Hi, my 5 years boy had OEM last Nov, so we had the hearing tested, so fluid inside, but bone conductive wasn't good either:
Left unmasked BC:
250:0,
500:5,
1K:10,
2K:25,
3K:25,
4K:25,
The audiologist did not test right ear BC The audiologist told us that it's possible to have BC drop if there is a OEM.
We did another test in Jan 2014, here is the bone result:
BC all masked:
Right
500: 20
1K: 15
2K: 20
4K: 15
Left
500: 20
1K: 20
2K: 25
4K: 25
The tubes were put into his both ears in July. 6 weeks after the tubes were inserted, we did another test:
Right
500: 0
1k: 10
2K 20
4k: not tested
Left:
250: 15
1K: 10
2K: 15
4K: 20 (unmasked)
We questioned the ENT Dr why there still drops in BC, we were told not to worried, the test might be unreliable because the kid is still young.
3 weeks ago (mid Nov, which is 4.5 months after the tubes), we did two tests at different clinic:
The ENT said it is a mixed HL.
My questions are:
1: why there are still gaps 4 months after tubes are in? Is it possible to have newly developed fluid in the middle ear? or it is 100% sure a permanent conductive HL?
2: Is it 100% sure he has SHL because his BC are not good?
3: Will any of above gaps or drops due to the ear tubes?
4: Will his hearing improves after tubes are gone?
5: This is important, if these HL are permanent, will it get worse? I know no one knows what will happen, but please speak of your experience so I have rough idea of what to expect.
I wasn't too worried before the tubes, but now I am very very worried, wake up every morning at 3 or 4, and cannot stop my tears... he is only 5, he has many many years to go.
BTW, no family history of HL, his sister has no HL at all. he had problem with s, th, (used to pronounce s as k), but s and th are ok now. He has no issue at school. His reading is top in his class (top 4 in 31).
Please please help me!
Left unmasked BC:
250:0,
500:5,
1K:10,
2K:25,
3K:25,
4K:25,
The audiologist did not test right ear BC The audiologist told us that it's possible to have BC drop if there is a OEM.
We did another test in Jan 2014, here is the bone result:
BC all masked:
Right
500: 20
1K: 15
2K: 20
4K: 15
Left
500: 20
1K: 20
2K: 25
4K: 25
The tubes were put into his both ears in July. 6 weeks after the tubes were inserted, we did another test:
Right
500: 0
1k: 10
2K 20
4k: not tested
Left:
250: 15
1K: 10
2K: 15
4K: 20 (unmasked)
We questioned the ENT Dr why there still drops in BC, we were told not to worried, the test might be unreliable because the kid is still young.
3 weeks ago (mid Nov, which is 4.5 months after the tubes), we did two tests at different clinic:
Code:
Clinic 1, tested around 9:30AM
F Bone Right Bone Left Air Right Air Left
500 10 0 20 20
1K 15 15 30 35
2K 30 30 40 45
4K 20 (unmask) 20(unmask)25 30
Code:
Clinic 2, tested around 5:30PM
F Bone Right Bone Left Air Right Air Left
250: 0 0 15 10
500 20 10 20 20
1K 10 20 30 30
2K 25 25(unmask)40 40
4K 25 20 25 30
My questions are:
1: why there are still gaps 4 months after tubes are in? Is it possible to have newly developed fluid in the middle ear? or it is 100% sure a permanent conductive HL?
2: Is it 100% sure he has SHL because his BC are not good?
3: Will any of above gaps or drops due to the ear tubes?
4: Will his hearing improves after tubes are gone?
5: This is important, if these HL are permanent, will it get worse? I know no one knows what will happen, but please speak of your experience so I have rough idea of what to expect.
I wasn't too worried before the tubes, but now I am very very worried, wake up every morning at 3 or 4, and cannot stop my tears... he is only 5, he has many many years to go.
BTW, no family history of HL, his sister has no HL at all. he had problem with s, th, (used to pronounce s as k), but s and th are ok now. He has no issue at school. His reading is top in his class (top 4 in 31).
Please please help me!