hmmmmmm
I was hoping that this could be one issue that my little peanut would be able to avoid but it turns out that he doesn't want to be left out of anything!
He had another hearing test today and failed in both ears. So now we will see his Pediatrician tomorrow afternoon to get an appointment to have an ABR (Auditory Brainstem Response) done at Fletcher Allen. He will be sedated for this test. I totally stole the following from some website!!!
Tiny earphones are placed in the ear canals. Usually, click-type sounds are introduced through the earphones, and electrodes measure the hearing nerve's response to the sounds. A computer averages these responses and displays waveforms. Because there are characteristic waveforms for normal hearing in portions of the speech range, a normal ABR can predict fairly well that a baby's hearing is normal in that part of the range. An abnormal ABR may be due to hearing loss, but it may also be due to some medical problems or measurement difficulties.
She already told us that he will probably have hearing aides. Something new to learn about and take care of!
1 comment:
Shannon-
Jacoby just had an ABR done, luckily we didn't have to sedate him. He failed both ears and has a mild to moderate hearing loss. He has worn aides in the past, but after tubes, hid hearing improved. I'm not looking foward to breaking them in again. We'll for sure need to compare notes.
Give Samuel love from OK
Debbie and Jacoby
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