hearing aids, she will never hear enough to develop spoken language.
We are excited and nervous about the surgery. As most of you know, this is not an easy decision.
Right now she is 10 months old and we have been learning sign language for about 5 months. She signs sleep, milk, want, mommy, daddy and her brother's name sign. Some are more clearer than others, but she knows how to communicate what she wants. We will continue to use sign up until the implant and also after it. I would like her to know as much sign language as possible, because I think it's important for her to have a way to communicate without the implant on. We are looking forward to the day she can hear us and speak to us!
I'm sure I will be asking you all a lot of questions as time goes by!