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Monday, August 24, 2009

To hear or not to hear....

I believe I have mentioned in previous posts about Olivia's hearing problems. If not I will fill you in...Olivia was not speaking by 18months and had multiple ear infections. When I took her to the doctor for yet another ear infection I would not leave until I got a referral to an Ear Nose and Throat doctor. She went for a hearing test and it showed that she could not hear anything below 50-60 decibills...60 decibills is a normal conversation. We were shocked by the results and we were not sure what to do. She had tubes placed in her ears to drain the fluid that may have been causing the impairment. The doctor was still concerned with her hearing due to the amount of hearing loss. Normal hearing loss from ear infections and fluid build up is 30 decibills, hers was double that. So we are now 6 weeks after surgery and are able to do the next hearing test. She goes on Wednesday for the final hearing test to determine her hearing ability. Unfortunatly I as a mom am pretty sure that she still has significant hearing loss. This morning the alarm for the house went off at 4 am for 2 minutes because Joe opened the door without shutting it off first and Olivia did not stir at all. She was still snoring when I checked on her after I turned the alarm off.....we will see on Wednesday.

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The soul is healed by being with children. ~Fyodor Dostoevsky~

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