Dear all,
This week we found out that our 16-month old son is practically deaf (neurosensitory type).
I have so many questions... I guess that what matters to me most is this: can my baby hear and gradually learn talking only with hearing aids of high quality? Or is implanting our only choice since he is too little to have acquired language skills?
Is there any chance that his hearing will be restored? we do not know what caused the damage - we are currently testing metabolic abnormalities and waiting for the results. We feel realy shocked since this is the first incident in the family, I had a perfectly natural pregnancy, he was not premature, and generally everytything seemed OK, with only exception his hypotonia of the trunk which was successfully treated by physiotherapy.
And my last question... How can I help my child? Of course I intend to start speech therapy for him but how can I help him at home?
Any advice would be welcome since we feel really depressed at the moment...
This week we found out that our 16-month old son is practically deaf (neurosensitory type).
I have so many questions... I guess that what matters to me most is this: can my baby hear and gradually learn talking only with hearing aids of high quality? Or is implanting our only choice since he is too little to have acquired language skills?
Is there any chance that his hearing will be restored? we do not know what caused the damage - we are currently testing metabolic abnormalities and waiting for the results. We feel realy shocked since this is the first incident in the family, I had a perfectly natural pregnancy, he was not premature, and generally everytything seemed OK, with only exception his hypotonia of the trunk which was successfully treated by physiotherapy.
And my last question... How can I help my child? Of course I intend to start speech therapy for him but how can I help him at home?
Any advice would be welcome since we feel really depressed at the moment...