We had our second appointment at NYU today. First, David had a communication assessment. We explained all the sounds David is making and how he responds to environmental sounds and speech. Basically we were told the same thing that all the other professionals tell us...that David is a completely normal baby except for his hearing. At his age, he should be falling within the language development charts in the 6-9 month range. But of course, he isn't, which isn't a surprise, and actually makes our case stronger for getting insurance approval for the cochlear implant surgery before David turns 1 year old.
Then David had another hearing evaluation, this time with his hearing aids on. We were looking forward to this since it's the first aided test David has had. Until today we had no idea what he was hearing with his hearing aids. Unfortunately, he only survived the first half of the test, for his right ear. He IS hearing sounds starting at about 75db in his right ear. Woohoo! I know, this doesn't sound good, but we thought he was hearing NOTHING in his right ear based on his ABR results and his last unaided test. The audiologist said he was probably hearing a combination of the sound and the vibration from the sound since it was so loud. At that point, David was about an hour overdue for his nap, so they didn't get to test his left ear. We'll do that at our next appointment on August 10th. Until then, I think we're going to start playing some rather loud rap music at home so David starts to develop some rhythm!
On other fronts, David is now eating pureed chicken, enjoys driving in his car, and crawling like he's in the army evading enemy fire. He mostly drags his body by his arms, but he's very strong and gets around really quickly! I guess it's time to babyproof the house...
Then David had another hearing evaluation, this time with his hearing aids on. We were looking forward to this since it's the first aided test David has had. Until today we had no idea what he was hearing with his hearing aids. Unfortunately, he only survived the first half of the test, for his right ear. He IS hearing sounds starting at about 75db in his right ear. Woohoo! I know, this doesn't sound good, but we thought he was hearing NOTHING in his right ear based on his ABR results and his last unaided test. The audiologist said he was probably hearing a combination of the sound and the vibration from the sound since it was so loud. At that point, David was about an hour overdue for his nap, so they didn't get to test his left ear. We'll do that at our next appointment on August 10th. Until then, I think we're going to start playing some rather loud rap music at home so David starts to develop some rhythm!
On other fronts, David is now eating pureed chicken, enjoys driving in his car, and crawling like he's in the army evading enemy fire. He mostly drags his body by his arms, but he's very strong and gets around really quickly! I guess it's time to babyproof the house...
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