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I want to slap at the computer screen every time you post something because of the bug walking around LOL.....freaks me out every single time :)

My son played his very first game of baseball tonight. I was so apprehensive because I thought he would get hurt or not hear the coaches. The coaches were amazing with him and placed him close to them so he could hear what they were saying. It was pure joy to see my oldest daughter signing...

Not necessarily the route we wanted to take...but....they fitted my son with a regular hearing aid and we have to try it for up to 3 mths. She said that it wouldn't work, but for insurance purposes that is what we have to do, first. She also said that the company that they work with has CROS...

Thank you for the reference. I have researched but wanted to hear someone with personal experience. These were the only 2 options that insurance covers. Thanks again.

Tomorrow is the big day for my son. What is best profound unilateral hearing loss for a seven year old? Cros or BAHA? Anyone with any experience that you would be willing to share?

Well, these are the same family members who asked me "how black will he be" when we told them that we were adopting from Ethiopia LOL. They have certainly come around in that aspect and he is extremely loved....I guess they will, in time.

One granny is 67 (the one who had the hearing loss) and the other granny is 70. My dad (69) hasn't said much and neither has my mother in law (69). My oldest sister is excited to learn ASL and teach her grandchildren, but that is pretty much it.

Honestly, I never thought of it like that. That is an EXCELLENT point and one that I am certainly going to bring up. My mom (granny) was born deaf in her left ear because she was missing a little bone in her ear. She had a metal plate put in when she was in her 30s and can now hear fine. She...

Ah, support....who knew it could feel so good. Thank you for helping me along this journey. It is very new to us, but my son is learning new signs daily, asking me what signs are for certain words and he is excited about it. I'm blessed that his "good" ear is still good and I'm blessed that...

Today, my 7 yr old son had his MRI to rule out any tumors or such for his hearing loss (right ear profound deafness, adopted at age 4; brought home at 5 1/2). After we were done with that lovely 4 hrs, we went to a grandparent's house. I had to work on her computer and Jude just wanted to...

Very sweet, thank you. My first daughter is a handful (read that: difficult), but she is much much better than she was a 7 yrs ago, so there is hope. It is just hard. She is one extreme and her 1/2 brother (now 9) is the other extreme. Makes life interesting. I home school my kids (I have...

I was thinking Muhlenberg County! Yes, you are about 7 hrs away!

2 of my children have RAD.......they are 12 and 9, now. Adopted at 2 and 6. They were adopted from the foster care system. It has been a helluva a ride. They are doing much much better, but still a very long way to go. I'm going to get my Master's in marriage and family counseling. I'll...

That was a huge fear of mine. He went into the orphanage at 3, we adopted him at 4, then he was stuck in ET for 15 mths after that while we fought to bring him home. I was terrified he would be "institutionalized." Lucky for us, his nannies were amazing and took excellent care of him. He is...

It sucks. I don't remember having any symptoms prior to the accident, so I am attributing everything to my head injury. I hope that is the case. My older girls have mentioned being dizzy but no ringing...that is positive :)

I was diagnosed with Meniere's in 1989. It was one of those things that I didn't think much about. I had had a car wreck when I was 16 and I hit my head. Dr. said that was the cause. It started out with SEVERE vertigo where I felt like my body was standing still and the world was going a...

I was diagnosed with Meniere's in 1989. It was one of those things that I didn't think much about. I had had a car wreck when I was 16 and I hit my head. Dr. said that was the cause. It started out with SEVERE vertigo where I felt like my body was standing still and the world was going a...

Can you explain Auditory Processing Disorder? He was sick, constantly, in Ethiopia. I mean, constantly, but as to official diagnosis of what he continually had, I don't know. All the kids were sick and there were 83 in the orphanage. He, however, has not had an ear infection since coming to...

That is GREAT! Adoption is such a beautiful thing, but the medical uncertainty isn't so fun. His left ear is perfect....we just have to protect it and having hearing tests done a couple times a year. His right ear.....no sound, at all. Thanks for your input.

How many of you guys have had unilateral loss (or their children in my case) and after time, lost hearing in the "good" ear? Without knowing his medical history and no way of ever finding out, this question is on my mind. My son, just turned 7 (he came to America from Ethiopia, a year and a...